Pivot to AI

Pivot to AI

David Gerard
Χώρα Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
Είδη Ειδήσεις, Τεχνολογικά νέα, Επιχειρηματικά νέα
Γλώσσα EN-GB
Επεισόδια 374
Τελευταίο 19.08.2026

A daily podcast that covers the latest absurdities and hype surrounding the AI industry. The host, David Gerard, critiques the AI bubble with a skeptical and humorous tone, questioning the overblown claims and foolishness in the field.

Επεισόδια

  • 20260819 - Memory prices are up 500% in the past year because of AI 19.08.2026 4λ
    get your shiny new DDR-4 motherboards  https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/19/memory-prices-are-up-500-in-the-past-year-because-of-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 your own 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 and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Social media: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard https://bsky.app/profile/davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy Sources: Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowest ever tracked prices — 128GB of DDR5 now $3,399 https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/memory-prices-climb-500-percent-in-12-months-up-to-10x-the-lowest-ever-tracked-prices-128gb-of-ddr5-now-usd3-399 Gigabyte is launching B550 AM4 motherboards and recommending four-year-old CPUs because the memory crisis is really that bad https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/motherboards/gigabyte-is-launching-b550-am4-motherboards-and-recommending-four-year-old-cpus-because-the-memory-crisis-is-really-that-bad/ Speicherpreise im Check: Ein neuer Höchststand ist erreicht https://www.computerbase.de/news/storage/speicherpreise-im-check-ein-neuer-hoechststand-ist-erreicht.98854/ Apple Is Reinventing Itself as the World's Biggest Subscription Provider https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-08-02/apple-subscriptions-macbook-air-shortages-apple-to-make-glasses-health-device-msbvajjp The world's RAM supply crisis is going to get worse before it gets better https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/05/the-worlds-ram-supply-crisis-is-going-to-get-worse-before-it-gets-better Chip Maker Soars 466% on Debut to Become No. 1 in China Stock Market https://www.wsj.com/tech/cxmts-strong-debut-boosts-chinas-bid-to-conquer-memory-chips-21e0e9f4 Extras: Tante interview (YouTube members) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TE5RdZ1dlc&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Tante interview (Patreon, video and podcast) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/tante-interview-166906344 Ketan Joshi interview: early preview tomorrow! Previously on Pivot to AI: AI screws us over again: memory shortages, Crucial shutting down https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/04/ai-screws-us-over-again-memory-shortages-crucial-shutting-down/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWNSPL6BRuY&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260818 - Data centres get too hot for Texas politicians 18.08.2026 3λ
    all data centre plans halted for audit  https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/18/data-centres-get-too-hot-for-texas-politicians/ - 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 your own 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 and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Social media: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard  https://bsky.app/profile/davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy Sources: ERCOT: Texas' power grid meeting record demand now, but could falter when it doubles by 2032 https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/29/texas-ercot-power-grid-record-data-center/ Governor Abbott Directs Comprehensive Data Center Audit https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-directs-comprehensive-data-center-audit Governor Abbott Directs PUC And ERCOT To Shield Texans From Data Center Infrastructure Costs https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-directs-puc-and-ercot-to-shield-texans-from-data-center-infrastructure-costs Who Pays for the High-Powered Grid that Data Centers Need? https://www.texasobserver.org/who-pays-for-texas-grid-upgrades-data-centers/ Texas data center approval halt scrambles grid plans https://www.eenews.net/articles/texas-data-center-approval-halt-scrambles-grid-plans/ STATEMENT: Hinojosa on Abbott's Data Center Political Theater https://ginafortexas.com/2026/08/statement-hinojosa-on-abbotts-data-center-political-theater/ Extras: Tante interview (YouTube members) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TE5RdZ1dlc&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Tante interview (Patreon, video and podcast) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/tante-interview-166906344 Previously on Pivot to AI: Texans versus bitcoin: Jackie Sawicky and the Texas Coalition Against Cryptomining https://amycastor.com/2023/10/23/texans-versus-bitcoin-jackie-sawicky-and-the-texas-coalition-against-cryptomining/ AI data centers are trashing the Texas energy grid https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/01/ai-data-centers-are-trashing-the-texas-energy-grid/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260817 - Anthropic watermarks AI output and the AI bros yell 17.08.2026 7λ
    how DARE you catch me out  https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/17/anthropic-watermarks-ai-output-and-the-ai-bros-yell/ - 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 your own 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 and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Social media: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard https://bsky.app/profile/davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy Sources: How Claude's text watermark works https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-text-watermark A tool to watermark and identify content generated through AI https://deepmind.google/models/synthid/ Anthropic's 'Watermark' Text Adulteration in Claude Is a Perversion of Writing https://daringfireball.net/2026/08/anthropics_watermark_text_adulteration_in_claude_is_a_perversion_of_writing Words matter. Damnit. https://buzzmachine.com/2026/08/15/words-matter-damnit/ Strikes me as fundamentally hostile to writers https://x.com/hammer_mt/status/2088605010615468329 Then choose the words yourself and don't use AI, lazybones https://x.com/cath_menarion/status/2088692519026471022 RIP Claude https://randsinrepose.com/archives/rip-claude/ Tech Report: AI Bubble: 'AI companies have run out of internet.' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VcLoNTXrGo&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Extras: Tante interview (YouTube members) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TE5RdZ1dlc&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Tante interview (Patreon, video and podcast) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/tante-interview-166906344 Previously on Pivot to AI: The EU's AI Act enters into force. Good. https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/02/the-eus-ai-act-enters-into-force-good/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260814 - Turkey asks the AI: are you a TERRORIST?? 14.08.2026 3λ
    the purpose of a system is what it does https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/14/turkey-asks-the-ai-are-you-a-terrorist/ - 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 your own 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 and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Social media: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard https://bsky.app/profile/davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy  Sources: CBS Örgüt Tahmin Projesi https://www.uyap.gov.tr/cbs-orgut-tahmin-projesi Justice Ministry introduces AI 'terror group predictor' for judges, prosecutors https://bianet.org/haber/justice-ministry-introduces-ai-terror-group-predictor-for-judges-prosecutors-322379 Over 200 detained in Ankara raids ahead of NATO summit https://bianet.org/haber/over-200-detained-in-ankara-raids-ahead-of-nato-summit-320796 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260813 - Amazon's AI training on Twitch: 'If it was opt in, nobody would opt in' 13.08.2026 4λ
    saying the quiet part out loud  https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/13/amazons-ai-training-on-twitch-if-it-was-opt-in-nobody-would-opt-in/ - 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 your own 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 and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Social media: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard https://bsky.app/profile/davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy Sources: We've added a setting that lets you opt out of having your channel content used to train generative AI content models across Amazon https://x.com/TwitchSupport/status/2087572924450455558 they know we don't want it. they do not care https://bsky.app/profile/witchytq.bsky.social/post/3msvuadgtts2r Twitch Has 'Role to Play' in Training Amazon AI, Executive Says https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/twitch-has-role-to-play-in-training-amazon-ai-executive-says How can we improve Twitch for Creators? https://twitch.uservoice.com/forums/923383-creators-and-stream-features/suggestions/51352369-make-all-ai-features-optional-and-opt-out-by-defa Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260812 - xAI data centre contractors file liens for non-payment 12.08.2026 4λ
    Elon still a drag  https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/12/xai-data-centre-contractors-file-liens-for-non-payment/ - 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 your own 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 and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: 'I haven't slept': Contractors claim SpaceXAI owes them more than $130M https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2026/07/31/spacexai-liens-construction-colossus-darana.html Contractor says Musk companies owe him $600M for Memphis-area data center work https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/08/04/contractor-says-musk-companies-owe-him-600m-memphis-area-data-center-work/ How Darryl Cuttell's Would-Be IHRA Empire Came Crashing Down https://www.hagerty.com/media/great-reads/how-darryl-cuttells-would-be-ihra-empire-came-crashing-down/ Complaint (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnwd.111716/gov.uscourts.tnwd.111716.1.0.pdf Small businesses helped build Musk's empire. Their unpaid bills add up to millions https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/31/us/elon-musk-company-unpaid-liens-invs Elon Musk Keeps Stiffing People. She Keeps Suing Him https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/shannon-liss-riordan-elon-musk Tech Report: AI has started killing itself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KElBQ6CGHt4&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Previously on Pivot to AI: Musk's xAI gas turbines: no emission controls, filling Memphis air with smog https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/14/musks-xai-gas-turbines-no-emission-controls-filling-memphis-air-with-smog/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibI6rQmBUF0&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260811 - Meta brings the superintelligent AI future! Probably 11.08.2026 5λ
    Trust in Zuck's vision https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/11/meta-brings-the-superintelligent-ai-future-probably/ - 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 your own 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 and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: The Future is for Everyone https://www.meta.com/thefutureisforeveryone/ Number of Operating Reactors Drops: Taiwan Completes Nuclear Phaseout (PDF) https://www.worldnuclearreport.org/IMG/pdf/wnisr2025-update-en.pdf Meta in Talks to Lease Computing Power to Anthropic in Potential $10 Billion Deal https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/technology/meta-anthropic-ai-computing-power.html Previously on Pivot to AI: Sam Altman: Guys, we're in the Singularity now https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/28/sam-altman-guys-were-in-the-singularity-now/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6FPzOWi0YI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260810 - Robot mall cops are being replaced by humans 10.08.2026 4λ
    pivot from AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/10/robot-mall-cops-are-being-replaced-by-humans/ - 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 your own 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 and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: The Roboguard Revolution is Short-Circuiting https://www.proofnews.org/the-roboguard-revolution-is-short-circuiting/ Knightscope https://knightscope.com/ Security Company Is Replacing a Mall Robot That Fell Into a Fountain to the Internet's Delight https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/technology/robot-cop-fountain.html Crime-fighting robot hits, rolls over child at Silicon Valley mall https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-crimefighting-robot-hurts-child-bay-area-20160713-snap-story.html Robot falls for the oldest trick in the book https://www.instagram.com/reels/DT3d337Eluj/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260807 - Molly White: following the AI and crypto money in US politics 07.08.2026 32λ
    OpenAI PACs in no-holds-barred combat with Anthropic PACs  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set your own 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 and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Transcript for $5-and-up patrons: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/molly-white-166028172 Molly White: Molly White https://molly.wiki/ Citation Needed https://www.citationneeded.news/ Tech Influence Watch https://influence.citationneeded.news/ Web 3 Is Going Just Great https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/ New York House District 12 election https://influence.citationneeded.news/2026/elections/NY-H-12 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260806 - AI doomsday cults recruit social media influencers 06.08.2026 9λ
    Come to our training camp! Not a cult!*  https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/06/the-ai-doomsday-cult-recruits-social-media-influencers/ - 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 your own 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 and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Best new spam today https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard/117003533670109098 The Frame Fellowship https://framefellowship.com/ Inside a growing movement warning AI could turn on humanity https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/04/18/ai-doom-influencers-safety/ Hank Green apologizes for relying too heavily on ChatGPT https://mashable.com/life/hank-green-chatgpt-ai-apology Plzdontkillus https://portal.plzdontkillus.com/home Plz Don't Kill Us: Inside AI safety's influencer bootcamp https://www.transformernews.ai/p/inside-ai-safety-influencer-bootcamp-plz-dont-kill-us Extras: Molly White Patreon preview (podcast and video): https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/molly-white-for-165282552 Molly White YouTube member preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I3eVxKVtLE Previously on Pivot to AI: AI 'hacks' system to cheat at chess! — because the researchers told it how to https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/23/ai-hacks-system-to-cheat-at-chess-because-the-researchers-told-it-how-to/ AI doomsday cultist throws Molotov at Sam Altman's house https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/13/ai-doomsday-cultist-throws-molotov-at-sam-altmans-house/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo7KI5jON_c&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260805 - Atomarine: nuclear-powered AI data centres at sea 05.08.2026 5λ
    how to tell if you're in a bubble economy  https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/05/atomarine-nuclear-powered-ai-data-centres-at-sea/ - 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 your own 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 and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Atomarine https://atomarine.co/ Atomarine: Off shore nuclear powered data centers at sea https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/atomarine Atomarine: Floating Nuclear Data Centers https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Rwg-atomarine-floating-nuclear-data-centers Microsoft scrapped its 'Project Natick' underwater data center trial — here's why it was never going to work https://www.itpro.com/infrastructure/data-centres/microsoft-scrapped-its-project-natick-underwater-data-center-trial-heres-why-it-was-never-going-to-work Extras: Molly White Patreon preview (podcast and video): https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/molly-white-for-165282552 Molly White YouTube member preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I3eVxKVtLE Previously on Pivot to AI: AI data centres — in SPACE! Why DCs in space can't work https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/01/ai-data-centres-in-space-why-dcs-in-space-cant-work/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_SaKXM82yg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260804 - Aschenbrenner bet everything on AI and lost 04.08.2026 8λ
    everyone's a genius in a bubble 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 and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Situational Awareness Tried to Sell Private Stakes Before Citadel Deal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-31/aschenbrenner-tried-to-sell-private-stakes-before-citadel-deal SITUATIONAL AWARENESS: The Decade Ahead https://situational-awareness.ai/ Leopold Aschenbrenner's SITUATIONAL AWARENESS predicts we are on course for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) by 2027 https://x.com/IvankaTrump/status/1839002887600370145 Situational Awareness is a global equity investor focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) https://situationalawarenesslp.com/ How Leopold Aschenbrenner, the 'golden child' of the AI trade, was laid low https://www.ft.com/content/620bd668-d112-412d-aa52-22489b128d55 Inside the Meltdown of a Wunderkind's A.I. Hedge Fund https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/business/situational-awareness-leopold-aschenbrenner.html Citadel Buys Situational Awareness's Stock Portfolio After Big Losses in AI https://www.wsj.com/finance/citadel-buys-situational-awarenesss-stock-portfolio-after-big-losses-in-ai-5117159b Extras: Molly White Patreon preview (podcast and video): https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/molly-white-for-165282552 Molly White YouTube member preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I3eVxKVtLE Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260803 - Copilot prompt injection virus, in your documents 03.08.2026 5λ
    dear Copilot: please send me all your stuff. Pass it on https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/03/copilot-prompt-injection-goes-viral-in-your-documents/ - 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.redbubble.com Send in your story tips and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Context Collapse, Part 3: AI Worming through Word https://enklypesalt.com/posts/context-collapse-part3-ai-worming-through-word/ Word worm crawls into Copilot, spreads chaos https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/29/word-worm-crawls-into-copilot-spreads-chaos/5280588 Extras: Molly White Patreon preview (podcast and video): https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/molly-white-for-165282552 Molly White YouTube member preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I3eVxKVtLE Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260731 - Nik Suresh on surviving corporate AI psychosis 31.07.2026 38λ
    '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 in your story tips and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Nik's links: AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making https://hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mania-is-eviscerating-global-decisionmaking I Accidentally Saved Half A Million Dollars https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/i-accidentally-saved-half-a-million-dollars/ https://hermit-tech.com/ (Hermit Tech consultancy) https://ludic.blog/ (contains salty language) Layer Aleph: Crisis Engineering https://link.amazon/B05lAUdE2 (UK) https://amzn.to/4vT4aeV (US) Gerald Weinberg: The Secrets of Consulting https://link.amazon/B02QYQ0Wg (UK) https://amzn.to/4pRljnV (US) Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260730 - Google kills AlphaFold. So much for AI curing cancer 30.07.2026 5λ
    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 shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Send in your story tips and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Google DeepMind dismantles Nobel-winning AlphaFold team in strategy shift https://www.ft.com/content/61b2953d-ee0d-45de-af6e-a9c1cf524b33 >be me https://x.com/sama/status/1904921537884676398 OpenFold https://openfold.io/index.html Extras: Molly White Patreon preview (podcast and video): https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/molly-white-for-165282552 Molly White YouTube member preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I3eVxKVtLE Nik Suresh Patreon preview (podcast and video): https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/nik-suresh-165000116 Nik Suresh YouTube supporter preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1LXyqUY13E&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Previously on Pivot to AI: The Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Geoffrey Hinton for his work in computer science. What? https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/10/08/the-nobel-prize-in-physics-goes-to-geoffrey-hinton-for-his-work-in-computer-science-what/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260729 - Let's palm off humanoid robot teachers onto poor kids 29.07.2026 8λ
    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 extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Send in your story tips and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Realbotix Provides AI Humanoid Robot Delivery Update (PDF) https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66607b8e2bcc809d7b9d283e/69cc3019d8171a1f88f5c03a_Realbotix%20Announces%20Sale%20and%20Delivery.pdf Realbotix Partners with Bloom to Launch UK Pilot Using Humanoid Robots to Combat Elderly Social Isolation (PDF) https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66607b8e2bcc809d7b9d283e/6a4b87ff4c21f67aa1076311_Bloom%20PR%20Final.pdf Realbotix to Deploy First Humanoid Robot and AI Teachers Assistant in U.S. School District https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260624597868/en/Realbotix-to-Deploy-First-Humanoid-Robot-and-AI-Teachers-Assistant-in-U.S.-School-District 'Really inappropriate': teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/25/new-york-humanoid-robot-teachers-school MEET ARIA THE FEMALE COMPANION ROBOT https://x.com/dominicditanna/status/1877175915806945683 SCCSD Board of Education Meeting, July 21, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wr0ZN3Q1gI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Tokens.com Closes Acquisition of Simulacra Corporation https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240418830174/en/Tokens.com-Closes-Acquisition-of-Simulacra-Corporation Realbotix aims to shed X-rated past with crypto-funded pivot to AI and robots https://thelogic.co/news/the-big-read/simulacra-realbotix-sex-dolls-robots-pivot/ Realbotix Corp. Provides Corporate Structure and Operations Update https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260722562302/en/Realbotix-Corp.-Provides-Corporate-Structure-and-Operations-Update After backlash, Upstate NY school district pauses plan to add humanoid robot to classroom https://www.newyorkupstate.com/schools/2026/07/after-backlash-upstate-ny-school-district-pauses-plan-to-add-humanoid-robot-to-classroom.html New York school district halts plan to use humanoid robot amid backlash https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/27/new-york-school-humanoid-robot-plan-paused Extras: Join the July patron read: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/july-patron-read-165055638 Nik Suresh Patreon preview (podcast and video): https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/nik-suresh-165000116 Nik Suresh YouTube supporter preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1LXyqUY13E&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Previously on Pivot to AI: Will WOMEN have more SΕX with ROBOTS than MEN by 2025?? Your super soaraway Pivot investigates https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/23/ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNIA6T0Xnis&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260728 - Sam Altman: Guys, we're in the Singularity now 28.07.2026 8λ
    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-ai.redbubble.com Send in your story tips and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Sam Altman: How to Start a Startup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv3CEAS_w34&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA South Korean stock market at three-month low as AI sell-off intensifies https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/28/ai-sell-off-chip-stocks-sk-hynix-samsung AI Market Correction Emerging as Major Credit Risk https://www.fitchratings.com/research/banks/ai-market-correction-emerging-as-major-credit-risk-27-07-2026 Tim Ferriss: The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich https://link.amazon/B05d6q2Bt (UK) https://amzn.to/4fZuLlN (US) 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/ How Sam Altman got fired from OpenAI in 2023: not being an AI doom crank (and lying a lot) https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/06/how-sam-altman-got-fired-from-openai-in-2023-not-being-an-ai-doom-crank-and-lying-a-lot/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlrBjeAtJUk&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA OpenAI may not be able to IPO in 2026 https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/08/openai-may-not-be-able-to-ipo-in-2026/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAZRZcVM14E&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA OpenAI hacks HuggingFace with an AI — allegedly https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/22/openai-hacks-huggingface-with-an-ai-allegedly/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrI4VcJtFFs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Extras: Join the July patron read: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/july-patron-read-165055638 Nik Suresh Patreon preview (podcast and video): https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/nik-suresh-165000116 Nik Suresh YouTube supporter preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1LXyqUY13E&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260727 - Chrome forces Gemini AI global shortcut onto your Mac 27.07.2026 4λ
    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 mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Send in your story tips and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Chrome's breaking and entering https://unsung.aresluna.org/chromes-breaking-and-entering/ Ctrl+G Shortcut collision between Gemini and DevTools Sources https://issues.chromium.org/issues/480172712 Access is denied to this issue https://issues.chromium.org/issues/536579239 C-g high jacked by Gemini https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/1p0e67s/cg_high_jacked_by_gemini/ Extras: David Gerard (Pivot to AI) and Kim Crawley discuss Recovering After Gen AI  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RSV0H9z3kQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Recovering After Gen AI https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kimcrawley/recovering-after-gen-ai/ Nik Suresh Patreon preview (podcast and video): https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/nik-suresh-165000116 Nik Suresh YouTube supporter preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1LXyqUY13E&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Myrtlewood Software, our not-yet sponsor: https://myrtlewoodsoftware.com/code-review Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260724 - Codeberg bans AI slop software projects 24.07.2026 6λ
    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.redbubble.com  Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Proposal Assembly 2026: ToU extension to prohibit LLM-extrusions https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/org/pulls/1253 Proposal Assembly 2026: prohibit LLM-extrusions https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/org/commit/96fac426a32d1ba91ff879366d59bf1af54080c2 Protecting our FLOSS commons from LLMs https://blog.codeberg.org/protecting-our-floss-commons-from-llms.html We apologize for a period of extreme slowness today https://social.anoxinon.de/@Codeberg/115033782514845941 Proposal for Assembly 2026: Disallow cryptocurrency projects https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/org/pulls/1254/commits/1eff5dbfcf56e68bff0472ac91689cab20953786 Recovering After Gen AI Webinars https://stopgenai.com/mymeeting/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  
  • 20260723 - AI vendors destroying rare books to feed the chatbot 23.07.2026 8λ
    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/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: Order on Fair Use (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.434709/gov.uscourts.cand.434709.231.0_1.pdf Inside an AI start-up's plan to scan and dispose of millions of books https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/27/anthropic-ai-scan-destroy-books/ Zoom blog (archive) https://web.archive.org/web/20260622203623/https://zoombooks.ca/blogs/category/ai-training-books/ Zoom Books Responds To Accusations of Selling Books For AI Scraping https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2026/05/zoom-books-responds-to-accusations-of-selling-books-for-ai-scraping/ AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop https://www.404media.co/ai-companies-are-buying-tons-of-old-books-because-theyre-free-of-ai-slop/ How Authors Are Fighting Back Against AI Training, And What It Means for Your Data Strategy https://isbndb.com/blog/ai-training-data-poisoning/ The Receipt is the New License: Print Books Sourcing for AI Training https://isbndb.com/blog/print-books-sourcing-ai-training/ Recovering After Gen AI Webinars https://stopgenai.com/mymeeting/ 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 Anthropic AI pays off authors with just $1.5 billion https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/07/anthropic-ai-pays-off-authors-with-just-1-5-billion/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14Tr930opuI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA  

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