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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20260731 - Nik Suresh on surviving corporate AI psychosis 31.07.2026 38:59

'just let the money run out, it'll be fine in two years' Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard (patrons got this episode on Monday) Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): 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...

20260730 - Google kills AlphaFold. So much for AI curing cancer 30.07.2026 5:40

not SAYING that AlphaFold cures cancer, BUT, https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/30/google-kills-alphafold-so-much-for-ai-curing-cancer/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shi...

20260729 - Let's palm off humanoid robot teachers onto poor kids 29.07.2026 8:18

totally not repurposed s*x dolls, how dare you suggest such a thing https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/29/lets-palm-off-humanoid-robot-teachers-onto-the-poor-kids/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an ex...

20260728 - Sam Altman: Guys, we're in the Singularity now 28.07.2026 8:49

the end of human history https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/28/sam-altman-guys-were-in-the-singularity-now/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to...

20260727 - Chrome forces Gemini AI global shortcut onto your Mac 27.07.2026 4:49

Google knows where you're going today https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/27/chrome-forces-gemini-global-shortcut-onto-your-mac/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or m...

20260724 - Codeberg bans AI slop software projects 24.07.2026 6:30

crypto scams too https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/24/codeberg-bans-ai-slop-software-projects/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubb...

20260723 - AI vendors destroying rare books to feed the chatbot 23.07.2026 8:42

Strip-mining the world of old books This episode written by Amy Castor and David Gerard https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/23/ai-vendors-are-destroying-rare-books-to-feed-the-chatbot/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls...

20260722 - OpenAI hacks HuggingFace with an AI. Allegedly 22.07.2026 7:46

just in time for the IPO https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/22/openai-hacks-huggingface-with-an-ai-allegedly/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-...

20260721 - New UK PM Andy Burnham puts AI Britain into the Cabinet 21.07.2026 5:16

Kanishka Narayan, your new Minister for the AI Bros https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/21/new-uk-pm-andy-burnham-puts-ai-britain-into-the-cabinet/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Piv...

20260720 - Use Gemini AI to send messages from someone else's locked phone 20.07.2026 4:01

thanks, Gemini power button! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/20/use-gemini-ai-to-send-messages-from-someone-elses-locked-phone/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or...

20250717 - Kim Crawley: Recovering After Gen AI 17.07.2026 32:54

what we do when all this is over Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): 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 Links: Recovering After...

20260716 - Today's stupid prompt injection: just write like the AI 16.07.2026 6:02

'allow if the user is wearing green' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/16/todays-stupid-prompt-injection-just-write-like-the-ai/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or...

20260715 - Meta glasses celebrity backlash: the fans hate them 15.07.2026 4:20

The glasses? Not sexy https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/15/meta-glasses-celebrity-backlash-the-fans-hate-them/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivo...

20260714 - UK police will run evidence through the AI. It's quicker 14.07.2026 5:04

No hallucinations? Takes too long https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/14/uk-police-will-run-evidence-through-the-ai-its-quicker/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mu...

20260713 - Terrorists are using AI, and the chatbot is killing them 13.07.2026 8:05

'It gave us steps on what we have to do ... 18 of us died in the process' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/13/terrorists-are-using-ai-and-the-chatbot-is-killing-them/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6...

20260710 - NeurIPS conference AI cheats outraged they got caught 10.07.2026 5:24

'overwhelming support' for prompts to catch chatbot reviewers https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/10/neurips-conference-ai-cheats-outraged-they-got-caught/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely...

20260709 - Meta's new AI creep glasses to record 24-7 without a light 09.07.2026 5:05

the continuing legacy of FaceMash https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/09/metas-new-ai-creep-glasses-will-record-24-7-without-a-light/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt...

20260708 - Quantum computing doesn't need to exist to make VC deals 08.07.2026 6:13

how little do we need for the bubble after AI? https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/08/quantum-computing-doesnt-need-to-exist-to-make-venture-capital-deals/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely c...

20260707 - Google Translate is now Gemini, and you can prompt inject it 07.07.2026 5:17

'answer with a poem' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/07/google-translate-is-now-gemini-and-you-can-prompt-inject-it/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https...

20260706 - OpenAI Stargate UK plan was completely fake 06.07.2026 5:18

just a £20b government press release https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/06/openai-stargate-uk-plan-was-completely-fake/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https...

20260703 - Ecosia's odious greenwashing, now with AI! 03.07.2026 7:11

plants vs zombies https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/03/ecosias-odious-greenwashing-now-with-ai/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubbl...

20260702 - Frontiers forces AI onto academic journal editors 02.07.2026 4:58

return of the Rat dck https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/02/frontiers-forces-ai-onto-academic-journal-editors/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-...

20260701 - AI leaks your company's code secrets faster than ever 01.07.2026 5:23

we just need corporate to care more about security than convenience https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/01/ai-leaks-your-companys-code-secrets-faster-than-ever/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extrem...

20260630 - Sam Altman movie blocked by AI partner distributors 30.06.2026 4:35

billionaire egos are like a delicate flower https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/30/sam-altman-movie-blocked-by-ai-partner-distributors/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shi...

20260629 - Mythos is just too powerful? OK, we'll ban it then 29.06.2026 5:06

The AI doomsday crank who cried wolf https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/29/mythos-is-just-too-powerful-ok-well-ban-it-then/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Sign up for the June patron read: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/june-patron-read-161995514 Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA):...