David Gerard

Pivot to AI

News EN ↓ 394 afleveringen

The latest foolishness from the AI bubble, every weekday. It can't be that stupid, you must be prompting it wrong.

Auteur

David Gerard

Categorie

News

Website van de podcast

sites.libsyn.com

Nieuwste aflevering

10 jul. 2026

Waar luisteren?

Podcasts in de app Replaio Radio Binnenkort beschikbaar

Podcasts komen binnenkort naar de app. Installeer nu en zie als eerste een compleet nieuwe kijk op podcasts

Gratis installeren Android bijna 10 mln downloads · beoordeling 4,8 iOS binnenkort

Afleveringen

20250802 - Proton's Lumo AI chatbot: not end-to-end, not open source 02.08.2025 7:46

just trust us, bro! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/02/protons-lumo-ai-chatbot-not-end-to-end-encrypted-not-open-source/ 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: Introducing Lumo, the...

20250801 - BotQ's humanoid robot is an investor demo, not a product 01.08.2025 8:30

you don't need a product for a SPAC exit Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/01/figure-ais-botq-humanoid-robot-is-an-investor-demo-not-a-product/ 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: F...

20250731 - Ed Saatchi: pay to make bad AI South Park episodes! 31.07.2025 5:19

pivoting from the Metaverse and NFTs Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/31/edward-saatchi-pay-to-make-your-own-bad-ai-south-park-episodes/ 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: Amazon'...

20250730 - CSIRO posts AI-fake climate article with made-up quotes 30.07.2025 3:22

Lazy writer — or the Cosmos 'custom AI service' Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/30/csiro-posts-ai-fake-climate-article-with-made-up-quotes/ 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: "WT...

20250729 - Copilot Vision AI sends your data to Microsoft 29.07.2025 4:28

the return of totally-not-Recall Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/29/copilot-vision-ai-sends-your-data-to-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 Sources: Copilot Vision on Windows w...

20250728 - Microsoft Copilot AI: a pearly liquid blob on your screen 28.07.2025 5:26

now you might think that, I couldn't possibly comment Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/28/ 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 Content warning: discussion of inadvertently adult-themed elem...

20250727 - Seraphinne Vallora: dubious AI fashion hype. Again. 27.07.2025 5:06

But they'll sell you a prompting how-to! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/27/seraphinne-vallora-dubious-ai-model-hype-again/ 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: Does this look like...

20250726 - Google AI Overview is just affiliate marketing spam now 26.07.2025 5:59

HouseFresh: 'Beware of the Google AI salesman and its cronies' Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/26/google-ai-overview-is-just-affiliate-marketing-spam-now/ 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....

20250725 - 16% of employees pretend to use AI at work 25.07.2025 3:16

boss's orders! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/25/16-of-employees-pretend-to-use-ai-at-work-to-please-their-boss/ 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 Productivity Statistics: 2...

20250724 - Nobody clicks past Google's AI Overview 24.07.2025 4:01

Pew: 99% of searchers stop at the AI summary Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/24/nobody-clicks-past-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: What Web Browsing Dat...

20250723 - Huge SaaStr-Replit vibe coding disaster! If it ever happened 23.07.2025 5:30

trust me bro, would I market to you? Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/23/huge-saastr-replit-vibe-coding-disaster-if-it-ever-happened/ 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: "Vibe Codi...

20250722 - Open source projects reject AI code over copyright concerns 22.07.2025 5:50

how to deal with performative idiots Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/22/open-source-projects-reject-ai-code-over-copyright-concerns/ 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: Supporting...

20250719 - Veo fails week 4: the final faildown 19.07.2025 6:16

'an expensive slot machine that outputs slop 98% of the time' 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 THE YOUTUBE VIDEO OF FAIL WEEK 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ4rwXeSU6Y&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnb...

20250711 - AI coders think they're 20% faster, but they're actually 19% slower 11.07.2025 5:41

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:...

20250710 - 'AI is here to stay.' Is it, though? What do you mean, 'stay'? 10.07.2025 9:08

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: Resourc...

20250709 - Cursor tries setting less money on fire, AI vibe coders outraged 09.07.2025 5:03

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: Up...

20250708 - Calling in the AI vibe-writing cleanup crew 08.07.2025 3:45

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 "S...

20250707 - Google AI overviews: publishers file competition complaints in UK and EU 07.07.2025 3:20

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...

20250706 - Venture capital is lending money against video cards 06.07.2025 3:41

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 frenz...

20250705 - Google Veo 3 fails, week 3: Fail hard with a vengeance 05.07.2025 6:42

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.a...

20250704 - Only 3% of US AI users are willing to pay a penny for it 04.07.2025 8:03

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:...

20250703 - Microsoft lays off the staff who make the money to fund AI that doesn't 03.07.2025 4:34

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 So...

20250702 - How to pass an AI coding benchmark: train on the questions 02.07.2025 4:22

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...

20250701 - $219 Springer AI textbook was written with a chatbot 01.07.2025 3:38

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 Lea...

20250630 - 'AI is no longer optional': Microsoft admits AI doesn't help at work 30.06.2025 4:18

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 s...