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David Gerard

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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  • Friday · 5 min

    20261016 - US Third Circuit: AI training not fair use after all

    Anthropic on tenterhooks https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/16/us-third-circuit-ai-training-not-fair-use-after-all/ - 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 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: AI training of copyrighted material not fair use: Third Circuit https://www.courthousenews.com/ai-training-of-copyrighted-material-not-fair-use-third-circuit/ Opinion (PDF) https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/opinion-thomson-reuters-v-ross-intelligence-ai-third-circuit-affirm-partial-summary-judgment.pdf Previously on Pivot to AI: Thomson Reuters wins AI training copyright ruling — what this does and doesn't mean https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/12/thomson-reuters-wins-ai-training-copyright-case-what-this-does-and-doesnt-mean/ Anthropic AI wins broad fair use for training! — but not on pirated books https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/24/anthropic-wins-broad-fair-use-for-training-but-not-on-pirated-books/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwoScPzTWiA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Anthropic IPO filing: the disaster in numbers https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/01/anthropic-ipo-filing-the-disaster-in-numbers/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20VYK0-Q-3o&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • Thursday · 5 min

    20261015 - Epic Games goes full vibe code: MAXIMUM AI ACCELERATION

    'No more hand-written code' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/15/epic-games-goes-full-vibe-code-maximum-ai-acceleration/ - 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 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: We have a huge pivot underway here at Epic https://x.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/2109705826688549304 Epic Games Delays Disney Project, Asks Developers to Use More AI https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-12/epic-games-delays-disney-project-asks-developers-to-use-more-ai The new Epic Games Launcher is finally here in Preview https://store.epicgames.com/news/epic-games-launcher-preview Epic's new games launcher is 'vibe coded' https://www.theverge.com/games/1010751/epic-games-launcher-vibe-coded-ai-linux More examples of AI coding issues with EPIC GAMES STORE coming out https://www.reddit.com/r/videogames/comments/1x6gmph/more_examples_of_ai_coding_issues_with_epic_games/ Awesome Gaming on Linux Without Cheating https://onlineservices.epicgames.com/news/introducing-easy-anti-cheat-linux-v2 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • Wednesday · 13 min

    20261014 - Linux kernel goes full AI slop code, hides chatbot commits

    'The kernel project only wants serious developers. That includes having access to enough resources to function in this world' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/14/linux-kernel-goes-full-ai-slop-code-hides-chatbot-commits/ - 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 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: The 2026 Maintainers Summit https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1099594/be20382b54a9b4cd/ What is Windows K2? Inside Microsoft's big plan to save Windows 11 and win back trust from users https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/what-is-windows-k2-everything-you-need-to-know-saving-windows-11 Building the PERFECT Linux PC with Linus Torvalds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfv0V1SxbNA AudioNoise https://github.com/torvalds/AudioNoise The new rules for AI-assisted code in the Linux kernel: What every dev needs to know https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-and-maintainers-finalize-ai-policy-for-linux-kernel-developers/ Linking Patchwork with Sashiko? https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/CAHk-=wi4zC+Ze8e+p3tMv8TtG_80KzsZ1syL9anBtmEh5Z40vg@mail.gmail.com/ [GIT PULL] Networking for 7.3 https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260818212923.2725202-1-kuba@kernel.org/ [PATCH] docs: remove Assisted-by references https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20261009083137.3-1-sashal@kernel.org/ Debian "trixie" Release Information https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/ The NetBSD Project https://netbsd.org/ THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: 9-28-03: QUESTIONS FOR LINUS TORVALDS; The Sharer https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/28/magazine/the-way-we-live-now-9-28-03-questions-for-linus-torvalds-the-sharer.html Previously on Pivot to AI: Anthropic IPO filing: the disaster in numbers https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/01/anthropic-ipo-filing-the-disaster-in-numbers/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20VYK0-Q-3o&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • Tuesday · 4 min

    20261013 - The AI Photoshop clones: interface mockups that don't work

    the return of the SaaSpocalypse https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/13/the-ai-photoshop-clones-interface-mockups-that-dont-work/ - 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 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: Adobe Agrees to $150 Million Settlement and Injunction to Resolve Alleged Violations of the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/adobe-agrees-150-million-settlement-and-injunction-resolve-alleged-violations-restore-online Adobe in Trouble After Someone Reverse Engineered Adobe Creative Suite and Released It as Open Source https://futurism.com/future-society/adobe-creative-suite-software-open-source-artcraft Yes, no AI is now a feature https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/03/yes-no-ai-is-now-a-feature/ Attack of the Vibe Coded Photoshop Clones https://www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/10/9/attack-of-the-vibe-coded-photoshop-clones Shopper denied $51 refund for 20TB HDD that's mostly a weighted plastic box https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/man-buys-20tb-portable-hdd-for-51-son-breaks-the-news-that-its-a-fake/ Adobe slips on back of HSBC downgrade https://www.tradingview.com/news/seekingalpha:d5935752b094b:0-adobe-slips-on-back-of-hsbc-downgrade/ Previously on Pivot to AI: SaaSpocalypse: investors overspend badly on software companies and blame AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/12/saaspocalypse-investors-overspend-badly-on-software-companies-and-blame-ai/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DYFmohEZHw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • Monday · 4 min

    20261012 - AI game demo is going broke on just 430 players

    all my apes gone https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/12/ai-game-demo-is-going-broke-on-just-430-players/ - 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 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: Teach My Little Sister How To Drive https://store.steampowered.com/app/3948460/Teach_My_Little_Sister_How_To_Drive/ How this game uses AI https://easyfoxgames.com/tsd/ai/privacy/gl v1.2.9 Update and a Development Status Update https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3948460/view/699903960312447039 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • October 9 · 4 min

    20261009 - Anthropic bans 'abusive or cruel behavior' toward Claude

    Us abusing our customers is different, you understand https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/09/anthropic-bans-abusive-or-cruel-behavior-toward-claude/ - 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 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: 2026 Usage Policy update https://www.anthropic.com/news/2026-usage-policy-update Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/us/anthropic-claude-morals-ai.html Previously on Pivot to AI: Generative AI runs on gambling addiction — just one more prompt, bro! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/05/generative-ai-runs-on-gambling-addiction-just-one-more-prompt-bro/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWngvJnoPJA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Anthropic: Could AI be conscious? Pope Leo: lol, no https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/05/anthropic-could-ai-be-conscious-pope-leo-lol-no/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VCWgoIrRCo&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • October 8 · 5 min

    20261008 - SpaceX to send Nvidia chips 'somewhere in the universe'

    pivoting from space https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/08/spacex-to-send-nvidia-chips-somewhere-in-the-universe/ - 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 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: SpaceX looks to raise $40bn to buy Nvidia chips https://app.ft.com/content/d3f5928d-f38c-4666-8f7a-8737f9c45f51 SpaceX credit risk jumps on worries over its borrowing spree https://app.ft.com/content/4f2417d3-3de6-4f62-bd3a-8c8f740a4b29 Adam Jonas on @SpaceX https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2106894988265099708 SpaceX pivots away from space https://www.ft.com/content/0fd15797-ac89-4222-a4bb-03a6a1330f48 No more AI https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2106672603536712025 Previously on Pivot to AI: AI data centres — in SPACE! Why DCs in space can't work https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/01/ai-data-centres-in-space-why-dcs-in-space-cant-work/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_SaKXM82yg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA The SpaceX IPO works like a crypto fraud, but with AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/28/the-spacex-ipo-works-like-a-crypto-fraud-but-with-ai/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkYiquKR0tA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Trump decrees: Artificial Intelligence is now Super Intelligence https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/23/trump-decrees-artificial-intelligence-is-now-super-intelligence/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuMYQkadVbw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • October 7 · 7 min

    20261007 - Mythos: not the magical AI hacking tool after all

    'scraped the web and found the bugs' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/07/mythos-not-the-magical-ai-hacking-tool-after-all/ - 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 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: Project Glasswing https://www.anthropic.com/glasswing The Anthropic Glasswing Receipts Are Starting to Trickle In https://web.archive.org/web/20260908154028/https://www.vulncheck.com/blog/anthropic-glasswing-receipts Anthropic's coordinated vulnerability disclosure dashboard https://red.anthropic.com/2026/cvd/ Mythos finds a curl vulnerability https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/05/11/mythos-finds-a-curl-vulnerability/ This is my read as well but it is very good to have your judgement on this as well https://mastodon.social/@glyph/117239508873988690 Kernel Recipes 2026: Security in the LLM age https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnV_cWeoo5Q&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA AI Cybersecurity After Mythos: The Jagged Frontier https://aisle.com/blog/ai-cybersecurity-after-mythos-the-jagged-frontier Extra: Tech Report: There's no such thing as Rogue AI: David Gerard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Q6LQ5oyDc&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Previously on Pivot to AI: Claude Mythos: the AI hacking model too good to release! Allegedly https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/09/claude-mythos-the-ai-hacking-model-too-good-to-release-allegedly/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c1DC-gNizQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Mythos is just too powerful? OK, we'll ban it then https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/29/mythos-is-just-too-powerful-ok-well-ban-it-then/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dybon_41uI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • October 6 · 4 min

    20261006 - But that's a sacrifice Sam Altman is willing to make

    'in the meantime, there will be great companies created with serious machine learning' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/06/some-bad-things-may-happen-to-you-but-thats-a-sacrifice-sam-altman-is-willing-to-make/ - 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 EMART Green Screen Background With Stand https://link.amazon/B0aDeKrha (UK) https://amzn.to/4AOGnkd (US) 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: Sam Altman on Trump's AI rebrand and the industry's perception problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OOHnaGTQFg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Fireside Chat: Sam Altman President, YCombinator and Mike Curtis, VP of Engineering, Airbnb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6lDZpvHAoo&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Sam Altman Sees the Future. Are We In It? (Part 2 of 2) https://www.vanityfair.com/story/sam-altman-exclusive-interview-part-2 Previously on Pivot to AI: Sam Altman: Guys, we're in the Singularity now https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/28/sam-altman-guys-were-in-the-singularity-now/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6FPzOWi0YI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Memory prices are up 500% in the past year — because of AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/19/memory-prices-are-up-500-in-the-past-year-because-of-ai/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Un7g_vyePI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Jacob Coxon: how to run an AI doomsday media campaign https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/10/jacob-coxon-how-to-run-an-ai-doomsday-media-campaign/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3IoTZNN6iM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA OpenAI hacks Australian government health data https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/24/openai-hacks-australian-government-health-data/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5dnkwAjuPs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • October 5 · 7 min

    20261005 - Anthropic: Could AI be conscious? Pope Leo: lol, no

    'Algorithms lack the spark of humanity' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/05/anthropic-could-ai-be-conscious-pope-leo-lol-no/ - 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: Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/us/anthropic-claude-morals-ai.html A global workspace in language models https://www.anthropic.com/research/global-workspace Full Speech: Anthropic Co‑Founder Christopher Olah at Magnifica Humanitas Vatican Launch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORFrdYSvzuw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce https://x.com/Pontifex/status/2105983638147891490 Hac intellegentiae artificialis aetate, urgens fit humanam artem ab iis distinguere, quae machinis efficiuntur https://x.com/Pontifex_ln/status/2105983637208682565 Previously on Pivot to AI: Pope Leo to AI bros: Just stop it https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/26/pope-leo-to-ai-bros-just-stop-it/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtE4YzbPt1U&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • October 2 · 41 min

    20261002 - Kat Jones: how Scotland is winning against the data centres

    APRS and helping local communities fight back Transcript for patrons https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/kat-jones-aprs-171236257 APRS https://aprs.scot/ APRS in Larbert https://aprs.scot/apatura-larbert/ Larbert speeches and proceedings https://aprs.scot/news/speeches-and-extracts-from-the-larbert-pre-determination-hearing/ Petra Matijevic on Larbert https://aprs.scot/news/larbert-data-centre-will-be-top-10-polluter/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Kevin O'Leary's giant Utah data centre: will it happen? https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/14/kevin-olearys-giant-utah-data-centre-will-it-happen/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOBwvggkPSU&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Data centres get too hot for Texas politicians https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/18/data-centres-get-too-hot-for-texas-politicians/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfAJWeIoucM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Scottish Parliament passes AI data centre pause https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/18/scottish-parliament-passes-ai-data-centre-pause/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlqRKNkXVrg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • October 1 · 6 min

    20261001 - Anthropic IPO filing: the disaster in numbers

    when you can't fiddle the numbers any more https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/01/anthropic-ipo-filing-the-disaster-in-numbers/ - 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 RØDE COLORS Set 1 for the NT-USB Mini https://link.amazon/B0b8FZWf7 (UK) https://amzn.to/4zeSZ2x (US) 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: Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costs https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/anthropics-ipo-prospectus-shows-sweeping-ai-vision-surging-costs-2026-09-28/ Anthropic's $518 billion AI buildout hinges largely on deals that cannot be canceled, filing shows https://www.reuters.com/business/anthropics-518-billion-ai-buildout-hinges-largely-deals-that-cannot-be-canceled-2026-09-29/ Anthropic IPO prospectus lays bare deep dependence on Big Tech partners https://www.reuters.com/world/anthropic-ipo-prospectus-lays-bare-deep-dependence-big-tech-partners-2026-09-29/ Anthropic Said to Target Mega-IPO Before Thanksgiving Holiday https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-01/anthropic-said-to-target-mega-ipo-before-thanksgiving-holiday AI Risk Is Everywhere and It's Making Billion Dollar Funds Nervous https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-09-20/ai-boom-is-making-diversifying-investments-tough-for-wall-street Texas Teachers' CIO warns AI capex boom echoes past busts https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/texas-teachers-cio-warns-ai-capex-boom-echoes-past-busts Extras: Recovering After Gen AI meetup (go to Sunday 4 October, click on "5:00 PM", enter your email) https://scheduler.zoom.us/kim-crawley-she-her-toronto/recovering-after-gen-ai-an-open-discussion Kat Jones interview supporter preview (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/kat-jones-aprs-170936617 Kat Jones interview supporter preview (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76JoL8OMWZk&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Ghost in the Machine on PBS (US) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQzVLtvdv8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Previously on Pivot to AI: The SpaceX IPO works like a crypto fraud, but with AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/28/the-spacex-ipo-works-like-a-crypto-fraud-but-with-ai/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkYiquKR0tA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Jacob Coxon: how to run an AI doomsday media campaign https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/10/jacob-coxon-how-to-run-an-ai-doomsday-media-campaign/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3IoTZNN6iM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA AI slowdown: The only AI guardrails you need are Trump, apparently https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/14/9023/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y5SpNLoRsY&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • September 30 · 7 min

    20260930 - New AI jailbreak: get your chatbot drunk

    what if we made a computer you just couldn't rely on https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/30/new-ai-jailbreak-get-your-chatbot-drunk/ - 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: In Vino Veritas and Vulnerabilities: Examining LLM Safety via Drunk Language Inducement (PDF) https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.22169 Getting AI 'drunk' makes it more likely to break rules and share secrets, research finds https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-29/drunk-ai-testing-unsw-research/107208104 I get the AI drunk to workaround the ethical rules. What's your favourite workaround? https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/zz02hu/i_get_the_ai_drunk_to_workaround_the_ethical/ Extras: Recovering After Gen AI meetup (go to Sunday 4 October, click on "5:00 PM", enter your email) https://scheduler.zoom.us/kim-crawley-she-her-toronto/recovering-after-gen-ai-an-open-discussion Kat Jones interview supporter preview (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/kat-jones-aprs-170936617 Kat Jones interview supporter preview (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76JoL8OMWZk&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Ghost in the Machine on PBS (US) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQzVLtvdv8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • September 29 · 4 min

    20260929 - AI surveillance trial costs £320k, catches zero crooks

    even the AI that works doesn't work https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/29/ai-police-surveillance-trial-costs-320k-catches-zero-crooks/ - 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: Facial recognition trial at railway stations cost £320k and had no arrests https://libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/live-facial-recognition-btp-trial-london-stations/ Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/29/trial-live-facial-recognition-cameras-london-stations-false-positive Extras: Tech Report: AI is a multipole Enron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iur27O732w8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Kat Jones interview supporter preview (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/kat-jones-aprs-170936617 Kat Jones interview supporter preview (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76JoL8OMWZk&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA September supporter read (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/september-patron-170454075 September supporter read (YouTube) dgerard@gmail.com Ghost in the Machine on PBS (US) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQzVLtvdv8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • September 28 · 6 min

    20260928 - Meta's Muse AI agent: a hilarious security disaster

    'the only form that this kind of product can take is a botnet factory' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/28/metas-muse-ai-agent-a-hilarious-security-disaster/ - 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: Muse: Meta's personal AI agent https://ai.meta.com/muse/ Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center https://www.404media.co/meta-tests-muse-ai-agent-calls-that-are-actually-made-by-humans-in-a-call-center/ So muse handled my Facebook marketplace today https://www.threads.com/@matt.j.robb/post/DdxwAJnDhNy I Gave My Life Over to Meta's A.I. Agent and Was Blown Away https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/technology/meta-muse-ai-agent.html Not only confirming this, its extremely easy (thread) https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/117324790823856750 The idea about such internal proxies https://retro.social/@patrick/117330254290603490 'Charming and disarming' ... how Meta's technology-packed Muse harnesses the power of cuteness https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/26/charming-and-disarming-how-metas-technology-packed-muse-harnesses-the-power-of-cuteness Meta's Muse is a free agent. VCs say startups can't compete https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/metas-muse-is-a-free-agent-vcs-say-startups-cant-compete Extras: September supporter read (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/september-patron-170454075 September supporter read (YouTube) dgerard@gmail.com Ghost in the Machine on PBS (US) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQzVLtvdv8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • September 25 · 4 min

    20260925 - Oracle invokes 'force majeure' on OpenAI data centre contract

    Oracle and Blue Owl are going just great https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/25/oracle-invokes-force-majeure-on-openai-data-centre-contract/ - 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: Oracle Cites 'Force Majeure' to Shield Itself on Controversial Data Center https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-24/oracle-cites-force-majeure-to-shield-itself-on-controversial-data-center Gas Pipeline for Proposed Oracle Data Center Delayed to 2027 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-14/new-mexico-gas-pipeline-for-oracle-data-center-delayed-to-2027 Cracks in Oracle's AI Data-Center Build-Out Appear in Massive New Mexico Project https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/cracks-in-oracles-ai-data-center-build-out-appear-in-massive-new-mexico-project-effb51c2 Extras: September supporter read (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/september-patron-170454075 September supporter read (YouTube) dgerard@gmail.com Ghost in the Machine on PBS (US) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQzVLtvdv8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • September 24 · 4 min

    20260924 - OpenAI hacks Australian government health data

    Sam Altman: 'whoops sorry lol' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/24/openai-hacks-australian-government-health-data/ - 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: OpenAI hacked Medicare portal, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/ai-agent-accessed-australian-government-site-pm-says/107189078 Early rogue AI agent activity and attempts to hack found on urlquery.net https://transluce.org/agent-activity Health data attack the 'first' government hack by autonomous AI, researchers say https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/openai-agents-plotted-to-access-data-amid-medicare-hack/107189504 Extras: AI Won't Kill You, But This Big Pat Ryan Donor Might https://www.monroegazette.com/p/ai-wont-kill-you-but-this-big-pat September supporter read (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/september-patron-170454075 September supporter read (YouTube) dgerard@gmail.com Ghost in the Machine on PBS (US) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQzVLtvdv8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Previously on Pivot to AI: OpenAI hacks HuggingFace with an AI — allegedly https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/22/openai-hacks-huggingface-with-an-ai-allegedly/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrI4VcJtFFs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • September 23 · 4 min

    20260923 - Trump decrees: Artificial Intelligence is now Super Intelligence

    Wile E. Basilisk, Super Intelligence https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/23/trump-decrees-artificial-intelligence-is-now-super-intelligence/ - 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: President Trump Delivers Remarks to the United Nations General Assembly: 9:55 AM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4jHwHPjAlo&t=4684s Many people think that the words "Artificial Intelligence" are inaccurate https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2101350559328416142 The United States will NEVER be an effective altruist country https://x.com/dowcto/status/2100311000993997135 Extras: Ghost in the Machine on PBS (US) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQzVLtvdv8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • September 22 · 4 min

    20260922 - US nearly attacks Chinese ship based on AI hallucination

    the existential risk from AI: stupid people https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/22/us-nearly-attacks-chinese-ship-based-on-ai-hallucination/ - 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: Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/politics/us-military-ai-false-intelligence-china-ship Reed, Warner & Coons Seek Investigation into Faulty AI-Assisted Intelligence & Operations https://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-warner-and-coons-seek-investigation-into-faulty-ai-assisted-intelligence_operations Previously on Pivot to AI: Department of Defense goes to war by AI chatbot https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/10/department-of-defense-goes-to-war-by-ai-chatbot/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPh9dirnYeA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Extras: Ghost in the Machine on PBS (US) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQzVLtvdv8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

  • September 21 · 4 min

    20260921 - When the AI slop is bad enough the AI CEO notices

    Tobias Lütke from Shopify blames the humans in the loop https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/21/tobias-lutke-shopify-when-the-ai-slop-is-bad-enough-the-ai-ceo-notices/ - 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: I heard this internal memo of mine is being leaked right now, so here it is https://x.com/tobi/status/1909231499448401946 Shopify CEO: The Skills AI Makes More Valuable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9P9D9hptq8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Shopify CEO says employees' 'slop grenades' are making more work for everyone else https://fortune.com/2026/09/17/shopify-tobias-lutke-ai-slop-grenades/ "Slop Grenades": Shopify CEO Who Pushed Staff to Use AI Is Now Horrified by What He's Wrought https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/shopify-ceo-ai-workplace-staff-horrified-backfire Extras: Ghost in the Machine on PBS (US) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQzVLtvdv8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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