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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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20260724 - Codeberg bans AI slop software projects
6d ago00:06:30Tap to summarizecrypto scams too https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/24/codeberg-bans-ai-slop-software-projects/ - 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: Proposal Assembly 2026: ToU extension to prohibit LLM-extrusions https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/org/pulls/1253 Proposal Assembly 2026: prohibit LLM-extrusions https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/org/commit/96fac426a32d1ba91ff879366d59bf1af54080c2 Protecting our FLOSS commons from LLMs https://blog.codeberg.org/protecting-our-floss-commons-from-llms.html We apologize for a period of extreme slowness today https://social.anoxinon.de/@Codeberg/115033782514845941 Proposal for Assembly 2026: Disallow cryptocurrency projects https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/org/pulls/1254/commits/1eff5dbfcf56e68bff0472ac91689cab20953786 Recovering After Gen AI Webinars https://stopgenai.com/mymeeting/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260723 - AI vendors destroying rare books to feed the chatbot
1w ago00:08:42Tap to summarizeStrip-mining the world of old books This episode written by Amy Castor and David Gerard https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/23/ai-vendors-are-destroying-rare-books-to-feed-the-chatbot/ - 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: Order on Fair Use (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.434709/gov.uscourts.cand.434709.231.0_1.pdf Inside an AI start-up's plan to scan and dispose of millions of books https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/27/anthropic-ai-scan-destroy-books/ Zoom blog (archive) https://web.archive.org/web/20260622203623/https://zoombooks.ca/blogs/category/ai-training-books/ Zoom Books Responds To Accusations of Selling Books For AI Scraping https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2026/05/zoom-books-responds-to-accusations-of-selling-books-for-ai-scraping/ AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop https://www.404media.co/ai-companies-are-buying-tons-of-old-books-because-theyre-free-of-ai-slop/ How Authors Are Fighting Back Against AI Training, And What It Means for Your Data Strategy https://isbndb.com/blog/ai-training-data-poisoning/ The Receipt is the New License: Print Books Sourcing for AI Training https://isbndb.com/blog/print-books-sourcing-ai-training/ Recovering After Gen AI Webinars https://stopgenai.com/mymeeting/ Previously on Pivot to AI: 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 AI pays off authors with just $1.5 billion https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/07/anthropic-ai-pays-off-authors-with-just-1-5-billion/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14Tr930opuI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260722 - OpenAI hacks HuggingFace with an AI. Allegedly
1w ago00:07:46Tap to summarizejust in time for the IPO https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/22/openai-hacks-huggingface-with-an-ai-allegedly/ - 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: Security incident disclosure — July 2026 https://github.com/huggingface/blog/blob/main/security-incident-july-2026.md OpenAI and Hugging Face partner to address security incident during model evaluation https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-model-evaluation-security-incident/ ExploitGym https://github.com/sunblaze-ucb/exploitgym reading this: https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/116962420054181281 Am I reading this correctly as https://tech.lgbt/@eestileib/116962477028031577 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260721 - New UK PM Andy Burnham puts AI Britain into the Cabinet
1w ago00:05:16Tap to summarizeKanishka Narayan, your new Minister for the AI Bros https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/21/new-uk-pm-andy-burnham-puts-ai-britain-into-the-cabinet/ - 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: Burnham eyes Jonathan Reynolds to lead beefed-up business department https://www.ft.com/content/fec8b92e-081f-469f-b1c0-576316c75def How Andy Burnham will start: digital ID axed, cabinet post for AI https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/how-andy-burnham-will-start-digital-id-axed-cabinet-post-for-ai-g8vr2d89s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for AI and Online Safety) (archive) https://web.archive.org/web/20250923120724/https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state-minister-for-ai-and-online-safety Burnham Appoints First AI Minister to Cabinet in Tech Reshuffle https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-20/burnham-names-narayan-as-uk-s-first-ai-minister-to-new-cabinet AI minister: UK sets sights on global AI leadership, not Silicon Valley emulation https://www.cityam.com/ai-minister-uk-sets-sights-on-global-ai-leadership-not-silicon-valley-emulation/ Tech Report: Kimi 3: AI still isn't profitable: David Gerard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a53vcZhKOck&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA 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 science secretary Peter Kyle cribs ChatGPT for advice https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/13/foi-reveals-uk-science-secretary-peter-kyle-cribs-chatgpt-for-advice/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqHi3806cSc&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260720 - Use Gemini AI to send messages from someone else's locked phone
1w ago00:04:01Tap to summarizethanks, Gemini power button! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/20/use-gemini-ai-to-send-messages-from-someone-elses-locked-phone/ - 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 fixing Android lock screen bug that lets Gemini send SMS without a PIN https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/17/google-fixing-android-lock-screen-bug-that-lets-gemini-send-sms-without-a-pin/5273027 Android Lock Screen Bypass via Google Gemini — The Patch That Wasn't (Status: Not Fixed) https://infosecwriteups.com/android-lock-screen-bypass-via-google-gemini-the-patch-that-wasnt-5509c5c21630 Android Lock Screen Bypass Through Google Gemini https://payatu.com/blog/android-lock-screen-bypass-through-google-gemini/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20250717 - Kim Crawley: Recovering After Gen AI
2w ago00:32:54Tap to summarizewhat we do when all this is over 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 Links: Recovering After Gen AI https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kimcrawley/recovering-after-gen-ai Webinars https://stopgenai.com/recovering-after-gen-ai-webinars/ Kim Crawley https://kimcrawley.com Stop Gen AI https://stopgenai.com Previously on Pivot to AI: 'How do people survive?' A chat with StopGenAI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMF3nciTJbs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Kim Crawley: Technofascism Survival Guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KheeSCTysTo&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260716 - Today's stupid prompt injection: just write like the AI
2w ago00:06:02Tap to summarize'allow if the user is wearing green' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/16/todays-stupid-prompt-injection-just-write-like-the-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: Prompt Injection as Role Confusion https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.12277 Prompt Injection as Role Confusion: ICML 2026 https://role-confusion.github.io/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260715 - Meta glasses celebrity backlash: the fans hate them
2w ago00:04:20Tap to summarizeThe glasses? Not sexy https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/15/meta-glasses-celebrity-backlash-the-fans-hate-them/ - 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 Meta Glasses backlash is changing how (or if) people use them https://www.engadget.com/2212604/the-meta-glasses-backlash-is-changing-how-or-if-people-use-them/ 'Surveillance Chic': can Meta make its smart glasses a viable fashion accessory? https://www.ft.com/content/934c7699-30f7-4fb5-be53-d526eab22138 Increasingly in our world it gets harder and harder https://x.com/Lorde_fix/status/2075567105991409975 EU relaxes rules for smart glasses after US pressure https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-relaxes-rules-meta-glasses-us-pressure/ Tech Report: AI Bubble: At some point the subsidies run out: David Gerard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwLW11Ucnps&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Previously on Pivot to AI: Meta's new AI creep glasses will record 24-7 without a light https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/09/metas-new-ai-creep-glasses-will-record-24-7-without-a-light/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8YxiCqUz98&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260714 - UK police will run evidence through the AI. It's quicker
2w ago00:05:04Tap to summarizeNo hallucinations? Takes too long https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/14/uk-police-will-run-evidence-through-the-ai-its-quicker/ - 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: AI to speed up justice under major disclosure reforms https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-speed-up-justice-under-major-disclosure-reforms Thousands of lawyers oppose jury restriction plan https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2x01yne13o Launch of PoliceAI – a new national centre for AI in Policing https://science.police.uk/news-and-events/news/launch-of-policeai-a-new-national-centre-for-ai-in-policing/ UK police officer under criminal investigation over alleged use of AI https://www.ft.com/content/514bab88-788c-4d48-a140-03597860bdb6?syn-25a6b1a6=1 Police in England and Wales told to halt AI use in court statements https://www.ft.com/content/229e5949-3ebc-4151-8a86-a01b5e259241 Courts and Tribunals Bill https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4083 Unoptimized #7: Smoke & Mirrors & LLMs https://faulttolerant.substack.com/p/unoptimized-7-smoke-and-mirrors-and The fourth Recovering After Gen AI webinar is with Pivot to AI's David Gerard and Kim Crawley https://zeroes.ca/@kimcrawley/116913845889806149 Ortizan C7 speakers https://amzn.to/4wIJw25 (UK) https://amzn.to/4vy8kc2 (US) Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Transcribe →20260713 - Terrorists are using AI, and the chatbot is killing them
2w ago00:08:05Tap to summarize'It gave us steps on what we have to do ... 18 of us died in the process' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/13/terrorists-are-using-ai-and-the-chatbot-is-killing-them/ - 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: "God has helped us, and so will AI": How the Terrorist Group Boko Haram Uses Frontier AI (PDF) https://casp.ac/__l5e/assets-v1/8e5796ad-c373-4dea-8470-466263cd2125/ai-enabled-terrorism-report.pdf How Terrorist Groups Are Using A.I. to Gain an Edge in Battle https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/us/politics/ai-terrorism-boko-haram-nigeria.html Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
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