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. 14 hrs ago

    20260825 - Everybody hates the AI, more and more

    Take heart, you're not alone  https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/25/everybody-hates-the-ai-more-and-more/ - 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: Young adults in the U.S. are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/18/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs/ Wave 195: Attitudes about AI (PDF) https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/08/SR_26.08.19_young-adults-ai_topline.pdf Americans Oppose AI Data Centers in Their Area https://news.gallup.com/poll/709772/americans-oppose-data-centers-area.aspx Exclusive: 75% of Americans Now Oppose Local Data Center Development https://heatmap.news/daily/data-center-opposition-poll-collapse Extras: Ketan Joshi interview (YouTube members) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiO34-6ZR0s Ketan Joshi interview (Patreon, podcast and video) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/ketan-joshi-167222572 Previously on Pivot to AI: The AI doomsday cult recruits social media influencers https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/06/the-ai-doomsday-cult-recruits-social-media-influencers/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbZgAQD61xY&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  2. 1d ago

    20260824 - Twitch AI class action: inept and written with ChatGPT

    chatbot bad court thingy https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/24/twitch-ai-class-action-inept-and-written-with-chatgpt/ - 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: Online streamers sue Twitch, Amazon over generative AI training https://www.courthousenews.com/online-streamers-sue-twitch-amazon-over-generative-ai-training/ Pandiscia v. Twitch complaint (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.476724/gov.uscourts.cand.476724.1.0.pdf Ted Entertainment et al v. Amazon complaint (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.360688/gov.uscourts.wawd.360688.1.0.pdf Motion to dismiss (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.360688/gov.uscourts.wawd.360688.17.0.pdf Extras: Ketan Joshi interview (YouTube members) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiO34-6ZR0s Ketan Joshi interview (Patreon, podcast and video) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/ketan-joshi-167222572 Previously on Pivot to AI: Amazon's AI training on Twitch: 'If it was opt in, nobody would opt in' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/13/amazons-ai-training-on-twitch-if-it-was-opt-in-nobody-would-opt-in/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE4Ucw-zbpc&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  3. 4d ago

    20260821 - Tante on AI: 'When this thing crashes, I want to see apologies'

    'Many people from very different groups can come together hating AI'  CONTENT NOTE: This podcast edition has salty languaged bleeped. For the uncensored edition, you want the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beUZ2scYWUA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Cleaned-up transcript on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/tante-interview-167330337 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 Tante: website https://tante.cc/ Mastodon https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/tante.cc LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tante/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/tante Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  4. 5d ago

    20260820 - How to hack Copilot AI: ask it how to hack it

    prompt injections get easier and stupider  https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/20/how-to-hack-copilot-ai-ask-it-how-to-hack-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 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: CoSnitch: When Your AI Assistant Becomes Its Own Whistleblower https://www.varonis.com/blog/cosnitch Microsoft Copilot Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2026-24301 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-24301 Extras: Ketan Joshi interview (YouTube members) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiO34-6ZR0s Ketan Joshi interview (Patreon, podcast and video) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/ketan-joshi-167222572 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  5. 6d ago

    20260819 - Memory prices are up 500% in the past year because of AI

    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

  6. Aug 18

    20260818 - Data centres get too hot for Texas politicians

    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

  7. Aug 17

    20260817 - Anthropic watermarks AI output and the AI bros yell

    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

  8. Aug 14

    20260814 - Turkey asks the AI: are you a TERRORIST??

    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

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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
    426
  • Rating
    Clean
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