Pivot to AI

Pivot to AI

A short daily look at the latest foolishness from the AI bubble. It can't be that stupid, you must be prompting it wrong.

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June 20, 2025 4 mins

oh no, spending actual money!
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OpenAI Has Discussed Raising Money From Saudi Arab...

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what’s a bit of blood money, eh
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Here’s the next cohort of the Goo...

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also, vibe coding
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OpenAI and Microsoft Tensions Are Reaching a Boiling...

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‘consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels’
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Your Brain on ChatGPT: Ac...

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Everything is prompt injection
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Breaking down ‘EchoLeak’, the...

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Warn your relatives!
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“Wild things are happening on Meta’s AI app.” https://x.com/venture...

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AI is the new Metaverse
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Meta's Scale AI stake buyout spotlights other major deals amid ...

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We pretend to work, they pretend to pay us.

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OpenAI: Elevated error rates https://st...

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‘new, contentious, and potentially with wide repercussions’

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RCGP raises ...

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no Apple, all worm

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Apple’s Artificial Intelligence Efforts Reach a Make...

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Anything outside their training.

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The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Str...

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Penalties up to criminal prosecution.

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FREDERICK AYINDE Claimant and THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HA...

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Hey. I’m Natasha, your AI companion.

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Voluntary Petition for Non-Individuals Fili...

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Vibe coding and chatbot girlfriends

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AI-first - We're just 6 months away from...

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Surely there are more subscribers to lose

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The Washington Post’s New Mission: Rea...

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Brought to you by Facebook and Veo.

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Meta Aims to Fully Automate Ad Creation Using AI https://www.wsj.c...

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We are lucky they are so very stupid.

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1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have ...

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