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	Titre	Date	Durée
	20251103 - MIT releases, retracts nonsense AI cybersecurity paper	03 Nov 2025	00:06:00
The finest academic papers money can buy https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/03/mit-releases-then-quietly-removes-nonsense-ai-cybersecurity-paper/ - text Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Rethinking the Cybersecurity Arms Race: When 80% of Ransomware Attacks are AI-Driven (archive, PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20250425004338/https://cams.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/Safe-CAMS-MIT-Article-Final-4-7-2025-Working-Paper.pdf Security Community Slams MIT-linked Report Claiming AI Powers 80% of Ransomware https://socket.dev/blog/security-community-slams-mit-linked-report-claiming-ai-powers-80-of-ransomware CAMS Sponsorship Levels and Benefits https://cams.mit.edu/join-us/ What Is Agentic AI in Cybersecurity (archive) https://web.archive.org/web/20250518233321/https://safe.security/resources/blog/what-is-agentic-ai-in-cybersecurity/ Also, if your management has seen the widely reported "80% of Ransomware Attacks are AI-Driven" headline published by MIT, it was paid for by a vendor. https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/115457200051772035 Safe Security: Company Profile https://tracxn.com/d/companies/safe-security/__KqxveSrMs7YVk2mC1UPxm6Y1sPfVMR6oGfXyu6LxN6w Technical Advisory Board https://safe.security/about-us/ 80% of ransomware attacks now use artificial intelligence https://archive.ph/SckSr AI cyberattacks and three pillars for defense https://archive.is/baNAe You have reached the Early Research Papers section of our website. (PDF) https://cams.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/Safe-CAMS-MIT-Article-Final-4-7-2025-Working-Paper.pdf Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20251031 - AI makes you think you're a genius when you're an idiot	31 Oct 2025	00:03:57
Dunning-Kruger for everyone! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/31/ai-makes-you-think-youre-a-genius-when-youre-an-idiot/ - text Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Logo, black text: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/174466546 Logo, no text: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/174467216?ref=studio-promote Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: AI makes you smarter but none the wiser: The disconnect between performance and metacognition https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563225002262 AI Makes You Smarter, But None the Wiser: The Disconnect between Performance and Metacognition (preprint) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5212902 AI use makes us overestimate our cognitive performance https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1103616 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20251017 - ChatGPT sales flat, Altman offers OpenAI adult chat	17 Oct 2025	00:06:03
Hi, I'm Misa! — uh, Ani Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/17/chatgpt-sales-are-flat-so-altman-offers-openai-adult-chat/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: OpenAI's ChatGPT is so popular that almost no one will pay for it https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/15/openais_chatgpt_popular_few_pay/ OpenAI makes five-year business plan to meet $1tn spending pledges https://www.ft.com/content/a169703c-c4df-46d6-a2d3-4184c74bbaf7 OpenAI's 'flatlining' subs in Europe: The AI boom's poster child may be struggling to recruit new subscribers, Deutsche Bank warns https://fortune.com/2025/10/14/openai-subscriptions-flatlined-europe-deutsche-bank/ We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues https://x.com/sama/status/1978129344598827128 Ok this tweet about upcoming changes to ChatGPT blew up on the erotica point much more than I thought it was going to! https://x.com/sama/status/1978539332215681076 The entire economy now rests on a porn pivot by a piracy company. https://bsky.app/profile/klompusjack.myatproto.social/post/3m3awcbn4as27 Previously on Pivot to AI: SoftBank needs OpenAI to stay alive — no matter what https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/27/softbank-needs-openai-to-stay-alive-no-matter-what/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTYxEVRiCvM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA The finance press finally starts talking about the 'AI bubble' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/28/the-finance-press-finally-starts-talking-about-the-ai-bubble/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgR1TCllRgc&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA OpenAI does deals to make a deal — and the money is getting worried https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/10/openai-does-deals-to-make-a-deal-and-the-money-is-getting-worried/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLvT2k9qmA0&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA AI boyfriend users radicalise against OpenAI — and self-host their chatbot companions https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/16/ai-boyfriend-users-radicalise-against-openai-and-self-host-their-chatbot-companions/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYsNrQ1EX7A&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250711 - AI coders think they're 20% faster, but they're actually 19% slower	11 Jul 2025	00:05:41
so much better with this month's model, bro Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/11/ai-coders-think-theyre-20-faster-but-theyre-actually-19-slower/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity (blog post) https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/ Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity (paper) (PDF) https://metr.org/Early_2025_AI_Experienced_OS_Devs_Study.pdf Previously on Pivot to AI: Generative AI runs on gambling addiction — just one more prompt, bro! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/05/generative-ai-runs-on-gambling-addiction-just-one-more-prompt-bro/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWngvJnoPJA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250710 - 'AI is here to stay.' Is it, though? What do you mean, 'stay'?	10 Jul 2025	00:09:08
What they're really telling you is 'give in.' Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/10/ai-is-here-to-stay-is-it-though-what-do-you-mean-stay/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Resources by Subject Area: Artificial Intelligence (AI) https://ospi.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area OpenAI Is A Systemic Risk To The Tech Industry https://www.wheresyoured.at/openai-is-a-systemic-risk-to-the-tech-industry-2/ Own FYRE Festival — Iconic Brand, Trademarks, IP, Social Media Assets, and More https://www.ebay.com/itm/357251347049 Previously on Pivot to AI: Strawberry fields forever — delving into OpenAI's new 'o1' model https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/09/13/strawberry-fields-forever-openais-new-o1-model/ Adobe AI auto-fills part of a seagull photo with ... a bitcoin https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/11/adobe-ai-auto-fills-part-of-a-seagull-photo-with-a-bitcoin/ UK science secretary Peter Kyle cribs ChatGPT for advice https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/13/foi-reveals-uk-science-secretary-peter-kyle-cribs-chatgpt-for-advice/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqHi3806cSc&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA UK government cuts funds for actually-working anti-cancer AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/31/uk-government-cuts-funds-for-actually-working-anti-cancer-ai/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he0dAvl37BY&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA OpenAI signs its $40 billion deal with SoftBank! Or maybe $30 billion, probably https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/02/openai-signs-its-40-billion-deal-with-softbank-or-maybe-30-billion-probably/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aP1zUUcmjk&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA a16z raising fresh $20b to keep the AI bubble pumping https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/10/a16z-raising-fresh-20b-for-ai-bubble-investments/ video: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/10/a16z-raising-fresh-20b-for-ai-bubble-investments/ In 2025, venture capital can't pretend everything is fine any more https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/03/in-2025-venture-capital-cant-pretend-everything-is-fine-any-more/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcSnLt6Knbs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA AI power and water use is through the roof, and 80–90% is per query https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/23/ai-power-and-water-use-is-through-the-roof-and-80-90-is-each-query/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW67BrNj7fE&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Crime is legal — but the actual dollars aren't showing up https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2025/05/24/crime-is-legal-but-the-actual-dollars-arent-showing-up/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zISd2dKyI5w&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA ChatGPT goes down — and fake jobs grind to a halt worldwide https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/11/chatgpt-goes-down-and-fake-jobs-grind-to-a-halt-worldwide/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=889fSJTRZlg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Only 3%* of US AI users are willing to pay a penny for it https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/04/only-3-of-us-ai-users-are-willing-to-pay-a-penny-for-it/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usoUIGqBKFk&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Cursor tries setting less money on fire — AI vibe coders outraged https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/09/cursor-tries-setting-less-money-on-fire-ai-vibe-coders-outraged/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2S7PKWaP7c&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250709 - Cursor tries setting less money on fire, AI vibe coders outraged	09 Jul 2025	00:05:03
The AI bubble party slows just a little. Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/09/cursor-tries-setting-less-money-on-fire-ai-vibe-coders-outraged/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Updates to Ultra and Pro https://cursor.com/blog/new-tier Cursor 1.2 and Claude 4 Sonnet Rate Limit — Is This a Joke? https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1lqvl21/cursor_12_and_claude_4_sonnet_rate_limit_is_this/ "Why is no one talking about how @cursor_ai essentially rug pulled???" https://x.com/0ni_x4/status/1940885976127283342 Clarifying Our Pricing https://cursor.com/en/blog/june-2025-pricing Previously on Pivot to AI: Cursor AI assistant tells vibe coder: learn to code https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/12/cursor-ai-assistant-tells-vibe-coder-learn-to-code/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETqfWTDp2BI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA 'Guys, I'm under attack' — AI 'vibe coding' in the wild https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/18/guys-im-under-attack-ai-vibe-coding-in-the-wild/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBL_tD_x3OA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Cursor's AI-powered tech support vibe-codes a customer revolt https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/16/cursors-ai-powered-tech-support-vibe-codes-a-customer-revolt/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fBLCogS2cs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Generative AI runs on gambling addiction — just one more prompt, bro! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/05/generative-ai-runs-on-gambling-addiction-just-one-more-prompt-bro/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWngvJnoPJA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA ChatGPT goes down — and fake jobs grind to a halt worldwide https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/11/chatgpt-goes-down-and-fake-jobs-grind-to-a-halt-worldwide/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=889fSJTRZlg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250708 - Calling in the AI vibe-writing cleanup crew	08 Jul 2025	00:03:45
Where there's muck, there's brass. Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/08/calling-in-the-ai-vibe-writing-cleanup-crew/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com CORRECTION! I called Sophie Warner "Sarah Warner" in the recording. https://createdesigns.co.uk/ My apologies! Source: 'I'm being paid to fix issues caused by AI' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvm1dyp9v2o Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250707 - Google AI overviews: publishers file competition complaints in UK and EU	07 Jul 2025	00:03:20
Google: users love lying AI slop, actually Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/07/publishers-file-competition-complaints-in-uk-and-eu-over-googles-ai-overviews/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Urgent bid lodged with UK regulator to stop Google AI Overviews 'stealing journalism' https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/urgent-bid-lodged-with-uk-regulator-to-stop-google-ai-overviews-stealing-journalism/ Exclusive: Google's AI Overviews hit by EU antitrust complaint from independent publishers https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/googles-ai-overviews-hit-by-eu-antitrust-complaint-independent-publishers-2025-07-04/ How Google forced publishers to accept AI scraping as price of appearing in search https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/how-google-forced-publishers-to-accept-ai-scraping-as-price-of-appearing-in-search/ Commission sends preliminary findings to Alphabet under the Digital Markets Act https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_811 CMA set to force Google to work more fairly with UK publishers https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/cma-to-force-google-to-work-more-fairly-with-uk-publishers/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Google is no longer asking — feed the AI or you're not in search results https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/19/google-is-no-longer-asking-feed-the-ai-or-youre-not-in-search-results/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250706 - Venture capital is lending money against video cards	06 Jul 2025	00:03:41
That famously long-term asset class. Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/06/venture-capital-is-lending-money-against-video-cards/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Wall Street frenzy creates $11bn debt market for AI groups buying Nvidia chips https://www.ft.com/content/41bfacb8-4d1e-4f25-bc60-75bf557f1f21 Wall Street's Elites Are Piling Into a Massive AI Gamble https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-17/ai-s-1-trillion-hysteria-offers-fat-payday-for-wall-street-bankers Venture debt hits all-time high as startups diverge from VC expectations https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/venture-debt-all-time-high-startups-vc-expectations AI startups gobbling more than a third of venture debt dollars this year https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/ai-startups-gobbling-more-than-third-venture-debt-dollars-2025 Previously on Pivot to AI: Silicon Valley and Wall Street invent collateralized GPU obligations. Surely this will work out fine https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/11/04/silicon-valley-and-wall-street-invent-collateralized-gpu-obligations-surely-this-will-work-out-fine/ Pumping the AI bubble: a data center funding craze with 'novel types of debt structures' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/11/19/pumping-the-ai-bubble-a-data-center-funding-craze-with-novel-types-of-debt-structures/ In 2025, venture capital can't pretend everything is fine any more https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/03/in-2025-venture-capital-cant-pretend-everything-is-fine-any-more/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcSnLt6Knbs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250705 - Google Veo 3 fails, week 3: Fail hard with a vengeance	05 Jul 2025	00:06:42
Aron Peterson (Shokunin Studio) rolls the dice Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/05/google-veo-3-fails-week-3-fail-harder-with-a-vengeance/ Here is the video! Watch this! 20 minutes of worked examples! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCYw9EwxAwo&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Day 15 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7344154102613876736-C671/ Day 16 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7344712123400306690-Wuzm/ Day 17 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7345041854574280708-fRrQ/ Day 18 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7345402727763484672-YorX/ Day 19 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7345813691855978496-xUie/ Day 20 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7346143156813348864-jgUd/ Day 21 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7346593136816627715-Y0mH/ Godfather 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zam_5ltusak&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA In The Mood For Love scene 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1w4qnfux-o&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Apocalypse Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXL5_tc8UyY&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA In The Mood For Love scene 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdeS-dR61zQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Memento https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-mMkr_h3po&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Sexy Beast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT7FOjnGw1Q&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Fatboy Slim "Weapon Of Choice" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCDIYvFmgW8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Aron Peterson: https://www.shokunin.studio/about Previously on Pivot to AI: We test Google Veo: impressive demo, unusable results https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/21/we-test-google-veo-impressive-demo-unusable-results/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDkkUdyxkek&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Google Veo 3 fails, week 2: fail harder https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/29/google-veo-3-fails-week-2-fail-harder-shokunin-studio-spins-the-gacha/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it5u8fUMGzI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250704 - Only 3% of US AI users are willing to pay a penny for it	04 Jul 2025	00:08:03
Just imagine that 97% conversion opportunity! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/04/only-3-of-us-ai-users-are-willing-to-pay-a-penny-for-it/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: 2025: The State of Consumer AI https://menlovc.com/perspective/2025-the-state-of-consumer-ai/ Make Fun Of Them https://www.wheresyoured.at/make-fun-of-them/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Oops, all AI! Google replaces search with the AI Overview https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/07/oops-all-ai-google-replaces-search-with-the-ai-overview/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02tR-e47OxY&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA 'AI is no longer optional' — Microsoft admits AI doesn't help at work https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/30/ai-is-no-longer-optional-microsoft-admits-ai-doesnt-help-at-work/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jud2iYT66OY&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250703 - Microsoft lays off the staff who make the money to fund AI that doesn't	03 Jul 2025	00:04:34
Cutting off body parts to spend more on AI Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/03/microsoft-lays-off-the-staff-who-make-the-money-to-fund-ai-that-doesnt/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Microsoft laying off about 9,000 employees in latest round of cuts https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/02/microsoft-laying-off-about-9000-employees-in-latest-round-of-cuts.html Microsoft to lay off about 9,000 employees in latest round https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/microsoft-to-lay-off-as-many-as-9000-employees-in-latest-round/ Previously on Pivot to AI: a16z raising fresh $20b to keep the AI bubble pumping https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/10/a16z-raising-fresh-20b-for-ai-bubble-investments/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7a1-6MU3QA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA No, Microsoft did not state 'strong AI demand' in Q1 2025 — the FT is wrong https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/02/no-microsoft-did-not-state-strong-ai-demand-in-q1-2025-the-ft-is-wrong/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ytdeHHrLnE&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA 'AI is no longer optional' — Microsoft admits AI doesn't help at work https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/30/ai-is-no-longer-optional-microsoft-admits-ai-doesnt-help-at-work/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jud2iYT66OY&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250702 - How to pass an AI coding benchmark: train on the questions	02 Jul 2025	00:04:22
AI models pass SWE-Bench from memory Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/02/how-to-pass-an-ai-coding-benchmark-train-on-the-questions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Source: The SWE-Bench Illusion: When State-of-the-Art LLMs Remember Instead of Reason https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.12286 Previously on Pivot to AI: OpenAI o3 beats FrontierMath — because OpenAI funded the test and had access to the questions https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/20/openai-o3-beats-frontiermath-because-openai-funded-the-test-and-had-access-to-questions/ AI benchmarks are self-promoting trash — but regulators keep using them https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/25/ai-benchmarks-are-self-promoting-trash-but-regulators-keep-using-them/ Apple: 'Reasoning' AIs fail hard if they actually have to think https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/08/apple-reasoning-ais-fail-hard-if-they-actually-have-to-think/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSx9pI5so30&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20251016 - AI boyfriend users radicalise against OpenAI, self-host their chatbot companions	16 Oct 2025	00:05:31
Reddit versus Sam Altman Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/16/ai-boyfriend-users-radicalise-against-openai-and-self-host-their-chatbot-companions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues https://x.com/sama/status/1978129344598827128 AI companion porting: The Weathergirl method https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jtT328dcWby7_RkIhqhpoG8FBSJplC2BkmH-BMScQlU/mobilebasic Some helpful advice: Look into self-hosting your AI Boyfriend! https://old.reddit.com/rMyBoyfriendIsAI/comments/1mo0jlj/some_helpful_advice_look_into_selfhosting_your_ai/ Parents of teenager who took his own life sue OpenAI https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgerwp7rdlvo Zuckerberg Says in Response to Loneliness Epidemic, He Will Create Most of Your Friends Using Artificial Intelligence https://futurism.com/zuckerberg-lonely-friends-create-ai Previously on Pivot to AI: OpenAI announces GPT-5! Please Microsoft, don't kill us https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/08/openai-announces-gpt-5-please-microsoft-dont-kill-us/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vxbHOTV7IA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250701 - $219 Springer AI textbook was written with a chatbot	01 Jul 2025	00:03:38
Springer does it again! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/01/219-springer-nature-textbook-on-ai-was-written-with-a-chatbot/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Mastering Machine Learning: From Basics to Advanced https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-97-9914-5 Springer Nature book on machine learning is full of made-up citations https://retractionwatch.com/2025/06/30/springer-nature-book-on-machine-learning-is-full-of-made-up-citations/ SeaportAI https://seaportai.com/ Previously on Pivot to AI: $119 Springer cancer treatments book: 'As an AI language model ...' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/12/119-springer-cancer-treatments-book-as-an-ai-language-model/ video: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/12/119-springer-cancer-treatments-book-as-an-ai-language-model/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250630 - 'AI is no longer optional': Microsoft admits AI doesn't help at work	30 Jun 2025	00:04:18
eating your own dog poop Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/30/ai-is-no-longer-optional-microsoft-admits-ai-doesnt-help-at-work/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Source: Microsoft pushes staff to use internal AI tools more, and may consider this in reviews. 'Using AI is no longer optional.' https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-internal-memo-using-ai-no-longer-optional-github-copilot-2025-6 Previously on Pivot to AI: Microsoft plays down AI bubble, cancels data center leases https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/24/microsoft-plays-down-ai-bubble-cancels-data-center-leases/ Generative AI: 'no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/29/generative-ai-no-significant-impact-on-earnings-or-recorded-hours-in-any-occupation/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiJ7X8Bu9wk&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Microsoft and AI: spending billions to make millions https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/31/microsoft-and-ai-spending-billions-to-make-millions/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFpXn9wmE3o&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250629 - Google Veo 3 fails, week 2: fail harder	29 Jun 2025	00:08:51
Aron Peterson (Shokunin Studio) spins the gacha Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/29/google-veo-3-fails-week-2-fail-harder-shokunin-studio-spins-the-gacha/ Here is the video! Watch this! 20 minutes of worked examples! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it5u8fUMGzI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Day 8 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7341762194931376128-5Oxo/ Day 9 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7342128916377051136-lvDj/ Day 10 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7342490005409349632-9Yvr/ Day 11 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7342876465958453249-OrcQ/ Day 12 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7343282668928729089-_O22/ Day 13 fail https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7343605903364939776-4Sc_/ Day 13 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7343710195832832000-1Wxq/ Day 14 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7344033304922181632-Q9Qi/ Taking requests https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7343562990253731841-hotC/ Create AI-generated content in Shorts with Dream Screen https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15260303 Paprika parade scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-QpfLV8dQw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA The Last Emperor interrogation scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvolCV6xa4c&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Previously on Pivot to AI: We test Google Veo: impressive demo, unusable results https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/21/we-test-google-veo-impressive-demo-unusable-results/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDkkUdyxkek&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250628 - Not an episode, returning tomorrow!	28 Jun 2025	00:00:44
No pod here. Go outside! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250627 - AI venture capital falls back to merging zombie startups	27 Jun 2025	00:06:14
Two drunks propping each other up. Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/27/pitchbook-ai-venture-capital-resorts-to-mergers/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Q2 2025 PitchBook Analyst Note: US VC-Backed M&A Outlook https://pitchbook.com/news/reports/q2-2025-pitchbook-analyst-note-us-vc-backed-ma-outlook PDF: https://files.pitchbook.com/website/files/pdf/Q2_2025_PitchBook_Analyst_Note_US_VC-Backed_MA_Outlook_19317.pdf 2025 US Venture Capital Outlook: Midyear Update https://pitchbook.com/news/reports/2025-us-venture-capital-outlook-midyear-update PDF: https://files.pitchbook.com/website/files/pdf/2025_US_Venture_Capital_Outlook_Midyear_Update_19528.pdf Pitchbook News https://pitchbook.com/news Previously on Pivot to AI: a16z raising fresh $20b to keep the AI bubble pumping https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/10/a16z-raising-fresh-20b-for-ai-bubble-investments/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7a1-6MU3QA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Meta buys into Scale AI in the quest for fresh data https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/13/meta-buys-into-scale-ai-in-the-quest-for-fresh-data/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ1DusIXIhw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250526 - Meta beats Kadrey, AI training was fair use: what this means	26 Jun 2025	00:06:46
And what to do next. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Order denying the plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment and granting Meta's cross-motion for partial summary judgment (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.415175/gov.uscourts.cand.415175.598.0_1.pdf Bird et al v. Microsoft complaint (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.644782/gov.uscourts.nysd.644782.7.0.pdf Wikipedia: Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google, Inc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authors_Guild,_Inc._v._Google,_Inc. Previously on Pivot to AI: Anthropic AI wins broad fair use for training! — but not on pirated books https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/24/anthropic-wins-broad-fair-use-for-training-but-not-on-pirated-books/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwoScPzTWiA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250625 - Verizon's new AI chatbot: customer disservice	25 Jun 2025	00:03:38
We don't care. We don't have to. We're the phone company. Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/25/verizons-new-ai-chatbot-customer-disservice/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Verizon adopts Google's Gemini AI to help customers solve 'complex' issues https://www.theverge.com/news/691810/verizon-google-gemini-ai-chatbot-customer-service Personal Shopper is Taking Over Your Account ... https://old.reddit.com/r/verizon/comments/1kohawy/personal_shopper_is_taking_over_your_account/ VZ.N — Q1 2025 Verizon Communications Inc Earnings Call (PDF) https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/2025-05/1q25_vz_earnings_webcast_transcript_0.pdf Meet the My Verizon app https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5y0fy74cdI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Verizon Communications Inc Q1 2025 Earnings Call https://youtu.be/62xlmlQA4kU?t=1656&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250624 - Anthropic AI wins broad fair use for training! But not on LibGen pirate copies	24 Jun 2025	00:05:08
'There is no carveout, however, from the Copyright Act for AI companies.' Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/24/anthropic-wins-broad-fair-use-for-training-but-not-on-pirated-books/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Class action complaint (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.434709/gov.uscourts.cand.434709.1.0.pdf Motion for summary judgment (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.434709/gov.uscourts.cand.434709.122.0.pdf Order on fair use (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.434709/gov.uscourts.cand.434709.231.0_1.pdf Bartz v. Anthropic PBC (3:24-cv-05417): case docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69058235/bartz-v-anthropic-pbc/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Music publishers' injunction against AI firm Anthropic fails https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/26/music-publishers-injunction-against-ai-firm-anthropic-fails/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJhXihnZm-w&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Whoops! Facebook trained Llama AI model on pirate site LibGen, with Zuckerberg's OK https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/10/whoops-facebook-trained-llama-ai-model-on-pirate-site-libgen-with-zuckerbergs-ok/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250623 - Iyo vs. Io: OpenAI and Jony Ive get sued	23 Jun 2025	00:04:18
Original gadget, do not steal Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/23/iyo-vs-io-openai-and-jony-ive-get-sued/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: What Sam Altman Told OpenAI About the Secret Device He's Making With Jony Ive https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/what-sam-altman-told-openai-about-the-secret-device-hes-making-with-jony-ive-f1384005 "thrilled to be partnering with jony, imo the greatest designer in the world" (video) https://x.com/sama/status/1925242282523103408 OpenAI pulls promotional materials around Jony Ive deal due to court order https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/22/openai-pulls-promotional-materials-around-jony-ive-deal/ Iyo thinks its GenAI earbuds can succeed where Humane and Rabbit stumbled (2024) https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/27/iyo-thinks-its-gen-ai-earbuds-can-succeed-where-humane-and-rabbit-stumbled/ Complaint (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.450913/gov.uscourts.cand.450913.1.0.pdf Order granting motion for temporary restraining order (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.450913/gov.uscourts.cand.450913.51.0.pdf Reply declaration of Jason Rugolo (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.450913/gov.uscourts.cand.450913.35.1.pdf Case docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70495566/iyo-inc-v-io-products-inc/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Rabbit put the R1's secret keys on the device and now your data has leaked https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/06/26/rabbit-put-the-r1s-secret-keys-on-the-device-and-now-your-data-has-leaked Humane AI finally shuts down, HP pays $116m for the pieces — not including the Ai Pin https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/19/humane-ai-finally-shuts-down-hp-pays-116m-for-the-pieces-not-including-the-ai-pin/ AI venture capital resorts to feeding the secondary market https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/20/ai-venture-capital-resorts-to-feeding-the-secondary-market/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OizNdgHEAQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250622 - Nvidia gets into money-burning AI startups	22 Jun 2025	00:03:42
Keep the party pumping! Just that little bit longer! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/22/nvidia-gets-into-money-burning-ai-startups/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Nvidia's AI empire: A look at its top startup investments https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/19/nvidias-ai-empire-a-look-at-its-top-startup-investments/ How NVIDIA Fuels the AI Revolution With Investments in Game Changers and Market Makers https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-investments/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Is this thing on? https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/06/22/hello-world/ Cash incinerator OpenAI secures its $6.6 billion lifeline — 'in the spirit of a donation' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/10/03/cash-incinerator-openai-secures-its-6-6-billion-lifeline-in-the-spirit-of-a-donation/ Nvidia primes the pump, puts $1b of pocket change into AI startups https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/04/nvidia-primes-the-pump-puts-1b-of-pocket-change-into-ai-startups/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20251015 - AI is not popular, and AI users are unpleasant asshats	15 Oct 2025	00:05:57
science shows as true what you thought was only 99% true Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/15/ai-is-not-popular-and-ai-users-are-unpleasant-asshats/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Evaluating Artificial Intelligence Use and Its Psychological Correlates via Months of Web-Browsing Data https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/21522715251379987 Most people rarely use AI, and dark personality traits predict who uses it more https://www.psypost.org/most-people-rarely-use-ai-and-dark-personality-traits-predict-who-uses-it-more/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Anthropic, Apollo astounded to find a chatbot will lie to you if you tell it to lie to you https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/12/19/anthropic-and-apollo-astounded-to-find-that-a-chatbot-will-lie-to-you-if-you-tell-it-to-lie-to-you/ MIT on enterprise AI: 95% failure, 5% spam — from 100% crypto bros https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/21/mit-on-enterprise-ai-95-failure-5-spam/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9vgYq22Q5A&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Workslop: bad 'study', but an excellent word https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/23/workslop-bad-study-but-an-excellent-word/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnI-Yr6plXI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Are AI users dishonest? If they are, this Nature paper doesn't show it https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/25/are-ai-users-dishonest-if-they-are-this-nature-paper-doesnt-show-it/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkj_J0o9j9Q&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250621 - We test Google Veo 3: impressive demo, unusable results	21 Jun 2025	00:06:22
Et tu, Brute? Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/21/we-test-google-veo-impressive-demo-unusable-results/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com HERE IS THE YOUTUBE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDkkUdyxkek&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Sources: Aron Peterson https://www.linkedin.com/in/shokuninstudio/ Shokunin Studio https://www.shokunin.studio/about Day 1 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7339248275910275072-4i1x/ Day 2 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7339570684861308928-g5of/ Day 3 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7339930110961111040-fYNz/ Day 4 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7340330459559604224-ZjnB/ Day 5 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7340658175420911617-lfCj/ Day 6 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7341064216885288960-KQJ8/ Day 7 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7341442000832868352-i5JP/ Jerry Maguire clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOpKJec5css&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Collateral clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEFPcljAXgs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250620 - AI venture capital resorts to feeding the secondary market	20 Jun 2025	00:04:35
oh no, spending actual money! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/20/ai-venture-capital-resorts-to-feeding-the-secondary-market/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: OpenAI Has Discussed Raising Money From Saudi Arabia, Indian Investors https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-discussed-raising-money-saudi-arabia-indian-investors Meta in Talks to Hire AI Investors Friedman and Gross, Partially Buy Out Their Venture Fund https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-talks-hire-former-github-ceo-nat-friedman-daniel-gross-join-ai-efforts Previously on Pivot to AI: Ilya Sutskever, ex-OpenAI, gets $2b funding not to release anything until he has 'super intelligence' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/06/ilya-sutskever-ex-openai-gets-2b-funding-not-to-release-anything-until-he-has-super-intelligence/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1yHrZR_Sgg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA OpenAI signs its $40 billion deal with SoftBank! Or maybe $30 billion, probably https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/02/openai-signs-its-40-billion-deal-with-softbank-or-maybe-30-billion-probably/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aP1zUUcmjk&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA a16z raising fresh $20b to keep the AI bubble pumping https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/10/a16z-raising-fresh-20b-for-ai-bubble-investments/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7a1-6MU3QA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA In 2025, venture capital can't pretend everything is fine any more https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/03/in-2025-venture-capital-cant-pretend-everything-is-fine-any-more/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcSnLt6Knbs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Meta buys into Scale AI in the quest for fresh data https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/13/meta-buys-into-scale-ai-in-the-quest-for-fresh-data/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ1DusIXIhw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250619 - Google bribes iNaturalist to use generative AI, volunteers quit in outrage	19 Jun 2025	00:05:40
what's a bit of blood money, eh Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/19/google-bribes-inaturalist-to-use-generative-ai-volunteers-quit-in-outrage/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Here's the next cohort of the Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/google-org/generative-ai-accelerator-cohort-2025/ "We're so excited to be one of the organizations selected for this @Googleorg program!" https://x.com/inaturalist/status/1932095273549083074 What is this — iNaturalist and generative AI? https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-is-this-inaturalist-and-generative-ai/66140/1 iNaturalist receives grant to improve species suggestions https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/113184-inaturalist-receives-grant-to-improve-species-suggestions Why iNaturalist Users Freaked Out over a Google AI Grant https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/google-ai-grant-to-inaturalist-prompts-community-outcry/ "Hi again all, please know we're reading every comment and having a lot of discussions on our end." https://x.com/inaturalist/status/1932897302433444302 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250618 - Salesforce: AI agents don't work, but we're charging 6% more for AI anyway	18 Jun 2025	00:03:38
where you gonna go? SAP? Yeah, didn't think so Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/18/salesforce-ai-agents-dont-work-but-were-charging-6-more-for-ai-anyway/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Patreon (enterprise): https://www.patreon.com/checkout/davidgerard?rid=6951364 Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Introducing Agentforce 2.0: The Digital Labor Platform for Building a Limitless Workforce https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2024/12/17/agentforce-2-0-announcement/ "The future of customer support and service is here!" https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marcbenioff_agentforce-activity-7269552099120562178-IRGH/ Agentforce Is Now Available on Salesforce Help: But Is It Actually Helpful? https://www.salesforceben.com/agentforce-is-now-available-on-salesforce-help-but-is-it-actually-helpful/ Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Convergence.ai https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/salesforce-signs-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-convergence-ai/ CRMArena-Pro: Holistic Assessment of LLM Agents Across Diverse Business Scenarios and Interactions (PDF) https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.18878 Updated Product Packaging and Pricing Offer New AI Capabilities and More Ways to Scale AI Throughout Every Organization https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/pricing-update-2025/ Previously on Pivot to AI: AI agents mean Salesforce won't hire software engineers in 2025, apparently https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/12/ai-agents-mean-salesforce-wont-hire-software-engineers-in-2025-apparently/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250617 - OpenAI needs its $40 billion funding deal. So it's threatening Microsoft!	17 Jun 2025	00:03:59
also, vibe coding Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/17/openai-needs-its-40-billion-funding-deal-so-its-threatening-microsoft/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Source: OpenAI and Microsoft Tensions Are Reaching a Boiling Point https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-and-microsoft-tensions-are-reaching-a-boiling-point-4981c44f Previously on Pivot to AI: Sam Altman: AI agents will totally replace your employees any year now! Also, ChatGPT Pro is losing money https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/06/sam-altman-ai-agents-will-totally-replace-your-employees-any-year-now-also-chatgpt-pro-is-losing-money/ OpenAI signs its $40 billion deal with SoftBank! Or maybe $30 billion, probably https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/02/openai-signs-its-40-billion-deal-with-softbank-or-maybe-30-billion-probably video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aP1zUUcmjk&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA OpenAI tries a new scheme to go for-profit — but Elon Musk isn't convinced https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/06/openai-tries-a-new-scheme-to-go-for-profit-but-elon-musk-isnt-convinced/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHB-7RJE9QU&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250616 - Bad brainwaves: ChatGPT makes you stupid	16 Jun 2025	00:04:05
'consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels' Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/16/bad-brainwaves-chatgpt-makes-you-stupid/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Source: Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250615 - EchoLeak: send an email, extract secret info from Office 365 Copilot AI	15 Jun 2025	00:05:18
Everything is prompt injection Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/15/echoleak-send-an-email-extract-secret-info-from-microsoft-office-365-copilot-ai/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Source: Breaking down 'EchoLeak', the First Zero-Click AI Vulnerability Enabling Data Exfiltration from Microsoft 365 Copilot https://www.aim.security/lp/aim-labs-echoleak-blogpost Previously on Pivot to AI: You can't feed generative AI on 'bad' data then filter it for only 'good' data https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/22/you-cant-feed-generative-ai-on-bad-data-then-filter-it-for-only-good-data/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnFozXDgrug&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250614 - Meta AI posts your personal chats to a public feed	14 Jun 2025	00:05:38
Warn your relatives! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/14/meta-ai-posts-your-personal-chats-to-a-public-feed/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: "Wild things are happening on Meta's AI app." https://x.com/venturetwins/status/1932934055378759805 The Meta AI app is a privacy disaster https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/12/the-meta-ai-app-is-a-privacy-disaster/ PSA: Get Your Parents Off the Meta AI App Right Now https://gizmodo.com/psa-get-your-parents-off-the-meta-ai-app-right-now-2000615122 Mark Zuckerberg: New Meta AI just dropped https://www.instagram.com/p/DJCMNOCpnnR/ @fasterandworse: https://www.youtube.com/@fasterandworse Dispatch #26: General Purpose is an Accountability Loophole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zs6BXdesaw Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250613 - Meta buys into Scale AI in the quest for fresh data	13 Jun 2025	00:04:00
AI is the new Metaverse Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/13/meta-buys-into-scale-ai-in-the-quest-for-fresh-data/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Meta's Scale AI stake buyout spotlights other major deals amid regulatory risks https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/metas-scale-ai-stake-buyout-spotlights-other-major-deals-amid-regulatory-risks-2025-06-13/ Zuckerberg Is Personally Recruiting New 'Superintelligence' AI Team at Meta https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-10/zuckerberg-recruits-new-superintelligence-ai-group-at-meta Meta Taps Top Researchers From Google, Sesame for New AI Lab https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/29/scale-ai-is-stiffing-its-task-workers/ Meta's $15 billion investment in Scale AI comes with a hidden perk: data https://www.semafor.com/article/06/10/2025/metas-15-billion-investment-in-scale-ai-comes-with-a-hidden-perk Meta plans to invest $15bn in Scale AI as it bids to eclipse rivals https://www.ft.com/content/5e556c2e-2ba4-415a-adb6-1bf6bed498eb Previously on Pivot to AI: Scale AI is stiffing its task workers https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/29/scale-ai-is-stiffing-its-task-workers/ Generative AI runs on gambling addiction — just one more prompt, bro! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/05/generative-ai-runs-on-gambling-addiction-just-one-more-prompt-bro/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWngvJnoPJA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250612 - Disney sues AI image generator Midjourney	12 Jun 2025	00:04:12
🎶 let it go, let it go 🎶 Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/12/disney-sues-ai-image-generator-midjourney/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Complaint (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.973999/gov.uscourts.cacd.973999.1.0_3.pdf Case docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70513159/disney-enterprises-inc-v-midjourney-inc/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20251014 - Prompt-inject Github's AI Copilot Chat	14 Oct 2025	00:05:32
'You won a free $10 Copilot coupon!' Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/14/its-trivial-to-prompt-inject-githubs-ai-copilot-chat/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Source: CamoLeak: Critical GitHub Copilot Vulnerability Leaks Private Source Code https://www.legitsecurity.com/blog/camoleak-critical-github-copilot-vulnerability-leaks-private-source-code Previously on Pivot to AI: AI coding bot allows prompt injection with a pull request https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/24/ai-coding-bot-allows-prompt-injection-with-a-pull-request/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne5oOL4bTho&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250611 - ChatGPT goes down, fake jobs grind to a halt worldwide	11 Jun 2025	00:05:02
We pretend to work, they pretend to pay us. Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/11/chatgpt-goes-down-and-fake-jobs-grind-to-a-halt-worldwide/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: OpenAI: Elevated error rates https://status.openai.com/incidents/01JXCAW3K3JAE0EP56AEZ7CBG3 ChatGPT went down. If that stopped your team cold, that's the real problem https://www.thedrum.com/news/2025/06/10/chatgpt-went-down-if-stopped-your-team-cold-s-the-real-problem OpenAI Is A Bad Business (2024) https://www.wheresyoured.at/oai-business/ DeepSeek claims 'theoretical' profit margins of 545% https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/01/deepseek-claims-theoretical-profit-margins-of-545/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Microsoft's Copilot Studio AI leaks your business info internally and externally https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/10/microsofts-copilot-studio-ai-leaks-your-business-info-internally-and-externally/ Don't use AI to summarize documents — it's worse than humans in every way https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/09/04/dont-use-ai-to-summarize-documents-its-worse-than-humans-in-every-way/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250610 - Doctors against data abuse: BMA and RCGP protest NHS AI data handover	10 Jun 2025	00:03:38
'new, contentious, and potentially with wide repercussions' Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/10/doctors-against-data-abuse-bma-and-rcgp-protest-nhs-ai-data-handover/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: RCGP raises concerns over Foresight AI through Joint GP IT Committee https://www.rcgp.org.uk/news/foresight-ai-concern Doctors to refer NHS to data watchdog over feeding patient data to AI https://www.politico.eu/article/doctors-nhs-data-watchdog-patient-data-ai-uk-england-covid-pandemic-labour/ AI model trained on de-identified data from 57 million people https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/may/ai-model-trained-de-identified-data-57-million-people Public attitudes about patient data for planning and population health https://understandingpatientdata.org.uk/public-attitudes-patient-data-planning-and-population-health Patient privacy fears as US spy tech firm Palantir wins £330m NHS contract https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/21/patient-privacy-fears-us-spy-tech-firm-palantir-wins-nhs-contract Concerns raised over AI trained on 57 million NHS medical records https://www.newscientist.com/article/2479302-concerns-raised-over-ai-trained-on-57-million-nhs-medical-records/ Previously on Pivot to AI: UK science secretary Peter Kyle cribs ChatGPT for advice https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/13/foi-reveals-uk-science-secretary-peter-kyle-cribs-chatgpt-for-advice/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqHi3806cSc&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250609 - Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2025! Don't expect much - it still doesn't work	09 Jun 2025	00:04:05
no Apple, all worm Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/09/apple-intelligence-at-wwdc-2025-dont-expect-much-it-still-doesnt-work/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Apple's Artificial Intelligence Efforts Reach a Make-or-Break Point https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-03-02/apple-siri-compared-with-alexa-m4-macbook-air-and-ipad-air-2025-coming-soon-m7rn2k2y Everything Apple Plans to Show at Its iOS 26-Focused WWDC 2025 Event https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-06/apple-wwdc-2025-preview-ios-26-macos-26-new-ai-features-ipados-26-redesigns Apple's struggles to update Siri lead to investor concerns over AI strategy https://www.ft.com/content/785aeb00-6784-4d64-a706-0cb44288e6be Gemini is literally unusable as an assistant, I can't believe it's even out of Alpha https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/1l552x1/gemini_is_literally_unusable_as_an_assistant_i/ WWDC 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXeOiIDNNek&t=3870s&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Music: Bad Apple!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtutLA63Cp8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Bad Apple ported to Siri: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jtqcU3fJmQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Previously on Pivot to AI: Apple Intelligence AI mangles headlines so badly the BBC officially complains https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/12/15/apple-intelligence-ai-mangles-headlines-so-badly-the-bbc-officially-complains/ Apple's AI helpfully rewords scam messages to make them look legitimate https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/09/apples-ai-helpfully-rewords-scam-messages-to-make-them-look-legitimate/ Newspaper AI roundup: Guardian AI strike-breaking, Apple switches off bad summaries, WaPo wants to go AI, AFP, Axios https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/19/newspaper-ai-roundup-guardian-ai-strike-breaking-apple-switches-off-bad-summaries-wapo-wants-to-go-ai-afp-axios/ Apple Intelligence: AI Siri crashes and burns, takes exec with it https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/22/apple-intelligence-ai-siri-crashes-and-burns-takes-exec-with-it/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcjaov88c8I&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Amazon 'launched' its AI-powered Alexa+ in February. Where is it? https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/17/amazon-launched-its-ai-powered-alexa-in-february-where-is-it/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9l9J1Cr6ak&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250608 - 'Reasoning' AIs fail hard if they actually have to think	08 Jun 2025	00:05:12
Anything outside their training. Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/08/apple-reasoning-ais-fail-hard-if-they-actually-have-to-think/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity (PDF) https://ml-site.cdn-apple.com/papers/the-illusion-of-thinking.pdf GSM-Symbolic: Understanding the Limitations of Mathematical Reasoning in Large Language Models (PDF) https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.05229 Stop Anthropomorphizing Intermediate Tokens As Reasoning/Thinking Traces! (PDF) https://arxiv.org/pdf/2504.09762 Previously on Pivot to AI: LLMs can solve any word problem! As long as they can crib the answer https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/07/06/llms-can-solve-any-word-problem-as-long-as-they-can-crib-the-answer/ AI benchmarks are self-promoting trash — but regulators keep using them https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/25/ai-benchmarks-are-self-promoting-trash-but-regulators-keep-using-them/ 'Reasoning' AI is LYING to you! — or maybe it's just hallucinating again https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/18/reasoning-ai-is-lying-to-you-or-maybe-its-just-hallucinating-again/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNT0LcCqtss&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250607 - UK - High Court to lawyers: cut the ChatGPT or else	07 Jun 2025	00:05:07
Penalties up to criminal prosecution. Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/07/uk-high-court-to-lawyers-cut-the-chatgpt-or-else/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: FREDERICK AYINDE Claimant and THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARINGEY Defendant: Approved Judgement (PDF) https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2025/1040.pdf The use of artificial intelligence in courts: a warning https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/the-weekly-constitutional/69890/artificial-intelligence-in-courts-a-warning High Court considers initiating contempt of court proceedings against lawyers over fake citation cases https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/barrister-did-not-appreciate-seriousness-of-fake-citations-high-court-hears/5123387.article Approved Judgement https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2025/1383.html Previously on Pivot to AI: Latest AI-hallucinated legal filing, from AI vendor Anthropic https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/18/latest-ai-hallucinated-legal-filing-from-ai-vendor-anthropic/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhOldwdl6U4&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250606 - Builder․ai even more fake: creative accounting, no AI, no money	06 Jun 2025	00:05:05
Hey. I'm Natasha, your AI companion. Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/06/builder-ai-even-more-fake-creative-accounting-no-ai-no-money/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Voluntary Petition for Non-Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.deb.197187/gov.uscourts.deb.197187.1.0.pdf How this Microsoft-backed billion-dollar London startup made 700 engineers sitting in India pose as AI tool https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/how-this-billion-dollar-london-startup-backed-by-microsoft-made-700-engineers-sitting-in-india-pose-as-ai/articleshow/121572659.cms Fake it till you unicorn? Builder.ai's Natasha was never AI – just 700 Indian coders behind the curtain https://techfundingnews.com/fake-it-till-you-unicorn-builder-ais-natasha-was-never-ai-just-700-indian-coders-behind-the-curtain/ Inside the collapse of Microsoft-backed UK tech unicorn Builder.ai https://www.ft.com/content/67f0277a-10fd-463c-8946-af0be2b4028f US Prosecutors Sought Builder.ai Data After Sales Overstated https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-26/us-prosecutors-sought-builder-ai-data-after-sales-overstated Builder.ai owes money to corporate spies and defamation lawyers https://www.ft.com/content/ef37280d-2fe5-4512-8455-dc8724fd1521 Builder.ai Faked Business With Indian Firm VerSe to Inflate Sales, Sources Say https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-30/builder-ai-faked-business-with-indian-firm-verse-to-inflate-sales-sources-say Hey. I'm Natasha, your AI companion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D36ZmJRYGK8 Previously on Pivot to AI: UK AI unicorn Builder․ai is dead — the downfall of "AGI": A Guy Instead https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/21/uk-ai-unicorn-builder-ai-is-dead-the-downfall-of-agi-a-guy-instead/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVyoO2bkoVQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250605 - Generative AI runs on gambling addiction: just one more prompt, bro!	05 Jun 2025	00:07:04
Vibe coding and chatbot girlfriends Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/05/generative-ai-runs-on-gambling-addiction-just-one-more-prompt-bro/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: AI-first - We're just 6 months away from AGI ;-) https://revontulet.dev/p/2025-ai-first/ The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models replicate the mechanisms of a psychic's con https://softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llmentalist/ How much of AI's recent success is due to the Forer Effect? https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/02/how-much-of-ais-recent-success-is-due-to-the-forer-effect/ Is GenAI Digital Cocaine? https://makemeacto.substack.com/p/is-genai-digital-cocaine "try replacing 'ai' with 'cocaine' in all the posts you read about it. it's pretty funny" https://www.linkedin.com/posts/natalieponte_try-replacing-ai-with-cocaine-in-all-activity-7336023313137229824-APP0/ Hooked by Nir Eyal: https://amzn.to/43JdtlG (UK), https://amzn.to/4dPIA3x (US) Wikipedia: Barnum effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect More cribs from Stephen Farrugia in this episode, go watch his videos https://www.youtube.com/@fasterandworse Previously on Pivot to AI: Duolingo replaces its contractors with AI, courses with slop https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/04/duolingo-replaces-its-contractors-with-ai-courses-with-slop/ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4hYEhKP150&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250604 - Washington Post is going to AI to clean up amateur right-wing op-eds	04 Jun 2025	00:04:03
Surely there are more subscribers to lose Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/04/washington-post-goes-ai-to-clean-up-amateur-right-wing-op-eds/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: The Washington Post's New Mission: Reach 'All of America' https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/business/media/the-washington-post-new-mission.html The Washington Post Plans an Influx of Outside Opinion Writers https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/business/media/washington-post-opinion-ripple.html Bezos' changes at 'Washington Post' lead to mass subscription cancellations — again https://www.npr.org/2025/02/28/nx-s1-5312819/washington-post-bezos-subscriptions-cancellations Embattled WaPo Publisher Met With Conservative Editor for Advice on Recruiting More Right-Wingers https://www.mediaite.com/media/embattled-wapo-publisher-met-with-conservative-editor-for-advice-on-recruiting-more-right-wingers/ Despite Bezos' Efforts to Shove WaPo Opinion to the Right, Op-Eds Still Taking Defiantly Anti-Trump, Anti-Musk Tone https://www.mediaite.com/analysis/despite-bezos-efforts-to-shove-wapo-opinion-to-the-right-op-eds-still-taking-defiantly-anti-trump-anti-musk-tone/ The Contrarian https://contrarian.substack.com/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Newspaper AI roundup: Guardian AI strike-breaking, Apple switches off bad summaries, WaPo wants to go AI, AFP, Axios https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/19/newspaper-ai-roundup-guardian-ai-strike-breaking-apple-switches-off-bad-summaries-wapo-wants-to-go-ai-afp-axios/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250603 - Let's put more AI slop into advertising!	03 Jun 2025	00:04:52
Brought to you by Facebook and Veo. Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/03/lets-put-more-ai-slop-into-advertising/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Meta Aims to Fully Automate Ad Creation Using AI https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-aims-to-fully-automate-ad-creation-using-ai-7d82e249 Mark Zuckerberg says people can fill the need for friends with AI, but 'there is no replacement' for human relationships, psychologist says https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/09/mark-zuckerberg-says-ai-can-replace-human-relationshipsexpert-disagrees.html Google Veo 3: Creative thinkers must adapt to avoid disruption https://www.adnews.com.au/news/google-veo-3-creative-thinkers-must-adapt-to-avoid-disruption Consumers wary of AI-generated marketing content, AI-driven ad targeting https://www.emarketer.com/content/consumers-wary-of-ai-generated-marketing-content--ai-driven-ad-targeting Campaign Tech Awards https://www.campaigntechawards.com/ Special thanks to Steve Farrugia, who gave me a pile of the ideas in this episode Previously on Pivot to AI: Coca-Cola's new AI-generated Christmas ad is as bad as you'd expect https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/11/17/coca-colas-new-ai-generated-christmas-ad-is-as-bad-as-youd-expect/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250602 - Fighting the AI scraper bots	02 Jun 2025	00:07:20
We are lucky they are so very stupid. Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/02/fighting-the-ai-scraper-bots-at-pivot-to-ai-and-rationalwiki/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: 1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers https://www.wired.com/story/1-million-third-party-android-devices-badbox-2/ jwz's Blog: https://www.jwz.org/blog/ Previously on Pivot to AI: What the floods of AI scraper bots look like in 2025 https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/02/what-the-floods-of-ai-scraper-bots-look-like-in-2025/ That RationalWiki configuration fragment: set $BOT ""; if ($uri ~* (/w/index.php)) { set $BOT "C"; } Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20251013 - Microsoft tracks your Copilot AI usage in its workplace spyware	13 Oct 2025	00:03:54
Get clicking, minion! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/13/microsoft-tracks-your-copilot-ai-usage-in-its-workplace-spyware/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Create an engaged and productive workforce https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-viva Introducing Microsoft Viva Insights https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/insights/introduction Benchmarks to compare Copilot adoption coming to Copilot Dashboard https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/viva_insights_blog/benchmarks-to-compare-copilot-adoption-coming-to-copilot-dashboard/4460432 Connect to the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard for Microsoft 365 customers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/viva/insights/org-team-insights/copilot-dashboard Previously on Pivot to AI: UK government productivity not enhanced by Copilot AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/15/uk-government-productivity-not-enhanced-by-copilot-ai/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vIFga-QiEg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Microsoft: forget your IT department, use Copilot at work anyway! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/06/microsoft-forget-your-it-department-use-copilot-at-work-anyway/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPdEdEIVsT8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250601 - Business Insider layoffs as traffic drops — but publisher Axel Springer says: AI will fix it!	01 Jun 2025	00:03:36
it was Google wot done it Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/01/business-insider-layoffs-as-traffic-drops-but-publisher-axel-springer-says-ai-will-fix-it/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Business Insider layoff memo: https://x.com/sarafischer/status/1928063856464511208 rchive: https://archive.is/scdjd Google fixes bug that led AI Overviews to say it's now 2024 https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/30/google-fixes-bug-that-led-ai-overviews-to-say-its-now-2024/ Politico's Newsroom Is Starting a Legal Battle With Management Over AI https://www.wired.com/story/politico-workers-axel-springer-artificial-intelligence/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Google's AI Overview directly takes readers away from its own source sites https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/26/googles-ai-overview-directly-takes-readers-away-from-its-own-source-sites/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENxWZMGB5qM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250531 - Microsoft and AI: spending billions to make millions	31 May 2025	00:04:32
But we'll make it up in volume Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/31/microsoft-and-ai-spending-billions-to-make-millions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Patreon (enterprise rate): https://www.patreon.com/checkout/davidgerard?rid=6951364 Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Hey, go listen to me on the Phil Ferguson Show! https://www.spreaker.com/episode/524-crypto-ai-italy-david-gerard--66338979 (my bit starts about 16:40) Sources: Microsoft Touts AI Sales at Town Hall, Reveals Barclays Contract https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-29/microsoft-touts-ai-sales-at-town-hall-reveals-barclays-contract Barclays Bank signs 100k license Copilot deal with Microsoft https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/30/barclays_bank_sign_100k_license/ Microsoft's non-profit AI adventures https://www.perspectives.plus/p/microsofts-non-profit-ai-adventures Microsoft's CEO on How AI Will Remake Every Company, Including His https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-05-15/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-on-his-ai-efforts-and-openai-partnership Burning platform memo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Elop#%22Burning_Platform%22_memo Previously on Pivot to AI: No, Microsoft did not state 'strong AI demand' in Q1 2025 — the FT is wrong https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/02/no-microsoft-did-not-state-strong-ai-demand-in-q1-2025-the-ft-is-wrong/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ytdeHHrLnE&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
	20250530 - The UK will totally replace two-thirds of junior civil servants with AI chatbots, says the chatbot	30 May 2025	00:04:16
sure, Pete Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/30/the-uk-will-totally-replace-two-thirds-of-junior-civil-servants-with-ai-chatbots-says-the-chatbot/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Reeves confirms 15% cut to Civil Service running costs https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5nzy403l0o State of digital government review https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-digital-government-review/state-of-digital-government-review The UK government thinks AI can do two-thirds of the most junior civil servants' work https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-government-ai-can-do-62-percent-most-junior-civil-servants-work/ RE: Methodology behind £45bn estimate in the State of Digital Government Review (PDF) https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/47602/documents/248450/default/ Previously on Pivot to AI: ChatGPT predicts tremendous role for ChatGPT in UK government https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/07/16/chatgpt-predicts-tremendous-role-for-chatgpt-in-uk-government/ Tony Blair Institute reports on AI in the labor market — using numbers they made up with GPT-4. Again https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/11/08/tony-blair-institute-reports-on-ai-in-the-labor-market-using-numbers-they-made-up-with-gpt-4-again/ UK government plans to splurge billions on AI — we step through the tricky details https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/13/uk-government-plans-to-splurge-billions-on-ai-we-step-through-the-tricky-details/ UK science secretary Peter Kyle cribs ChatGPT for advice https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/13/foi-reveals-uk-science-secretary-peter-kyle-cribs-chatgpt-for-advice/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqHi3806cSc&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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