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. 18H AGO

    20260527 - McClatchy runs AI slop with journalists' names on it

    'Journalists who are defiant will fall behind' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/27/mcclatchy-runs-ai-slop-with-journalists-names-on-it/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice 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: 'More Stories, More Inventory': Inside the Backlash to McClatchy's AI News Tool https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/mcclatchy-content-scaling-agents-roiling-newsrooms/ McClatchy Journalists Revolt Against AI: 'It's a Betrayal' https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/mcclatchy-ai-tool-revolt-sacramento-bee-miami-herald-charlotte-observer/ McClatchy violated new contract by rolling out AI tool, union claims https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2026/04/27/sacramento-bee-union-grievance-ai.html VICTORY: POLITICO agrees to shut down both AI tools at center of landmark arbitration https://newsguild.org/victory-politico-agrees-to-shut-down-both-ai-tools-at-center-of-landmark-arbitration/ Previously on Pivot to AI: At Politico, AI content doesn't need editorial standards! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/16/at-politico-ai-content-doesnt-need-editorial-standards/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFH-lG0nwos&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Google is replacing search results with only the AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/20/google-is-replacing-search-results-with-only-the-ai/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aji8lhaV3XM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    6 min

  2. 1D AGO

    20260526 - Pope Leo to AI bros: just stop it

    'Artificial intelligence now demands to be disarmed' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/26/pope-leo-to-ai-bros-just-stop-it/ - blog post  Written by Amy Castor and David Gerard Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice 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: Magnifica Humanitas https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html Pope Leo presents 'Magnifica humanitas' calling for disarmament of AI https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-05/pope-leo-xiv-magnifica-humanitas-presentation-ai-disarmament.html Silicon Valley takes its AI pitch to the pope https://www.politico.eu/article/pope-leo-xiv-ai-meetings-silicon-valley-vatican/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    5 min

  3. 2D AGO

    20260525 - STOP DOING SEARCHES

    STOP DOING SEARCHES (a dramatic reading) They have played us for absolute fools I may have accidentally done an episode on my day off anyway https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/25/stop-doing-searches/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice 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 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    2 min

  4. 5D AGO

    20260522 - OpenAI user numbers go flat. Just in time for the IPO

    more 'annualised' numbers https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/22/openai-user-numbers-go-flat-just-in-time-for-the-ipo/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice 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: OpenAI Is Preparing to File for an IPO Very Soon https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-ipo-filing-date-0ec95af5 Form S-1 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1181412/000162828026036936/0001628280-26-036936-index.htm OpenAI Generated Nearly $6 Billion in Revenue in First Quarter, Boosted by Codex https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-held-1-billion-revenue-lead-anthropic-first-quarter Previously on Pivot to AI: OpenAI may not be able to IPO in 2026 https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/08/openai-may-not-be-able-to-ipo-in-2026/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAZRZcVM14E&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    6 min

  5. 6D AGO

    20260521 - Amazon engineers use MeshClaw bot to hit manager AI token targets

    'Show me the incentive and I'll show you the outcome' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/21/amazon-engineers-use-meshclaw-bot-to-hit-managers-ai-token-targets/ - 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: Amazon staff use AI tool for unnecessary tasks to inflate usage scores https://www.ft.com/content/8ee0d3ef-9548-422d-8ff1-ebd48ad4b2ca Previously on Pivot to AI: Amazon Web Services vibe-codes itself an outage or two https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/20/amazon-web-services-vibe-codes-itself-an-outage-or-two/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xju34CkVfX4&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Project Lobster: Microsoft brings Copilot AI to OpenClaw https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/24/project-lobster-microsoft-brings-copilot-ai-to-openclaw/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7bQnFC4K1Y&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    5 min

  6. MAY 20

    20260520 - Google replacing search results with only the AI

    replace the Web with slop https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/20/google-is-replacing-search-results-with-only-the-ai/ - 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 Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: http://amzn.to/2iW7kzW (UK) http://amzn.to/2xSxs1e (US) Libra Shrugged: https://amzn.to/3mF8bke (UK) https://amzn.to/2HLzxGa (US) Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: The Man Who Killed Google Search https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-killed-google/ Google Search as you know it is over https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/ A new era for AI Search https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/search-io-2026/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Oops, all AI! Google replaces search with the AI Overview https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/07/oops-all-ai-google-replaces-search-with-the-ai-overview/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02tR-e47OxY&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA AI doomsday cultist throws Molotov at Sam Altman's house https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/13/ai-doomsday-cultist-throws-molotov-at-sam-altmans-house/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo7KI5jON_c&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA GitHub Copilot AI token charges to go up 10×–100× https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/18/github-copilot-ai-token-charges-to-go-up-10x-100x/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A9FjHGcFWg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    9 min

  7. MAY 19

    20260519 - Tucson Project Blue: data centres lie about water again

    a flood of NDAs in the desert https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/19/tucson-project-blue-data-centres-lie-about-water-again/ - 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: Public officials reconsider NDA process amid Project Blue outrage https://azluminaria.org/2025/08/04/project-blue-nda-policy-secrecy/ Detailed Timeline of Project Blue https://nodesertdatacenter.com/detailed-timeline-of-project-blue/ Pima County approves $3.6 billion data center project near fairgrounds https://www.azpm.org/s/101149-pima-county-approves-36-billion-data-center-project-near-fairgrounds/ City of Tucson shares details on Project Blue potential water and energy use https://www.kgun9.com/news/community-inspired-journalism/southeast-side-news/city-of-tucson-shares-details-on-project-blue-potential-water-and-energy-use Tucson deal: 'Project Blue' data centers would thirst for water & electricity https://azmirror.com/2025/07/18/tucson-deal-project-blue-data-centers-would-thirst-for-water-electricity/ Pima County NDA confirms Amazon is behind Project Blue data center https://azluminaria.org/2025/10/01/pima-county-nda-confirms-amazon-is-behind-project-blue-data-center/ Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue data center amid intense community pressure https://azluminaria.org/2025/08/06/tucson-city-council-rejects-project-blue-amid-intense-community-pressure/ Beale Infrastructure Confirms Updated Plan for Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Investment in Pima County https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250917601961/en/Beale-Infrastructure-Confirms-Updated-Plan-for-Sustainable-Digital-Infrastructure-Investment-in-Pima-County Amazon pulls out of Project Blue data centers, sources say https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/article_de6c4456-ff05-4403-a869-b7261838e24c.html City says Project Blue must stop using Tucson Water for data center construction https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050526_project_blue_water/city-says-project-blue-must-stop-using-tucson-water-data-center-construction/ Contractor working on Project Blue data center issued Notice of Violation https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/contractor-working-on-project-blue-data-center-issued-notice-of-violation Project Blue's 2 new Tucson wells could draw up to 31 million gallons of water annually https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051826_project_blue_wells/project-blues-2-new-tucson-wells-could-draw-up-31-million-gallons-water-annually/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Blue Owl won't give your money back. This is fine https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/26/blue-owl-wont-give-your-money-back-this-is-fine/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh6DbLNM1lI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

    8 min

  8. MAY 18

    20260518 - GitHub Copilot AI token charges go up 10x-100x

    How Enterprise Software as a Service works https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/18/github-copilot-ai-token-charges-to-go-up-10x-100x/ - 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: Microsoft Fiscal Year 2026 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/events/fy-2026/earnings-fy-2026-q3 GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/github-copilot-is-moving-to-usage-based-billing/ GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing #192948 https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/192948 おー https://x.com/Sugar_develop/status/2054323790327492851 Well, party is over i guess https://x.com/abebeos/status/2054445525030654461 約$5000の値上げは草 https://x.com/wogikaze/status/2054365603994255639 I'll just leave this here ... https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1tbfkui/ill_just_leave_this_here/ GitHub Copilot individual plans: Introducing flex allotments in Pro and Pro+, and a new Max plan https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/github-copilot-individual-plans-introducing-flex-allotments-in-pro-and-pro-and-a-new-max-plan/ GitHub Copilot code review will start consuming GitHub Actions minutes on June 1, 2026 https://github.blog/changelog/2026-04-27-github-copilot-code-review-will-start-consuming-github-actions-minutes-on-june-1-2026/ You think? My company is large https://x.com/CodyExistslol/status/2052042188998008840 Previously on Pivot to AI: Cash incinerator OpenAI secures its $6.6 billion lifeline — 'in the spirit of a donation' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/10/03/cash-incinerator-openai-secures-its-6-6-billion-lifeline-in-the-spirit-of-a-donation/ 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 Companies go full AI — then the bill comes due https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/19/companies-go-full-ai-then-the-bill-comes-due/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBEOdoYs8v8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Claude Code rate limits: Anthropic AI squeezes the customers https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/23/claude-code-rate-limits-anthropic-ai-squeezes-the-customers/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTSg0Xsic8k&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
    369
  • Rating
    Clean
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