Seems to be a sort of inverse of the massive spreadsheets that run supply chains on accretions of spaghetti-macros.

But, a tree chipper can serve as a paper shredder, and I imagine a lot of shops in certain markets saw it as a sort of prestige asset around 5-8 years back, when a bunch of companies started hiring data scientists for no apparent rational reason.

(Not bashing data scientists or data companies. Just remembering the fad that went around Bay Area companies a while ago.)