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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20251124 - Don't cite the Adversarial Poetry vs AI paper, it's chatbot-made 'science' 24.11.2025 5:46

Not even poetically sound https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/24/dont-cite-the-adversarial-poetry-vs-ai-paper-its-chatbot-made-marketing-science/ - 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...

20251119 - Whoops! Microsoft's Windows AI agent platform lets in malware 19.11.2025 4:27

and you thought Windows was supposed to run software https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/19/whoops-microsofts-new-windows-ai-agent-platform-lets-in-malware/ - 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 Se...

20251118 - Vibe nuclear: let's use AI shortcuts on reactor safety 18.11.2025 6:24

'GenAI for Nuclear Licensing' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/18/vibe-nuclear-lets-use-ai-shortcuts-on-reactor-safety/ - 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@gmai...

20251117 - Data Center Watch worries anti-AI activism is working 17.11.2025 6:29

making AI haters seem very cool and effective https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/17/data-center-watch-worries-that-anti-ai-activism-is-working/ - 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 st...

20251114 - Anthropic: Chinese AI hackers are after you! Security researchers call BS 14.11.2025 5:40

Be VERY SCARED, okay? https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/14/anthropic-chinese-ai-hackers-are-after-you-security-researchers-call-bs/ - 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: d...

20251113 - No, fake AI music bought onto a minor chart is not popular 13.11.2025 6:02

the market for AI bands is gullible journalists https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/13/no-fake-ai-music-bought-onto-a-minor-chart-is-not-actually-popular/ - 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...

20251112 - GEMA wins against OpenAI on copying song lyrics 12.11.2025 4:47

yo ho ho, rum, etc https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/12/gema-wins-against-openai-on-copying-song-lyrics/ - 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: GEM...

20251111 - Getty Images loses UK suit against Stable Diffusion 11.11.2025 4:26

Getty insists this is a win, actually https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/11/getty-images-loses-uk-suit-against-stable-diffusion/ - 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: dger...

20251110 - Rightmove discovers AI is no excuse for profit warnings 10.11.2025 4:21

let's dump 24% in an hour! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/10/rightmove-discovers-ai-is-no-excuse-for-profit-warnings/ - 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@gma...

20251107 - Nicholas Weaver: The futile future of the gigawatt datacenter 07.11.2025 26:53

The edge is where it's at 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 An interview with Dr Nicholas Weaver, author of this guest post on the Pivot to AI blog: https...

20251106 - Oxford pretends AI benchmarks are science, not marketing 06.11.2025 6:16

How could all these benchmarks be fake, it's a mystery https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/06/oxford-pretends-ai-benchmarks-are-science-not-marketing/ - 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...

20251105 - AI gets 45% of news wrong, but readers still trust it 05.11.2025 4:59

no plans to fix it, though https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/05/ai-gets-45-of-news-wrong-but-readers-still-trust-it/ - 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.c...

20251104 - It's the fake thing: Coca-Cola tries another AI Christmas TV ad 04.11.2025 4:36

the best ad Pepsi never paid for https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/04/its-the-fake-thing-coca-cola-tries-another-ai-christmas-tv-ad/ - 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:...

20251103 - MIT releases, retracts nonsense AI cybersecurity paper 03.11.2025 6:00

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...

20251031 - AI makes you think you're a genius when you're an idiot 31.10.2025 3:57

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.redbu...

20251030 - AI: powered by old jet engines, near you! 30.10.2025 4:16

and you thought living near a bitcoin miner was bad https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/30/ai-powered-by-old-jet-turbines-near-you/ - 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://...

20251029 - OpenAI goes for-profit! What happens next? 29.10.2025 8:06

from non-profit to no-profit https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/29/openai-goes-for-profit-what-happens-next/ - 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...

20251028 - Australia sues Microsoft for forcing Copilot AI onto Office 365 customers 28.10.2025 7:08

Call and demand a refund and reversion to Classic https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/28/australia-sues-microsoft-for-forcing-copilot-ai-onto-office-365-customers/ - 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...

20251027 - Electronic Arts losing income and crippled by debt? More AI! 27.10.2025 7:04

Kushner 'grew up playing their games,' it's fine https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/27/electronic-arts-is-losing-income-and-crippled-by-debt-more-ai/ - 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 Sources:...

20251024 - Scrape the web for OpenAI with the Atlas browser! 24.10.2025 4:19

'the first browser that actively fights against the web' Text: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/24/scrape-the-web-for-openai-with-the-atlas-browser/ 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: Introd...

20251023 - Anti-renewables group uses AI in inquiry submissions 23.10.2025 6:11

'The citations are totally misleading' Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/23/anti-renewables-group-uses-ai-in-government-inquiry-submissions/ 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: "An...

20251019 - South Korea blows $850m on failed AI school textbooks 19.10.2025 4:36

'The overall quality was poor, and it was clear it had been hastily put together' Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/19/south-korea-blows-850m-on-failed-ai-school-textbooks/ 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://pivo...

20251018 - How OpenAI dodged Hollywood on Sora 2 18.10.2025 4:46

Hollywood calls the lawyers Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/18/how-openai-dodged-hollywood-on-sora-2/ 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 New Video Tool Features User-...

20251017 - ChatGPT sales flat, Altman offers OpenAI adult chat 17.10.2025 6:03

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...

20251016 - AI boyfriend users radicalise against OpenAI, self-host their chatbot companions 16.10.2025 5:31

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...