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. 13 HR AGO

    20260326 - BuzzFeed goes AI! Then it goes broke

    go slop, go flop https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/26/buzzfeed-goes-ai-then-it-goes-broke/ - 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: BuzzFeed's Bet on Bots (archive) https://web.archive.org/web/20230128051113/https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/1674787291972586081ce914d/raw BuzzFeed to Use ChatGPT Creator OpenAI to Help Create Quizzes and Other Content https://www.wsj.com/articles/buzzfeed-to-use-chatgpt-creator-openai-to-help-create-some-of-its-content-11674752660 BuzzFeed Is Quietly Publishing Whole AI-Generated Articles, Not Just Quizzes https://futurism.com/buzzfeed-publishing-articles-by-ai BuzzFeed News, Which Dragged Media Into the Digital Age, Shuts Down https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/business/buzzfeed-news-shut-down.html BuzzFeed Says AI Will "Replace the Majority of Static Content" https://futurism.com/buzzfeed-ai-replace-content How Buzzfeed is using AI to boost engagement as social traffic wanes https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/buzzfeed-ai/ BuzzFeed, Inc. Reports Q4 and Full Year 2025 Results https://investors.buzzfeed.com/news-releases/news-release-details/buzzfeed-inc-reports-q4-and-full-year-2025-results BuzzFeed debuts AI slop apps in bid for new revenue https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/17/buzzfeed-ai-slop-apps-sxsw-bf-island-conjure/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    6 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    20260325 - OpenAI shuts down Sora video, Disney deal off

    pivoting from video https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/25/openai-shuts-down-sora-video-disney-deal-off/ - 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: We're saying goodbye to the Sora app https://x.com/soraofficialapp/status/2036546752535470382 Creating with Sora safely https://openai.com/index/creating-with-sora-safely/ OpenAI to Cut Back on Side Projects in Push to 'Nail' Core Business https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-chatgpt-side-projects-16b3a825 OpenAI Could Be Blowing As Much As $15 Million Per Day On Silly Sora Videos https://www.forbes.com/sites/phoebeliu/2025/11/10/openai-spending-ai-generated-sora-videos/ OpenAI Scraps Sora Video Platform Months After Launch https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-set-to-discontinue-sora-video-platform-app-a82a9e4e OpenAI drops AI video tool Sora, startling Disney, sources say https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-set-discontinue-sora-video-platform-app-wsj-reports-2026-03-24/ OpenAI CEO Shifts Responsibilities, Preps 'Spud' AI Model https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-ceo-shifts-responsibilities-preps-spud-ai-model i guess those celebrating soras death https://bsky.app/profile/dril.bsky.social/post/3mhuesr6dms23 Previously on Pivot to AI: OpenAI releases new Sora demo videos — with a few less glitches https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/09/14/openai-releases-new-sora-demo-videos-with-a-few-less-glitches/ OpenAI launches then un-launches Sora, Twitter gives Grok away for free https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/12/11/openai-launches-then-un-launches-sora-twitter-gives-grok-away-for-free/ How OpenAI dodged Hollywood on Sora 2 https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/18/how-openai-dodged-hollywood-on-sora-2/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By3GRSY2Ptw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Why Disney just put $1 billion into OpenAI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/12/why-disney-just-put-1-billion-into-openai/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBbVPmlfUqk&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX to trash stock market IPOs for 2026 https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/20/openai-anthropic-spacex-to-trash-stock-market-ipos-for-2026/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THMhJd3XMhQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    6 min

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    20260324 - Walmart dumps OpenAI at the checkout

    the customers? not so convinced https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/24/walmart-dumps-openai-at-the-checkout/ - 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: Buy it in ChatGPT: Instant Checkout and the Agentic Commerce Protocol https://openai.com/index/buy-it-in-chatgpt/ Walmart Partners with OpenAI to Create AI-First Shopping Experiences https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/10/14/walmart-partners-with-openai-to-create-ai-first-shopping-experiences Why Walmart and OpenAI Are Shaking Up Their Agentic Shopping Deal https://www.wired.com/story/ai-lab-walmart-openai-shaking-up-agentic-shopping-deal/ OpenAI Scales Back Shopping Plans for ChatGPT https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-scales-back-shopping-plans-chatgpt OpenAI's Shopping Ambitions Hit Messy Data Reality https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-shopping-ambitions-hit-messy-data-reality Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    4 min

  4. 3 DAYS AGO

    20260323 - Layoffs don't boost shares prices, they drop them

    'Restructuring' gets a 7% hit, 'AI' only a 2% hit https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/23/layoffs-dont-boost-the-share-price-they-drop-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: Wall Street is no longer rewarding job-cut announcements, Goldman analysis finds https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wall-street-is-no-longer-rewarding-job-cut-announcements-goldman-analysis-finds-a60c87a4 The Great Turnover: 9 in 10 Companies Plan To Hire in 2026, Yet 6 in 10 Will Have Layoffs https://www.resume.org/the-great-turnover-9-in-10-companies-plan-to-hire-in-2026-yet-6-in-10-will-have-layoffs-2/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    4 min

  5. 6 DAYS AGO

    20260320 - OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX to trash stock market IPOs

    venture capital discovers there's no exit https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/20/openai-anthropic-spacex-to-trash-stock-market-ipos-for-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 Sign up for a daily email: https://pivot-to-ai.com/#byemail Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com Source: Mega IPOs Could Threaten 2026 IPO Class (PDF) https://pitchbook.brightspotcdn.com/c1/54/df4900734f9484a3bcb6745f4992/q1-2026-pitchbook-analyst-note-mega-ipos-could-threaten-2026-ipo-class.pdf Previously on Pivot to AI: a16z raising fresh $20b to keep the AI bubble pumping https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/10/a16z-raising-fresh-20b-for-ai-bubble-investments/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7a1-6MU3QA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA AI winter is in the air! But we think the AI bubble keeps going until 2027 https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/23/ai-winter-is-in-the-air-but-we-think-the-ai-bubble-keeps-going-until-2027/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp1-3Ypmr1Y&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Musk wants to merge SpaceX with xAI, then take it public https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/02/musk-wants-to-merge-spacex-with-xai-then-take-it-public/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMKyocHwUJI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    7 min

  6. 19 MAR

    20260319 - Companies go full AI. Then the bill comes due

    Microsoft will pay you tomorrow for a token today https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/19/companies-go-full-ai-then-the-bill-comes-due/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard (get in with the cool kids) 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 Sign up for a daily email: https://pivot-to-ai.com/#byemail Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: You've Finally Figured Out AI at Work — Now Comes the Bill https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-tokens-productivity-d35c6bd8 hearing microsoft is reorganizing its AI team https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com/post/3mhbcolqpds2y I won't share details of my job specifically https://bsky.app/profile/icanfly42.bsky.social/post/3mhbcvz75qc2y Yep, at my work for more than a year they've been pushing "AI all the things!" https://mastodon.social/@kralcttam/116256227967652032 My Dinner With AI https://www.grumpygamer.com/my_dinner_with_ai/ One of the solutions proposed https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com/post/3mhbcst6rrk2y Previously on Pivot to AI: AI winter is in the air! But we think the AI bubble keeps going until 2027 https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/23/ai-winter-is-in-the-air-but-we-think-the-ai-bubble-keeps-going-until-2027/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp1-3Ypmr1Y&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA 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 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    8 min

  7. 18 MAR

    20260318 - Facebook shutting down its Horizon Worlds VR Metaverse

    the Metaverse just didn't have legs https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/18/facebook-shutting-down-its-horizon-worlds-vr-metaverse/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard (get in with the cool kids) 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: Updates to Your Meta Quest Experience in 2026 https://communityforums.atmeta.com/blog/AnnouncementsBlog/updates-to-your-meta-quest-experience-in-2026/1369435 NewsMeta Horizon Worlds is discontinued! https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/1rweb1a/meta_horizon_worlds_is_discontinued/ Our Renewed Focus in 2026 https://developers.meta.com/horizon/blog/2026-vr-state-of-the-union-horizon-mobile-focus/ Meta Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/meta-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-results-302673127.html Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-ceo-zuckerberg-plans-deep-cuts-metaverse-efforts-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-12-04/ Meta Plans to Shift Spending Away From the Metaverse https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-plans-to-shift-spending-away-from-the-metaverse-d0ac3b7f Building a Digital Future: The Metaverse (PDF, archive) https://web.archive.org/web/20260318174813/https://davidgerard.co.uk/tmp/Resnick2022_Building_ResearchByGartner_21pages.pdf Into the Metaverse: Creators, Commerce and Connection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j7P6gt2jLU&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Previously on Pivot to AI and Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: Terra's stablecoin does its own 2008 crisis — UST crashes and takes Bitcoin with it https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2022/05/10/terras-stablecoin-does-a-2008-crisis-ust-crashes-and-takes-bitcoin-with-it/ Wear Meta's AI creepshot glasses — or be left behind! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/04/wear-metas-ai-creepshot-glasses-or-be-left-behind/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOlAbLVX_wk&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    7 min

  8. 17 MAR

    20260317 - UK chancellor: 'Quantum is an area within AI'

    When you're out of ideas, why not try magic https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/17/uk-chancellor-rachel-reeves-quantum-is-an-area-within-ai/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard (get in with the cool kids) 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: Mais Lecture 2026 https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/mais-lecture-2026 LIVE: UK finance minister Rachel Reeves delivers annual Mais Lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPjXVpctAHo&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA UK's "Quantum leap"  to help beat disease, deliver high-paid jobs, and strengthen national security, as first country in the world to roll out Quantum computers at scale https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uks-quantum-leap-tohelp-beat-diseasedeliver-high-paid-jobs-and-strengthen-national-security-as-first-country-in-the-world-to-roll-out-quantum Reeves vows to stop UK tech from 'drifting abroad' (archive) https://web.archive.org/web/20260317021100/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0k16zdr1r1o UK will win AI race as Chancellor sets out economic 'big choices' https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-will-win-ai-race-as-chancellor-sets-out-economic-big-choices Ensuring that the UK can capture the benefits of quantum computing https://www.oxfordeconomics.com/resource/ensuring-that-the-uk-can-capture-the-benefits-of-quantum-computing/ Previously on Pivot to AI: The hype after AI: lads, it's looking really quantum https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/16/the-hype-after-ai-lads-its-looking-really-quantum/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2y2fX4YNKw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA UK AI Action Plan: vaporware, crypto bros, and no AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/10/uk-ai-action-plan-vaporware-crypto-bros-and-no-ai/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB415dkRsYI&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
    326
  • Rating
    Clean
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