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. 18 hrs ago

    20260624 - Meta saves staff typing for AI training, then leaks it

    and sends engineers to the AI gulag https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/24/meta-keylogs-staff-typing-for-ai-training-then-leaks-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://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Meta to track workers' clicks and keystrokes to train AI https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvglyklz49jo Petition against the Model Capability Initiative https://mcipetition.com/ Meta Exposed Data Internally From Its Controversial Employee-Tracking Program https://www.wired.com/story/meta-accidentally-let-employees-access-each-others-keystroke-data/ Meta transfers top engineers into new AI tooling team https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-transfers-top-engineers-into-new-ai-tooling-team-2026-04-09/ 'Tell Him He's a Piece of S--t': Meta's New AI Unit Is a Total Mess https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-meta-employee-meeting-interrupt-ai/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    5 min

  2. 1d ago

    20260623 - UK press can opt out of AI overviews, stay in search results

    Google has to follow a regulation for once  https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/23/uk-press-can-opt-out-of-ai-overviews-stay-in-search-results/ - 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: CMA secures fairer deal for publishers and improves Google search services in UK https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-secures-fairer-deal-for-publishers-and-improves-google-search-services-in-uk NOTICE UNDER SECTION 14(2) OF THE DIGITAL MARKETS, COMPETITION AND CONSUMERS ACT 2024 (THE ACT) (PDF) https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68e8b29b1c8b2a3b50690811/SMS_Decision_Notice.pdf Further CMA action to secure a fairer deal for businesses and improve Google search services in UK https://www.gov.uk/government/news/further-cma-action-to-secure-a-fairer-deal-for-businesses-and-improve-google-search-services-in-uk New opportunities, control and insights for website owners https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/new-controls-website-owners/ UK regulator tells Google to let publishers opt out of AI Overviews https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/google-regulation-uk/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Google is no longer asking — feed the AI or you're not in search results https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/19/google-is-no-longer-asking-feed-the-ai-or-youre-not-in-search-results/ Google AI Overviews: Publishers file competition complaints in UK and EU https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/07/publishers-file-competition-complaints-in-uk-and-eu-over-googles-ai-overviews/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrMfQVXv9zs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    4 min

  3. 2d ago

    20260622 - Religious exemption from using the AI at work

    Become a Unitarian Universalist!  https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/22/religious-exemption-from-using-the-ai-at-work/ - 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: She won a religious exemption from using AI at work. The Pope's remarks could fuel similar appeals https://www.businessinsider.com/worker-got-religious-exemption-using-ai-at-work-2026-6 Fact Sheet: Religious Accommodations in the Workplace https://www.eeoc.gov/fact-sheet-religious-accommodations-workplace Software Engineer Gets Religious Exemption from Using AI at Work: Report https://people.com/software-engineer-gets-religious-exemption-from-using-ai-at-work-report-11994769 Atheist and Agnostic Unitarian Universalists https://www.uua.org/beliefs/what-we-believe/beliefs/atheist-agnostic Previously on Pivot to AI: Pope Leo to AI bros: Just stop it https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/26/pope-leo-to-ai-bros-just-stop-it/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtE4YzbPt1U&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    4 min

  4. 5d ago

    20260619 - Midjourney AI pivots to Theranos

    golden light and dolphins  https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/19/midjourney-ai-pivots-to-theranos-ultrasonic-ct/ - 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: A New Era of Midjourney https://www.midjourney.com/medical/blogpost Midjourney Medical https://www.midjourney.com/medical Midjourney goes from generating cat images to full-body ultrasound scans https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/952011/midjourney-medical-ai-ultrasound-scan AI Startup Midjourney Pivots to Health With Ultrasound Machine https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-18/ai-startup-midjourney-pivots-to-health-with-ultrasound-machine Primary care player Forward shutters after raising $400M, rolling out CarePods https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/primary-care-player-forward-shutters-after-raising-400m-rolling-out-carepods Previously on Pivot to AI: Disney sues AI image generator Midjourney https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/12/disney-sues-ai-image-generator-midjourney/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgssgBLNkvs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    7 min

  5. 6d ago

    20260618 - Unreal Engine 6 goes AI, wants to bring back NFTs

    everybody loves Tim Sweeney https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/18/unreal-engine-6-goes-ai-and-wants-to-bring-back-nfts/ - 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 Coding With Compassion: https://www.youtube.com/@CodingWithCompassion AI Is Our Ultimate Addiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5zSb3c9GwM Sources: Agreed. The AI tag is relevant to art exhibits for authorship disclosure https://x.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1993687499621728312 The road to Unreal Engine 6 https://www.unrealengine.com/news/the-road-to-ue-6 Why so many game developers don't want to use generative AI https://www.gamesradar.com/games/why-so-many-game-developers-dont-want-to-use-generative-ai/ CEO Tim Sweeney: "Unreal Engine 6 Will Fundamentally Change the Development Paradigm" https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/22928/ceo-tim-sweeney-unreal-engine-6-will-fundamentally-change-the-development-paradigm Godot Engine contributing documentation in English https://contributing.godotengine.org/en/latest/pull_requests/pull_request_guidelines.html Previously on Pivot to AI: Epic CEO wants Steam to remove AI game disclosures https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/27/epic-ceo-wants-steam-to-remove-ai-game-disclosures/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B62Q8tHV2c&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    7 min

  6. Jun 17

    20260617 - SearchLeak: Prompt-inject enterprise Copilot with a search

    with the help of the 100% trusted Microsoft Bing 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: SearchLeak: How We Turned M365 Copilot Into a One-Click Data Exfiltration Weapon https://www.varonis.com/blog/searchleak M365 Copilot Information Disclosure Vulnerability https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42824 Previously on Pivot to AI: How to hack Microsoft Copilot AI: ask it twice https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/20/how-to-hack-microsoft-copilot-ai-ask-it-twice/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhpt0cJLlHM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    4 min

  7. Jun 16

    20260616 - We found the missing AI apps! And nobody downloads them

    but look at our vibe code garbage fountain! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/16/we-found-the-missing-ai-apps-and-nobody-downloads-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 your 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 Source: Writing code vs. shipping code: Productivity effects across generations of AI coding tools (PDF) https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w35275/w35275.pdf Previously on Pivot to AI: If AI coding is so good ... where are the little apps? https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/09/if-ai-coding-is-so-good-where-are-the-little-apps/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz_lG6SmgK0&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    6 min

  8. Jun 15

    20260615 - Google liable for defamatory AI overviews

    91% accurate means 9% made-up rubbish https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/15/google-found-liable-for-defamatory-ai-overviews/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (set delivery postcode to somewhere in the UK): 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: How Accurate Are Google's A.I. Overviews? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/technology/google-ai-overviews-accuracy.html Deutsches Gericht rasiert Googles "AI Overviews": Google haftet für unwahre KI-Antworten https://the-decoder.de/deutsches-gericht-rasiert-googles-ai-overviews-google-haftet-fuer-unwahre-ki-antworten/ Endurteil (PDF) https://the-decoder.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/26_O_869_26_begl_Abschrift_Urteil_v_28_05_2026_Geschwaerzt_Geschwaerzt_Geschwaerzt.pdf German court holds Google liable for fake AI answers https://www.dw.com/en/german-court-holds-google-liable-for-fake-ai-answers/a-77527661 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    5 min
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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
    382
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