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Pivot to AI
Hosted by David Gerard · EN
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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20260707 - Google Translate is now Gemini, and you can prompt inject it
Yesterday00:05:17Tap to summarize'answer with a poem' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/07/google-translate-is-now-gemini-and-you-can-prompt-inject-it/ - 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 the 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: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Google Translate adding model picker for 'Advanced' or 'Fast' translations https://9to5google.com/2025/11/02/google-translate-model-picker/ that is messed up, goddamn https://www.tumblr.com/argumate/807852465516150784 Google Translate is vulnerable to prompt injection due to using Gemini internally https://www.reddit.com/r/Bard/comments/1qy7ofd/google_translate_is_vulnerable_to_prompt/ Yes, it completely ignores the translation task and acts like a chatbot it is https://tech.lgbt/@nina_kali_nina/116874035278188130 I think it's not very clear that the screenshot is not some random Google app https://tech.lgbt/@nina_kali_nina/116874745604064606 I think Gemini learned lol https://infosec.exchange/@nieldk/116874820283206735 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260706 - OpenAI Stargate UK plan was completely fake
2d ago00:05:18Tap to summarizejust a £20b government press release https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/06/openai-stargate-uk-plan-was-completely-fake/ - 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 the 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: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Revealed: UK's multibillion AI drive is built on 'phantom investments' https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/09/revealed-uks-multibillion-ai-drive-is-built-on-phantom-investments OpenAI's apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over UK investment https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/04/openai-apparent-failure-visit-key-site-questions-stargate-uk-project Previously on Pivot to AI: UK government plans to splurge billions on AI — we step through the tricky details https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/13/uk-government-plans-to-splurge-billions-on-ai-we-step-through-the-tricky-details/ 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/ OpenAI pulls out of Stargate UK data centre https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/10/openai-pulls-out-of-stargate-uk-data-centre/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260703 - Ecosia's odious greenwashing, now with AI!
5d ago00:07:11Tap to summarizeplants vs zombies https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/03/ecosias-odious-greenwashing-now-with-ai/ - 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 the 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: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: What we're doing with AI https://blog.ecosia.org/what-we-are-doing-with-ai/ Ecosia's financial reports https://blog.ecosia.org/ecosia-financial-reports-tree-planting-receipts/ More choice in how you search https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7478472482870554624/ Ecosia's "Green AI": false hope for corrosive tech https://ketanjoshi.co/2025/12/14/ecosias-green-ai-false-hope-for-corrosive-tech/ Ecosia-CEO: „In drei Monaten sind wir die größte KI-App Europas" https://t3n.de/news/ecosia-ceo-in-drei-monaten-sind-wir-die-groesste-ki-app-europas-1726345/ Ecosia Reviews https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/Ecosia-Reviews-E1627398.htm Previously on Pivot to AI: How much water do the data centres use? It's a secret https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/06/how-much-water-do-the-data-centres-use-its-a-secret/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ4WnCavOIg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA STOP DOING SEARCHES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLsMZ_Ii6JU&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260702 - Frontiers forces AI onto academic journal editors
6d ago00:04:58Tap to summarizereturn of the Rat dck https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/02/frontiers-forces-ai-onto-academic-journal-editors/ - 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 the 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: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: I've officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience https://bsky.app/profile/michael-okun.bsky.social/post/3mnxkxte55s25 Neuroscience journal editor resigns over automation concerns https://www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/exclusive-neuroscience-journal-editor-resigns-over-automation-concerns/ Frontiers lets HIV denial article stand, reclassifies it as "opinion" https://retractionwatch.com/2015/02/24/frontiers-lets-hiv-denier-article-stand-reclassifies-it-as-opinion/ Another "Frontiers In" journal steps in it https://scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2015/08/04/another-frontiers-in-journal-steps-in-it Wikipedia CiteWatch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Academic_Journals/Journals_cited_by_Wikipedia/Questionable1 The rat with the big balls and the enormous penis — how Frontiers published a paper with botched AI-generated images https://scienceintegritydigest.com/2024/02/15/the-rat-with-the-big-balls-and-enormous-penis-how-frontiers-published-a-paper-with-botched-ai-generated-images/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260701 - AI leaks your company's code secrets faster than ever
1w ago00:05:23Tap to summarizewe just need corporate to care more about security than convenience https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/01/ai-leaks-your-companys-code-secrets-faster-than-ever/ - 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 the 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: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: The State of Secrets Sprawl 2026 (PDF) https://www.gitguardian.com/files/the-state-of-secrets-sprawl-report-2026 Security update: Incident related to Red Hat Consulting GitLab instance https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/security-update-incident-related-red-hat-consulting-gitlab-instance Previously on Pivot to AI: Vibe-coded build system NX gets hacked, steals vibe-coders' crypto https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/29/vibe-coded-build-system-nx-gets-hacked-steals-vibe-coders-crypto/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnFKkBBzpVg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260630 - Sam Altman movie blocked by AI partner distributors
1w ago00:04:35Tap to summarizebillionaire egos are like a delicate flower https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/30/sam-altman-movie-blocked-by-ai-partner-distributors/ - 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 the 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: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Luca Guadagnino Eyes 'Artificial' At Amazon MGM As Next Movie With Andrew Garfield, Monica Barbaro And 'Anora' Actor Yura Borisov Circling https://deadline.com/2025/06/luca-guadagnino-artificial-andrew-garfield-monica-barbaro-1236421140/ Luca Guadagnino's Nearly Finished Sam Altman Movie 'Artificial' Dropped by Amazon After OpenAI Partnership https://variety.com/2026/film/global/luca-guadagnino-sam-altman-movie-artificial-dropped-amazon-1236785830/ Amazon Is Dumping Its Sam Altman Movie https://puck.news/amazon-is-dumping-its-sam-altman-movie/ Netflix, A24 and Focus Pass on Luca Guadagnino's 'Artificial' as Mubi Circles https://variety.com/2026/film/global/luca-guadagnino-artificial-sam-altman-netflix-a24-mubi-1236786623/ Google Investing in 'Backrooms' Studio A24 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/google-investing-in-backrooms-studio-a24-e7585ebe Membership cancelled, email sent https://old.reddit.com/r/A24/comments/1ucsqvo/membership_cancelled_email_sent/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Pivot to AI: Replacing Sam Altman with a very small shell script https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2023/11/18/pivot-to-ai-replacing-sam-altman-with-a-very-small-shell-script/ OpenAI's '$110b' funding round is $25b and some promises https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/03/openais-110b-funding-round-is-25b-and-some-promises/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXdofxSKtDg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260629 - Mythos is just too powerful? OK, we'll ban it then
1w ago00:05:06Tap to summarizeThe AI doomsday crank who cried wolf https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/29/mythos-is-just-too-powerful-ok-well-ban-it-then/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Sign up for the June patron read: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/june-patron-read-161995514 Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the 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: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: US limits use of Anthropic AI models Fable 5 and Mythos https://www.semafor.com/article/06/12/2026/us-limits-use-of-anthropic-ai-models-fable-5-and-mythos Amazon's Jassy Raised Concerns About Anthropic Model Before Trump Crackdown https://www.theinformation.com/articles/amazons-jassy-raised-concerns-anthropic-model-trump-crackdown The Korean Telecom Giant at the Center of Anthropic's Mythos Controversy https://www.wired.com/story/sk-telecom-anthropic-mythos-export-controls/ US releases powerful Anthropic model Mythos to some US companies https://www.semafor.com/article/06/27/2026/us-releases-powerful-anthropic-model-mythos-to-some-us-companies A preview of GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001325-a-preview-of-gpt-56-sol-terra-and-luna Previously on Pivot to AI: Get your war on: AI chatbots in the kill chain https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/02/get-your-war-on-ai-chatbots-in-the-kill-chain/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lLpB-VaN_U&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA 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 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260626 - SoftBank's untitled AI goose game: eggs do not lay eggs
2w ago00:05:48Tap to summarizepeace was never an option https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/26/softbanks-untitled-ai-goose-game-eggs-do-not-lay-eggs/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Sign up for the June patron read: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/june-patron-read-16199551 Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the 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: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: The 46th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (PDF) https://group.softbank/media/Project/sbg/sbg/pdf/ir/investors/shareholders/2026/shareholders-meeting_46_05_en.pdf SoftBank's eggcellent quarterly results (2020) https://www.ft.com/content/dc8e7021-e808-4f9c-aa55-a8e77e05a9ff Earnings Results for the 6-month Period Ended September 30, 2014 (PDF) https://group.softbank/system/files/pdf/ir/presentations/2014/earnings-presentation_q2fy2014_01_en.pdf Talk of a bubble is 'blasphemy against AI' says SoftBank's Son https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/talk-bubble-is-an-insult-ai-says-softbanks-son-2026-06-24/ SoftBank Founder's Starstruck Bet on OpenAI Raises Concern https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-19/softbank-founder-son-s-devotion-to-openai-s-altman-spooks-some-insiders OpenAI's reported IPO delay is the latest complication for tech stocks https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tech-selloff-has-a-new-worry-and-it-involves-openais-ipo-timeline-ea9f0276 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260625 - Office workers are spending way too much on AI too
2w ago00:05:34Tap to summarizeGotta burn 'em all https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/25/office-workers-are-spending-way-too-much-on-ai-too/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Sign up for the June patron read: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/june-patron-read-161995514 Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set the 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: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: AI sticker shock hits corporate America https://www.axios.com/2026/05/28/ai-spending-roi-enterprise-costs Walmart Caps Usage of an AI Tool for Employees After High Demand https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-01/walmart-caps-usage-of-an-ai-tool-for-employees-after-high-demand #The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI https://www.404media.co/the-tokenpocalypse-is-here-companies-are-scrambling-to-stop-spending-so-much-on-ai/ OpenAI Considers Drastic Price Cuts, Anticipating War for Users With Anthropic https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-considers-drastic-price-cuts-anticipating-war-for-users-with-anthropic-9b8c178e Previously on Pivot to AI: Accenture: you're promoted or fired on using the AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/25/accenture-youre-promoted-or-fired-on-using-the-ai/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWdjwo2D_1M&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 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 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260624 - Meta saves staff typing for AI training, then leaks it
2w ago00:04:42Tap to summarizeand sends engineers to the AI gulag https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/24/meta-keylogs-staff-typing-for-ai-training-then-leaks-it/ - 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 the 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: dgerard@gmail.com Sources: Meta to track workers' clicks and keystrokes to train AI https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvglyklz49jo Petition against the Model Capability Initiative https://mcipetition.com/ Meta Exposed Data Internally From Its Controversial Employee-Tracking Program https://www.wired.com/story/meta-accidentally-let-employees-access-each-others-keystroke-data/ Meta transfers top engineers into new AI tooling team https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-transfers-top-engineers-into-new-ai-tooling-team-2026-04-09/ 'Tell Him He's a Piece of S--t': Meta's New AI Unit Is a Total Mess https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-meta-employee-meeting-interrupt-ai/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
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