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. 47 MIN AGO

    20260216 - The obnoxious GitHub OpenClaw AI bot is a crypto bro

    AI is crypto part two 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 Bitcoin: It can't be that stupid, you must be explaining it wrong https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Bitcoin-It-can-t-be-that-stupid-you-must-be-explaining-it-wrong-by-pivot-to-ai/170130194.IJ6L0 Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: [PERF] Replace np.column_stack with np.vstack().T#31132 https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/pull/31132 Gatekeeping in Open Source: The Scott Shambaugh Story https://github.com/crabby-rathbun/mjrathbun-website/commit/3bc0a780d25bab8cbd6bfd9ce4d27c27ee1f7ce2 When AI agents attack: A bot's argument over automated coding gets personal (archive) https://web.archive.org/web/20260213194851/https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/after-a-routine-code-rejection-an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-someone-by-name/ Journalistic standards? https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/journalistic-standards.1511650/#post-44249589 Editor's Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations https://arstechnica.com/staff/2026/02/editors-note-retraction-of-article-containing-fabricated-quotations/ Sorry all this is my fault https://bsky.app/profile/benjedwards.com/post/3mewgow6ch22p hmm, seems the owner of this bot that harassed the matplotlib maintainer is a crypto bro https://social.treehouse.systems/@ariadne/116065540537300456 Shell Shock! Help Me Get Clawing! https://www.moltbook.com/post/87fa7a31-e139-4a2d-954f-89e782134d8f Token: Crabby Rathbun (Rathbun) https://basescan.org/token/0x3ed514d115c6ec0f1b3d48dfcb3878f7a94a1ba3?a=0xc376ecff7b4b82c8b0a53a3043a0bc0b94c61ac3 so now the question is — who are these accounts? https://social.treehouse.systems/@ariadne/116065738200671990 Previously on Pivot to AI: Moltbot/Clawdbot/OpenClaw: an expensive and insecure AI agent that doesn't work https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/28/moltbot-clawdbot-an-expensive-and-insecure-ai-agent-that-doesnt-work/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InH0S9QHlbY&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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  2. 2 DAYS AGO

    20260213 - Let's vibe-regulate US transport with Gemini!

    'We're flooding the zone' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/13/lets-vibe-regulate-us-transport-with-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: Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-artificial-intelligence-google-gemini-transportation-regulations Has Anyone Seen the President? (2018) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-02-09/has-anyone-seen-the-president Trump Administration Science & Technology Highlights: Year One (PDF) https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/WHOSTP-2025-Wins.pdf Driving the future of government: U.S. Department of Transportation selects Google Workspace as new agency-wide collaboration suite https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/driving-the-future-of-government-us-department-of-transportation-selects-google-workspace-as-new-agency-wide-collaboration-suite The AI Dirty List https://aidirtylist.info/ The 9pm S-Bend of Technology with David Gerard https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00263/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Waymo self-driving cars, powered by AGI — A Guy Instead https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/09/waymo-self-driving-cars-powered-by-agi-a-guy-instead/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auGa2dP2EBw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    6 min

  3. 3 DAYS AGO

    20260212 - SaaSpocalypse: investors overspend badly and blame AI

    no, you can't vibe code your enterprise accounting https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/12/saaspocalypse-investors-overspend-badly-on-software-companies-and-blame-ai/ - 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: Cowork: Claude Code for the rest of your work https://claude.com/blog/cowork-research-preview anthropics / knowledge-work-plugins /legal / skills https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/tree/main/legal/skills RELX, LSEG, Experian and other media hit by AI worries from Anthropic launch https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1086735/relx-lseg-experian-and-other-media-hit-by-ai-worries-from-anthropic-launch-1086735.html 'Get Me Out': Traders Dump Software Stocks as AI Fears Erupt https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/-get-me-out-traders-dump-software-stocks-as-ai-fears-take-hold A Reprieve for the Markets, but for How Long? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/business/dealbook/software-stocks-ai-crypto.html Previously on Pivot to AI: Lawyers find more work! Cleaning up after AI bots https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/02/lawyers-find-more-work-cleaning-up-after-ai-bots/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpJZcl_eRfU&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    8 min

  4. 5 DAYS AGO

    20260211 - Anthropic test refusal string: kill a Claude session

    and a very lovely ANTHROPIC_MAGIC_STRING_TRIGGER_REFUSAL_1FAEFB6177B4672DEE07F9D3AFC62588CCD2631EDCF22E8CCC1FB35B501C9C86 to you also https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/11/the-anthropic-test-refusal-string-kill-a-claude-session-dead/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy the podcast 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: Streaming refusals https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/test-and-evaluate/strengthen-guardrails/handle-streaming-refusals ANTHROPIC_MAGIC_STRING_TRIGGER_REFUSAL https://bsky.app/profile/aparker.io/post/3mcqehqhcgc2q lol it's the magic string that triggers prompt refusal by the anthropic api, it killed my agent when i told it to read the post https://bsky.app/profile/aparker.io/post/3mcqeog55x22q xd yea https://mathstodon.xyz/@markusde/116031977386051034 EICAR test file https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EICAR_test_file Previously on Pivot to AI: How to pass an AI coding benchmark: train on the questions https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/02/how-to-pass-an-ai-coding-benchmark-train-on-the-questions/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UODoSqiU0I4&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    4 min

  5. 6 DAYS AGO

    20260210 - UK tabloid newspapers quote fake experts created with AI

    the AI is for spam https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/10/uk-tabloid-newspapers-quote-fake-experts-created-with-ai/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy the podcast 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: Faces of fakery: More fake and AI generated experts con their way into media https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/faces-of-fakery-more-fake-and-ai-generated-experts-con-their-way-into-media/ Named: 50 'experts' and linked brands publishers should treat with caution https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/named-50-experts-and-linked-brands-publishers-should-treat-with-caution/ PR bodies launch campaign against fake experts after Press Gazette investigation https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/pr-bodies-launch-campaign-against-fake-experts-after-press-gazette-investigation/ Questionable Experts https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14VCpCyjEQUfqUwgg1Wk7_U__M63Q2coRAwRxKiQGvak/edit?gid=0#gid=0 Previously on Pivot to AI: UK local papers go weird as Reach pivots to AI from journalism https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/12/04/uk-local-papers-go-weird-as-reach-pivots-to-ai-from-journalism/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    4 min

  6. 6 DAYS AGO

    20260209 - Waymo self-driving cars, powered by AGI: A Guy Instead

    Tesla and Waymo find safety rules so inconvenient https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/09/waymo-self-driving-cars-powered-by-agi-a-guy-instead/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice 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: Waymo Filings Give New Details on Its Driverless Taxis https://spectrum.ieee.org/waymo-filings-give-new-details-on-its-driverless-taxis Hit the Road, Mac: The Future of Self-Driving Cars https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2026/2/hit-the-road-mac-the-future-of-self-driving-cars Hit the Road, Mac: The Future of Self-Driving Cars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bm7f95ZxZY Waymo got grilled on Capitol Hill as lawmakers accused it of relying too much on Chinese cars and overseas labor https://www.businessinsider.com/waymo-grilled-lawmakers-chinese-cars-overseas-workers-ev-autonomous-vehicle-2026-2 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    6 min

  7. 6 FEB

    20260206 - AI coding makes you worse at learning, and not even any faster

    Coding bot vendor: coding bots are bad for you https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/06/ai-coding-makes-you-worse-at-learning-and-not-even-any-faster/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice 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: How AI Impacts Skill Formation https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.20245 How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills https://www.anthropic.com/research/AI-assistance-coding-skills Trio: a friendly Python library for async concurrency and I/O https://github.com/python-trio/trio Previously on Pivot to AI: AI coders think they're 20% faster — but they're actually 19% slower https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/11/ai-coders-think-theyre-20-faster-but-theyre-actually-19-slower/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96j1cIMYV1U&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    4 min

  8. 5 FEB

    20260205 - The OpenAI and Nvidia $100b not-a-deal is off

    a mere memorandum of understanding https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/05/the-openai-and-nvidia-100b-not-a-deal-is-off/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice 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 $100 Billion Megadeal Between OpenAI and Nvidia Is on Ice https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-100-billion-megadeal-between-openai-and-nvidia-is-on-ice-aa3025e3 Nvidia CEO Huang denies he is unhappy with OpenAI, says 'huge' investment planned https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nvidia-ceo-huang-denies-he-is-unhappy-with-openai-says-huge-investment-planned-2026-01-31/ Mad Money 02/03/26 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVTZc0j4hDY Exclusive: OpenAI is unsatisfied with some Nvidia chips and looking for alternatives, sources say https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-is-unsatisfied-with-some-nvidia-chips-looking-alternatives-sources-say-2026-02-02/ We love working with NVIDIA and they make the best AI chips in the world https://x.com/sama/status/2018451015272694248 Hands Sam a mirror https://x.com/Grady_Booch/status/2018463834323960038 Iron Lung https://ironlung.com/ Previously on Pivot to AI: OpenAI wants all the gas power — and prices go up https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/04/openai-wants-all-the-gas-power-and-prices-go-up/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gag3vzDiHRs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA OpenAI does deals to make a deal — and the money is getting worried https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/10/openai-does-deals-to-make-a-deal-and-the-money-is-getting-worried/ video: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/10/openai-does-deals-to-make-a-deal-and-the-money-is-getting-worried/   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
    298
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025
  • Show Website
    Pivot to AI

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