Pivot to AI

David Gerard
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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.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    20260215 - arXiv bans academic authors for AI slop papers

    the hit AI dogs holler https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/15/arxiv-bans-academic-authors-for-ai-slop-papers/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us useful 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: Attention @arxiv authors https://x.com/tdietterich/status/2055000956144935055 Yes, he told me earlier today https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7460828707713257472/?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7460828707713257472%2C7460851047045992448%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287460851047045992448%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7460828707713257472%29 Examples of incontrovertible evidence https://bsky.app/profile/tdietterich.bsky.social/post/3mlreyrmsw22u ArXiv to Ban Researchers for a Year if They Submit AI Slop https://www.404media.co/new-arxiv-rules-ai-generated-papers-ban/ Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category https://blog.arxiv.org/2025/10/31/attention-authors-updated-practice-for-review-articles-and-position-papers-in-arxiv-cs-category/ ACL Statement on Desk Rejecting Papers with Hallucinated References https://2026.aclweb.org/acl_statement/ I am quite convinced that https://x.com/LucaAmb/status/2055227745483788297 We rely on some standard LLM detectors https://bsky.app/profile/tdietterich.bsky.social/post/3mlreys4ppc2u Previously on Pivot to AI: $119 Springer cancer treatments book: 'As an AI language model ...' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/12/119-springer-cancer-treatments-book-as-an-ai-language-model/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3dIL_Ljro8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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  2. 3 DAYS AGO

    20260514 - Kevin O'Leary's giant Utah data centre: will it happen?

    Mr Wonderless https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/14/kevin-olearys-giant-utah-data-centre-will-it-happen/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us useful 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: Box Elder County commissioners OK controversial data center proposal https://www.ksl.com/article/51492962/box-elder-county-commissioners-ok-controversial-data-center-proposal Hundreds of Utahns file to block Kevin O'Leary's proposed massive data center campus over water concerns https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/05/01/utahns-send-state-deluge-concerns/ I'm the only developer of data centers on earth that graduated from environmental studies https://x.com/kevinolearytv/status/2051667709574733826 Where Are All The Data Centers? https://www.wheresyoured.at/where-are-all-the-data-centers/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Oh no! The President Donald J. Trump Advanced Energy and Intelligence Campus is in trouble https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/22/oh-no-the-president-donald-j-trump-advanced-energy-and-intelligence-campus-is-in-trouble/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQr3FlvGJrw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    8 min

  3. 4 DAYS AGO

    20260513 - Google replaces your mouse with yelling at Gemini

    'reimagining' the mouse pointer https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/13/google-replaces-your-pc-mouse-with-yelling-at-gemini/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us useful 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: Reimagining the mouse pointer for the AI era https://deepmind.google/blog/ai-pointer/ Meet Gemini in Chrome https://gemini.google/overview/gemini-in-chrome/ Introducing Googlebook, designed for Gemini Intelligence https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android/meet-googlebook/ Previously on Pivot to AI: AI computers aren't selling because users don't care https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/07/ai-computers-arent-selling-because-users-dont-care/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX38eEA2vN8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Microsoft's 2030 Vision: no mouse, no keyboard — just the AI! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/06/microsofts-2030-vision-no-mouse-no-keyboard-just-the-ai/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU-kqS0G_Uo&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Google Chrome force-installs a 4-gigabyte AI model — how to get rid of it https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/07/google-chrome-force-installs-a-4-gigabyte-ai-model-how-to-get-rid-of-it/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXYJeON5Xv4&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    6 min

  4. 5 DAYS AGO

    20260512 - GitLab announces AI layoffs, stock goes down 9%

    seize the day! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/12/gitlab-announces-ai-layoffs-stock-goes-down-9/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us useful 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: The Missing GitHub Status Page https://mrshu.github.io/github-statuses/ GitLab Act 2 https://about.gitlab.com/blog/gitlab-act-2/ Forgejo https://forgejo.org/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Steve Yegge's Gas Town: Vibe coding goes crypto scam https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/22/steve-yegges-gas-town-vibe-coding-goes-crypto-scam/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0_8gPam4tM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Layoffs don't boost the share price — they drop it https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/23/layoffs-dont-boost-the-share-price-they-drop-it/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM2ck27fJhI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    5 min

  5. 6 DAYS AGO

    20260511 - Banks turn data centre loans into 2008-style time bombs

    party like it's 2007 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us useful 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 CORRECTION: of course you don't "lend" the tranches out. You sell them (as financial products). Sources: Banks seek to offload risk to avoid 'choking' on data centre debt https://www.ft.com/content/08aba5e4-5834-4e79-a48d-989a2c5bad0f Previously on Pivot to AI: Silicon Valley and Wall Street invent collateralized GPU obligations. Surely this will work out fine https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/11/04/silicon-valley-and-wall-street-invent-collateralized-gpu-obligations-surely-this-will-work-out-fine/ Pumping the AI bubble: a data center funding craze with 'novel types of debt structures' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/11/19/pumping-the-ai-bubble-a-data-center-funding-craze-with-novel-types-of-debt-structures/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    6 min

  6. 8 MAY

    20260508 - OpenAI may not be able to IPO in 2026

    But your pension fund will pay if it does https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/08/openai-may-not-be-able-to-ipo-in-2026/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us useful 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: OpenAI Misses Key Revenue, User Targets in High-Stakes Sprint Toward IPO https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-misses-key-revenue-user-targets-in-high-stakes-sprint-toward-ipo-94a95273 OpenAI Wants to Go Public. First Sarah Friar Needs to Get It to Grow Up https://www.wsj.com/business/openai-sam-altman-ipo-sarah-friar-392c582b OpenAI: The IPO That Cannot Afford to Wait (PDF) https://pitchbook.brightspotcdn.com/ca/14/061592ef4dc29560d4a762c47eea/q2-2026-pitchbook-analyst-note-openai-the-ipo-that-cannot-afford-to-wait.pdf Exclusive: OpenAI lays groundwork for juggernaut IPO at up to $1 trillion valuation https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-lays-groundwork-juggernaut-ipo-up-1-trillion-valuation-2025-10-29/ SpaceX Financials Are Leaking Out. What Surprised Us https://www.barrons.com/articles/spacex-financials-what-surprised-us-45f50ba6 New Nasdaq rules offer SpaceX free liquidity https://www.ft.com/content/ed08478f-89a3-405e-ab03-464f0959d0a0 Previously on Pivot to AI: SoftBank needs OpenAI to stay alive — no matter what https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/27/softbank-needs-openai-to-stay-alive-no-matter-what/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTYxEVRiCvM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA OpenAI IPO proceeds — even as CFO says the company is 'not ready' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/08/openai-ipo-proceeds-even-as-cfo-says-the-company-is-not-ready/ video: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/08/openai-ipo-proceeds-even-as-cfo-says-the-company-is-not-ready/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    6 min

  7. 7 MAY

    20260507 - Google Chrome force-installs a 4-gigabyte AI model

    How to get rid of it https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/07/google-chrome-force-installs-a-4-gigabyte-ai-model-how-to-get-rid-of-it/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us useful 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: Google's Gemini AI model is coming to the Pixel 8 Pro — and eventually to Android https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/6/23989591/google-gemini-ai-model-pixel-8-pro-recorder-smart-reply 10 updates from Google I/O 2024: Unlocking the power of AI for every web developer https://developer.chrome.com/blog/web-at-io24 Manage on-device Generative AI models in Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/16961953?visit_id=639136487924121801-2123957226&p=on_device_genAI&rd=1 By now you've all probably heard about the latest shenanigans from Google https://social.vivaldi.net/@Vivaldi/116527624628906700 Previously on Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: The Brave web browser is hijacking links, and inserting affiliate codes https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2020/06/06/the-brave-web-browser-is-hijacking-links-and-inserting-affiliate-codes/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    4 min

  8. 6 MAY

    20250506 - OpenAI GPT 5.5 goes Goblin Mode

    let none say 'model collapse' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/06/openai-chatgpt-goes-goblin-mode-let-none-say-model-collapse/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us useful 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: I was wondering why my claw suddenly became a goblin with codex 5.5 https://x.com/TaraViswanathan/status/2048992206711927100 i was just asking about camera equipment https://x.com/AndyAyrey/status/2047956630676095280 codex/codex-rs/models-manager/models.json https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/main/codex-rs/models-manager/models.json#L55 Where the goblins came from https://openai.com/index/where-the-goblins-came-from/ What should we work on in argon? https://x.com/sama/status/2049241518540808440 Previously on Pivot to AI: The AI centipede: model collapse happens fast https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/07/25/the-ai-centipede-model-collapse-happens-fast/ Generative AI runs on gambling addiction — just one more prompt, bro! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/05/generative-ai-runs-on-gambling-addiction-just-one-more-prompt-bro/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWngvJnoPJA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Claude Code codebase is leaked https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/01/claude-code-codebase-is-leaked/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpkyF-ugVq4&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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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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  • Creator
    David Gerard
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    361
  • Rating
    Clean
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