David Gerard

Pivot to AI

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

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David Gerard

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20250629 - Google Veo 3 fails, week 2: fail harder 29.06.2025 8:51

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 thing...

20250628 - Not an episode, returning tomorrow! 28.06.2025 0:44

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 27.06.2025 6:14

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 Analys...

20250526 - Meta beats Kadrey, AI training was fair use: what this means 26.06.2025 6:46

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) ht...

20250625 - Verizon's new AI chatbot: customer disservice 25.06.2025 3:38

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: Veriz...

20250624 - Anthropic AI wins broad fair use for training! But not on LibGen pirate copies 24.06.2025 5:08

'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://...

20250623 - Iyo vs. Io: OpenAI and Jony Ive get sued 23.06.2025 4:18

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...

20250622 - Nvidia gets into money-burning AI startups 22.06.2025 3:42

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...

20250621 - We test Google Veo 3: impressive demo, unusable results 21.06.2025 6:22

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.c...

20250620 - AI venture capital resorts to feeding the secondary market 20.06.2025 4:35

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 Discus...

20250619 - Google bribes iNaturalist to use generative AI, volunteers quit in outrage 19.06.2025 5:40

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: H...

20250618 - Salesforce: AI agents don't work, but we're charging 6% more for AI anyway 18.06.2025 3:38

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 Ge...

20250617 - OpenAI needs its $40 billion funding deal. So it's threatening Microsoft! 17.06.2025 3:59

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...

20250616 - Bad brainwaves: ChatGPT makes you stupid 16.06.2025 4:05

'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 S...

20250615 - EchoLeak: send an email, extract secret info from Office 365 Copilot AI 15.06.2025 5:18

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 Sour...

20250614 - Meta AI posts your personal chats to a public feed 14.06.2025 5:38

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 Met...

20250613 - Meta buys into Scale AI in the quest for fresh data 13.06.2025 4:00

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...

20250612 - Disney sues AI image generator Midjourney 12.06.2025 4:12

🎶 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.cou...

20250611 - ChatGPT goes down, fake jobs grind to a halt worldwide 11.06.2025 5:02

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: Op...

20250610 - Doctors against data abuse: BMA and RCGP protest NHS AI data handover 10.06.2025 3:38

'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-a...

20250609 - Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2025! Don't expect much - it still doesn't work 09.06.2025 4:05

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 Artifi...

20250608 - 'Reasoning' AIs fail hard if they actually have to think 08.06.2025 5:12

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 Illusi...

20250607 - UK - High Court to lawyers: cut the ChatGPT or else 07.06.2025 5:07

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...

20250606 - Builder․ai even more fake: creative accounting, no AI, no money 06.06.2025 5:05

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: Volunt...

20250605 - Generative AI runs on gambling addiction: just one more prompt, bro! 05.06.2025 7:04

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:...