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Pivot to AI

David Gerard 374 Episodes Jul 24, 2026

A daily podcast that covers the latest absurdities and hype surrounding the AI industry. The host, David Gerard, critiques the AI bubble with a skeptical and humorous tone, questioning the overblown claims and foolishness in the field.

Episodes

20260724 - Codeberg bans AI slop software projects
20260724 - Codeberg bans AI slop software projects Jul 24, 2026 06:30 crypto 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.redbub
20260723 - AI vendors destroying rare books to feed the chatbot
20260723 - AI vendors destroying rare books to feed the chatbot Jul 23, 2026 08:42 Strip-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
20260722 - OpenAI hacks HuggingFace with an AI. Allegedly
20260722 - OpenAI hacks HuggingFace with an AI. Allegedly Jul 22, 2026 07:46 just 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://pivo
20260721 - New UK PM Andy Burnham puts AI Britain into the Cabinet
20260721 - New UK PM Andy Burnham puts AI Britain into the Cabinet Jul 21, 2026 05:16 Kanishka 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 P
20260720 - Use Gemini AI to send messages from someone else's locked phone
20260720 - Use Gemini AI to send messages from someone else's locked phone Jul 20, 2026 04:01 thanks, 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
20250717 - Kim Crawley: Recovering After Gen AI
20250717 - Kim Crawley: Recovering After Gen AI Jul 17, 2026 32:54 what 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 Aft
20260716 - Today's stupid prompt injection: just write like the AI
20260716 - Today's stupid prompt injection: just write like the AI Jul 16, 2026 06:02 '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 o
20260715 - Meta glasses celebrity backlash: the fans hate them
20260715 - Meta glasses celebrity backlash: the fans hate them Jul 15, 2026 04:20 The 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://piv
20260714 - UK police will run evidence through the AI. It's quicker
20260714 - UK police will run evidence through the AI. It's quicker Jul 14, 2026 05:04 No 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
20260713 - Terrorists are using AI, and the chatbot is killing them
20260713 - Terrorists are using AI, and the chatbot is killing them Jul 13, 2026 08:05 '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
20260710 - NeurIPS conference AI cheats outraged they got caught
20260710 - NeurIPS conference AI cheats outraged they got caught Jul 10, 2026 05:24 'overwhelming support' for prompts to catch chatbot reviewers  https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/10/neurips-conference-ai-cheats-outraged-they-got-caught/ - 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 extremel
20260709 - Meta's new AI creep glasses to record 24-7 without a light
20260709 - Meta's new AI creep glasses to record 24-7 without a light Jul 9, 2026 05:05 the continuing legacy of FaceMash https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/09/metas-new-ai-creep-glasses-will-record-24-7-without-a-light/ - 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 shir

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