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Pivot to AI

Pivot to AI

By: David Gerard
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 A short daily look at the latest foolishness from the AI bubble. It can't be that stupid, you must be prompting it wrong.© 2025 Politics & Government
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  • 20250710 - ‘AI is here to stay.’ Is it, though? What do you mean, ‘stay’?

    20250710 - ‘AI is here to stay.’ Is it, though? What do you mean, ‘stay’?
    Jul 10 2025
    What they’re really telling you is ‘give in.’ Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/10/ai-is-here-to-stay-is-it-though-what-do-you-mean-stay/ 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 Sources: Resources by Subject Area: Artificial Intelligence (AI) https://ospi.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area OpenAI Is A Systemic Risk To The Tech Industry https://www.wheresyoured.at/openai-is-a-systemic-risk-to-the-tech-industry-2/ Own FYRE Festival — Iconic Brand, Trademarks, IP, Social Media Assets, and More https://www.ebay.com/itm/357251347049 Previously on Pivot to AI: Strawberry fields forever — delving into OpenAI’s new ‘o1’ model https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/09/13/strawberry-fields-forever-openais-new-o1-model/ Adobe AI auto-fills part of a seagull photo with ... a bitcoin https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/11/adobe-ai-auto-fills-part-of-a-seagull-photo-with-a-bitcoin/ 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 UK government cuts funds for actually-working anti-cancer AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/31/uk-government-cuts-funds-for-actually-working-anti-cancer-ai/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he0dAvl37BY&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA OpenAI signs its $40 billion deal with SoftBank! Or maybe $30 billion, probably https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/02/openai-signs-its-40-billion-deal-with-softbank-or-maybe-30-billion-probably/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aP1zUUcmjk&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA a16z raising fresh $20b to keep the AI bubble pumping https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/10/a16z-raising-fresh-20b-for-ai-bubble-investments/ video: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/10/a16z-raising-fresh-20b-for-ai-bubble-investments/ In 2025, venture capital can’t pretend everything is fine any more https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/03/in-2025-venture-capital-cant-pretend-everything-is-fine-any-more/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcSnLt6Knbs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA AI power and water use is through the roof, and 80–90% is per query https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/23/ai-power-and-water-use-is-through-the-roof-and-80-90-is-each-query/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW67BrNj7fE&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Crime is legal — but the actual dollars aren’t showing up https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2025/05/24/crime-is-legal-but-the-actual-dollars-arent-showing-up/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zISd2dKyI5w&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA ChatGPT goes down — and fake jobs grind to a halt worldwide https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/11/chatgpt-goes-down-and-fake-jobs-grind-to-a-halt-worldwide/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=889fSJTRZlg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Only 3%* of US AI users are willing to pay a penny for it https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/04/only-3-of-us-ai-users-are-willing-to-pay-a-penny-for-it/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usoUIGqBKFk&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Cursor tries setting less money on fire — AI vibe coders outraged https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/09/cursor-tries-setting-less-money-on-fire-ai-vibe-coders-outraged/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2S7PKWaP7c&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
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    9 mins
  • 20250709 - Cursor tries setting less money on fire, AI vibe coders outraged

    20250709 - Cursor tries setting less money on fire, AI vibe coders outraged
    Jul 9 2025

    The AI bubble party slows just a little.
    Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/09/cursor-tries-setting-less-money-on-fire-ai-vibe-coders-outraged/

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    Sources:

    Updates to Ultra and Pro https://cursor.com/blog/new-tier
    Cursor 1.2 and Claude 4 Sonnet Rate Limit — Is This a Joke? https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1lqvl21/cursor_12_and_claude_4_sonnet_rate_limit_is_this/
    “Why is no one talking about how @cursor_ai essentially rug pulled???” https://x.com/0ni_x4/status/1940885976127283342
    Clarifying Our Pricing https://cursor.com/en/blog/june-2025-pricing

    Previously on Pivot to AI:

    Cursor AI assistant tells vibe coder: learn to code https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/12/cursor-ai-assistant-tells-vibe-coder-learn-to-code/
    video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETqfWTDp2BI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
    ‘Guys, I’m under attack’ — AI ‘vibe coding’ in the wild https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/18/guys-im-under-attack-ai-vibe-coding-in-the-wild/
    video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBL_tD_x3OA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
    Cursor’s AI-powered tech support vibe-codes a customer revolt https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/16/cursors-ai-powered-tech-support-vibe-codes-a-customer-revolt/
    video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fBLCogS2cs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
    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
    ChatGPT goes down — and fake jobs grind to a halt worldwide https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/11/chatgpt-goes-down-and-fake-jobs-grind-to-a-halt-worldwide/
    video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=889fSJTRZlg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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    5 mins
  • 20250708 - Calling in the AI vibe-writing cleanup crew

    20250708 - Calling in the AI vibe-writing cleanup crew
    Jul 8 2025

    Where there’s muck, there’s brass.
    Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/08/calling-in-the-ai-vibe-writing-cleanup-crew/

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    CORRECTION! I called Sophie Warner "Sarah Warner" in the recording. https://createdesigns.co.uk/ My apologies!

    Source:

    ‘I’m being paid to fix issues caused by AI’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvm1dyp9v2o

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