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06:42

20250705 - Google Veo 3 fails, week 3: Fail hard with...

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2025/07/05

Aron Peterson (Shokunin Studio) rolls the dice Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/05/google-veo-3-fails-week-3-fail-harder-with-a-vengeance/ Here is the video! Watch this! 20 minutes of worked examples! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCYw9EwxAwo&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA 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:

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08:03

20250704 - Only 3% of US AI users are willing to pay...

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2025/07/04

Just imagine that 97% conversion opportunity! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/04/only-3-of-us-ai-users-are-willing-to-pay-a-penny-for-it/ 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: 2025: The State of Consumer AI https://menlovc.com/perspective/2025-the-state-of-consumer-ai/ Make Fun Of

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04:34

20250703 - Microsoft lays off the staff who make the...

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2025/07/03

Cutting off body parts to spend more on AI Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/03/microsoft-lays-off-the-staff-who-make-the-money-to-fund-ai-that-doesnt/ 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: Microsoft laying off about 9,000 employees in latest round of cuts

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04:22

20250702 - How to pass an AI coding benchmark: train...

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2025/07/02

AI models pass SWE-Bench from memory Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/02/how-to-pass-an-ai-coding-benchmark-train-on-the-questions/ 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 Source: The SWE-Bench Illusion: When State-of-the-Art LLMs Remember Instead of Reason https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.12286

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03:38

20250701 - $219 Springer AI textbook was written with...

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2025/07/01

Springer does it again! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/01/219-springer-nature-textbook-on-ai-was-written-with-a-chatbot/ 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: Mastering Machine Learning: From Basics to Advanced https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-97-9914-5 Springer

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04:18

20250630 - ‘AI is no longer optional’: Microsoft...

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2025/06/30

eating your own dog poop Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/30/ai-is-no-longer-optional-microsoft-admits-ai-doesnt-help-at-work/ 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 Source: Microsoft pushes staff to use internal AI tools more, and may consider this in reviews. ‘Using AI is no longer

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08:51

20250629 - Google Veo 3 fails, week 2: fail harder

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2025/06/29

Aron Peterson (Shokunin Studio) spins the gacha Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/29/google-veo-3-fails-week-2-fail-harder-shokunin-studio-spins-the-gacha/ Here is the video! Watch this! 20 minutes of worked examples! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it5u8fUMGzI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA 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

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0:44

20250628 - Not an episode, returning tomorrow!

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2025/06/28

No pod here. Go outside! 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 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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06:14

20250627 - AI venture capital falls back to merging...

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2025/06/27

Two drunks propping each other up. Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/27/pitchbook-ai-venture-capital-resorts-to-mergers/ 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: Q2 2025 PitchBook Analyst Note: US VC-Backed M&A Outlook

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06:46

20250526 - Meta beats Kadrey, AI training was fair...

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2025/06/26

And what to do next. 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: Order denying the plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment and granting Meta’s cross-motion for partial summary judgment (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.415175/gov.uscourts.cand.415175.598.0_1.pdf

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03:38

20250625 - Verizon’s new AI chatbot: customer disservice

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2025/06/25

We don’t care. We don’t have to. We’re the phone company. Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/25/verizons-new-ai-chatbot-customer-disservice/ 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: Verizon adopts Google’s Gemini AI to help customers solve ‘complex’ issues

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05:08

20250624 - Anthropic AI wins broad fair use for...

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2025/06/24

‘There is no carveout, however, from the Copyright Act for AI companies.’ Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/24/anthropic-wins-broad-fair-use-for-training-but-not-on-pirated-books/ 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: Class action complaint (PDF)

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04:18

20250623 - Iyo vs. Io: OpenAI and Jony Ive get sued

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2025/06/23

Original gadget, do not steal Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/23/iyo-vs-io-openai-and-jony-ive-get-sued/ 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: What Sam Altman Told OpenAI About the Secret Device He’s Making With Jony Ive

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03:42

20250622 - Nvidia gets into money-burning AI startups

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2025/06/22

Keep the party pumping! Just that little bit longer! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/22/nvidia-gets-into-money-burning-ai-startups/ 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: Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments

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06:22

20250621 - We test Google Veo 3: impressive demo,...

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2025/06/21

Et tu, Brute? Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/21/we-test-google-veo-impressive-demo-unusable-results/ 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 HERE IS THE YOUTUBE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDkkUdyxkek&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Sources: Aron Peterson

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04:35

20250620 - AI venture capital resorts to feeding the...

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2025/06/20

oh no, spending actual money! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/20/ai-venture-capital-resorts-to-feeding-the-secondary-market/ 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: OpenAI Has Discussed Raising Money From Saudi Arabia, Indian Investors

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05:40

20250619 - Google bribes iNaturalist to use...

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2025/06/19

what’s a bit of blood money, eh Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/19/google-bribes-inaturalist-to-use-generative-ai-volunteers-quit-in-outrage/ 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: Here’s the next cohort of the Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI

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03:38

20250618 - Salesforce: AI agents don’t work, but...

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2025/06/18

where you gonna go? SAP? Yeah, didn’t think so Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/18/salesforce-ai-agents-dont-work-but-were-charging-6-more-for-ai-anyway/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Patreon (enterprise): https://www.patreon.com/checkout/davidgerard?rid=6951364 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: Introducing

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03:59

20250617 - OpenAI needs its $40 billion funding deal....

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2025/06/17

also, vibe coding Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/17/openai-needs-its-40-billion-funding-deal-so-its-threatening-microsoft/ 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 Source: OpenAI and Microsoft Tensions Are Reaching a Boiling Point

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04:05

20250616 - Bad brainwaves: ChatGPT makes you stupid

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2025/06/16

‘consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels’ Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/16/bad-brainwaves-chatgpt-makes-you-stupid/ 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 Source: Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay

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