Pivot to AI

David Gerard

The latest foolishness from the AI bubble, every weekday. It can't be that stupid, you must be prompting it wrong.

  1. HACE 2 DÍAS

    20251030 - AI: powered by old jet engines, near you!

    and you thought living near a bitcoin miner was bad https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/30/ai-powered-by-old-jet-turbines-near-you/ - text 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 Logo, black text: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/174466546 Logo, no text: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/174467216?ref=studio-promote Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Data Centers Look to Old Airplane Engines for Power https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-data-centers Built for Sound https://www.power-eng.com/operations-maintenance/built-for-sound/ Data centers turn to commercial aircraft jet engines bolted onto trailers as AI power crunch bites — cast-off turbines generate up to 48 MW of electricity apiece https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers-turn-to-ex-airliner-engines-as-ai-power-crunch-bites Neighborhood residents frustrated by traffic from Lancium data center project in Abilene https://ktxs.com/news/local/neighborhood-residents-frustrated-by-traffic-from-lancium-data-center-project-in-abilene In Abilene, Stargate Project Puts AI Boom Ahead of Human Health https://www.texasobserver.org/abilene-texas-stargate-natural-gas-plant-harms/ OpenAI shows off Stargate AI data center in Texas and plans 5 more elsewhere with Oracle, Softbank https://apnews.com/article/openai-stargate-oracle-data-center-0b3f4fa6e8d8141b4c143e3e7f41aba1 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/ Musk's xAI gas turbines: no emission controls, filling Memphis air with smog https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/14/musks-xai-gas-turbines-no-emission-controls-filling-memphis-air-with-smog video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibI6rQmBUF0&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA 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 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    4 min
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    20251029 - OpenAI goes for-profit! What happens next?

    from non-profit to no-profit https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/29/openai-goes-for-profit-what-happens-next/ - text 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 Logo, black text: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/174466546 Logo, no text: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/174467216?ref=studio-promote Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: OpenAI Gives Microsoft 27% Stake, Completes For-Profit Shift https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/microsoft-to-get-27-of-openai-access-to-ai-models-until-2032 The next chapter of the Microsoft–OpenAI partnership https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/10/28/the-next-chapter-of-the-microsoft-openai-partnership/ Exclusive: OpenAI to remove non-profit control and give Sam Altman equity https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-remove-non-profit-control-give-sam-altman-equity-sources-say-2024-09-25/ SoftBank approves remaining $22.5 billion of OpenAI investment, the Information reports https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/softbank-approves-remaining-225-billion-openai-investment-information-reports-2025-10-25/ California Memorandum of Understanding (PDF) https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/Final%20Executed%20MOU%20Between%20OpenAI%20and%20California%20AG%20re%20Notice%20of%20Conditions%20of%20Non-Objection%20%2810.27.2025%29%20%28Signed%20by%20OpenAI%29%20%28Signed%20by%20CA%20DOJ%29.pdf AG Jennings completes review of OpenAI recapitalization https://news.delaware.gov/2025/10/28/ag-jennings-completes-review-of-openai-recapitalization/ Re: OpenAI, Inc.'s Corporate Restructuring (PDF) https://news.delaware.gov/files/2025/10/2025-10-28-OpenAI-DEAG-Statement-of-Nonobjection.pdf Sam, Jakub, and Wojciech on the future of OpenAI with audience Q&A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngDCxlZcecw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Previously on Pivot to AI: OpenAI signs its $40 billion deal with SoftBank! Or maybe $30 billion, probably https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/02/openai-signs-its-40-billion-deal-with-softbank-or-maybe-30-billion-probably/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aP1zUUcmjk&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 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 Musk's Grokipedia — Grok AI rewrites Wikipedia https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/05/musks-grokipedia-grok-ai-rewrites-wikipedia/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA-FyI_5n50&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA ChatGPT sales are flat — so Altman offers OpenAI adult chat https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/17/chatgpt-sales-are-flat-so-altman-offers-openai-adult-chat/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzFVuQl7xp8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    8 min
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    20251028 - Australia sues Microsoft for forcing Copilot AI onto Office 365 customers

    Call and demand a refund and reversion to Classic https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/28/australia-sues-microsoft-for-forcing-copilot-ai-onto-office-365-customers/ - text 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 Logo, black text: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/174466546 Logo, no text: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/174467216?ref=studio-promote Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Microsoft in court for allegedly misleading millions of Australians over Microsoft 365 subscriptions https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/microsoft-in-court-for-allegedly-misleading-millions-of-australians-over-microsoft-365-subscriptions ACC v Microsoft Concise Statement (PDF) https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/accc-v-microsoft-concise-statement-27-october-2025.pdf Microsoft sued for allegedly misleading millions of Australians with its AI pricing https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/27/microsoft-sued-allegedly-misleading-millions-australians-ai-pricing-ntwnfb ACCC sues over Microsoft 365 subscription hikes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lGK5CXtwKo&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Previously on Pivot to AI: Nobody wants Copilot Pro AI for Office 365 — so Microsoft will force-bundle it and raise the price https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/11/07/nobody-wants-copilot-pro-ai-for-office-365-so-microsoft-will-force-bundle-it-and-raise-the-price/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    7 min
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    20251027 - Electronic Arts losing income and crippled by debt? More AI!

    Kushner 'grew up playing their games,' it's fine https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/27/electronic-arts-is-losing-income-and-crippled-by-debt-more-ai/ - text 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 Sources: Electronic Arts Reports Q1 FY26 Results (PDF) https://s204.q4cdn.com/701424631/files/doc_financials/2026/q1/Q1-FY26-Earnings-Release-FINAL1.pdf EA cuts another 200 jobs "in service of driving future growth", bringing total job losses to around 300 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-cuts-another-200-jobs-in-service-of-driving-future-growth-bringing-total-job-losses-to-around-300 'When the dogs won't eat the dog food': Inside the AI divide roiling video-game giant Electronic Arts https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-ai-divide-roiling-video-game-giant-electronic-arts-2025-10 EA Announces Agreement to be Acquired by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for $55 Billion https://ir.ea.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2025/EA-Announces-Agreement-to-be-Acquired-by-PIF-Silver-Lake-and-Affinity-Partners-for-55-Billion/default.aspx Video games maker Electronic Arts strikes $55bn deal to go private https://www.ft.com/content/be980240-13ec-498c-ba79-71eada30d133 EA shows 'text to game' concept powered by AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aud5bniXDOg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Previously on Pivot to AI: Game studios love AI! The gamers ... hate it https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/29/game-studios-love-ai-the-gamers-hate-it/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrXLqRQ69jQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    7 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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