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- 1 weeks ago7 min
20261023 - We put human neurons into a computer! AI will surely follow
Robocop plays Doom https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/23/we-put-human-neurons-into-a-computer-ai-will-surely-follow/ - 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 your own 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 Send in your story tips and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Social media: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard https://bsky.app/profile/davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy Sources: In vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated game-world https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273%2822%2900806-6 Biocomputer with live neurons brought to life through art and cloud https://connectsci.au/news/news-parent/7947/Biocomputer-with-live-neurons-brought-to-life Human Brain Cells on a Chip for Sale: World-first biocomputing platform hits the market https://spectrum.ieee.org/biological-computer-for-sale Living Human Brain Cells Play DOOM on a CL1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRV8fSw6HaE&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week https://www.newscientist.com/article/2517389-human-brain-cells-on-a-chip-learned-to-play-doom-in-a-week/ A petri dish of human brain cells is currently playing Doom. Should we be worried? https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/16/petri-dish-brain-cells-playing-doom-cortical-labs NUS Medicine, DayOne and Cortical Labs Unveil Biological Data Center Prototype in Singapore https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/news/nus-medicine-dayone-and-cortical-labs-unveil-biological-data-center-prototype-in-singapore/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
- 1 weeks ago8 min
20261022 - AI will HACK ALL THE TVs by the end of 2026! Or not
Anthropic spook themselves again Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set your own 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 Send in your story tips and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Social media: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard https://bsky.app/profile/davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy Sources: AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter https://www.anthropic.com/research/self-replicating-ai What are self-replicating 'AI worms', and why is Anthropic worried about them? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/18/anthropic-ai-worm-worries AI Agents Enable Adaptive Computer Worms (PDF) https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.03811 AI could self-replicate on home devices within 'months', Anthropic says https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/13/ai-could-self-replicate-on-home-devices-within-months-anthropic-says Extras: AI Delusion with David Gerard https://www.machine-ethics.net/podcast/ai-delusion-with-david-gerard/ Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
- 1 weeks ago4 min
20261020 - Facebook tries to grab all news publisher website content for training for free
'Meta cannot simply write itself permission to take that work' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/20/facebook-tries-to-grab-all-news-publisher-website-content-for-training-for-free/ - 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 your own 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 Send in your story tips and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Social media: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard https://bsky.app/profile/davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy Sources: Meta Commercial Terms https://www.facebook.com/legal/commercial_terms_preview Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites https://www.theverge.com/tech/1013409/meta-removes-language-that-may-have-allowed-it-to-scrape-news-sites Legal experts warn Meta's new terms still grant broad scraping permissions, despite language changes https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/legal-experts-warn-metas-new-terms-still-grant-broad-scraping-permissions-despite-language-changes/ Meta updates data scraping policy following criticism https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/16/meta-updates-data-scraping-policy-following-criticism/ NMA Condemns Arrogant Meta's 'Shameless Landgrab Attempt' To Plunder News Publisher Websites https://newsmediauk.org/blog/2026/10/16/nma-condemns-arrogant-metas-shameless-landgrab-attempt-to-plunder-news-publisher-websites/ European Commission should be extremely concerned about Meta's dilemma for European Publishers: Hand Over Journalism for AI Scraping or Lose Access to Key Platforms https://www.epceurope.eu/post/european-commission-should-be-extremely-concerned-about-meta-s-dilemma-for-european-publishers-hand Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
- 1 weeks ago5 min
20261019 - CoreWeave founders cash out, the rest is mop-up
A successfully concluded blowoff https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/19/coreweave-founders-cash-out-the-rest-is-mop-up/ - blog post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if ot in the UK, set your own 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 Send in your story tips and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Social media: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard https://bsky.app/profile/davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy Sources: CoreWeave Founders Shield Fortunes With $3.3 Billion Stock Sales https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-15/coreweave-founders-shield-fortunes-with-3-3-billion-stock-sales CoreWeave Is A Time Bomb https://www.wheresyoured.at/core-incompetency/ CoreWeave targets 'unlimited' insurance money to fund AI build-out https://www.ft.com/content/4ffa1853-0e2c-424f-b941-88c6bcac5765 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
- 2 weeks ago5 min
20261016 - US Third Circuit: AI training not fair use after all
Anthropic on tenterhooks https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/16/us-third-circuit-ai-training-not-fair-use-after-all/ - 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 your own 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 Send in your story tips and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Social media: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard https://bsky.app/profile/davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy Sources: AI training of copyrighted material not fair use: Third Circuit https://www.courthousenews.com/ai-training-of-copyrighted-material-not-fair-use-third-circuit/ Opinion (PDF) https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/opinion-thomson-reuters-v-ross-intelligence-ai-third-circuit-affirm-partial-summary-judgment.pdf Previously on Pivot to AI: Thomson Reuters wins AI training copyright ruling — what this does and doesn't mean https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/12/thomson-reuters-wins-ai-training-copyright-case-what-this-does-and-doesnt-mean/ 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 IPO filing: the disaster in numbers https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/01/anthropic-ipo-filing-the-disaster-in-numbers/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20VYK0-Q-3o&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
- 2 weeks ago5 min
20261015 - Epic Games goes full vibe code: MAXIMUM AI ACCELERATION
'No more hand-written code' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/15/epic-games-goes-full-vibe-code-maximum-ai-acceleration/ - 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 your own 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 Send in your story tips and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Social media: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard https://bsky.app/profile/davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy Sources: We have a huge pivot underway here at Epic https://x.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/2109705826688549304 Epic Games Delays Disney Project, Asks Developers to Use More AI https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-12/epic-games-delays-disney-project-asks-developers-to-use-more-ai The new Epic Games Launcher is finally here in Preview https://store.epicgames.com/news/epic-games-launcher-preview Epic's new games launcher is 'vibe coded' https://www.theverge.com/games/1010751/epic-games-launcher-vibe-coded-ai-linux More examples of AI coding issues with EPIC GAMES STORE coming out https://www.reddit.com/r/videogames/comments/1x6gmph/more_examples_of_ai_coding_issues_with_epic_games/ Awesome Gaming on Linux Without Cheating https://onlineservices.epicgames.com/news/introducing-easy-anti-cheat-linux-v2 Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
- 2 weeks ago13 min
20261014 - Linux kernel goes full AI slop code, hides chatbot commits
'The kernel project only wants serious developers. That includes having access to enough resources to function in this world' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/14/linux-kernel-goes-full-ai-slop-code-hides-chatbot-commits/ - 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 your own 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 Send in your story tips and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Social media: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard https://bsky.app/profile/davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy Sources: The 2026 Maintainers Summit https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1099594/be20382b54a9b4cd/ What is Windows K2? Inside Microsoft's big plan to save Windows 11 and win back trust from users https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/what-is-windows-k2-everything-you-need-to-know-saving-windows-11 Building the PERFECT Linux PC with Linus Torvalds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfv0V1SxbNA AudioNoise https://github.com/torvalds/AudioNoise The new rules for AI-assisted code in the Linux kernel: What every dev needs to know https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-and-maintainers-finalize-ai-policy-for-linux-kernel-developers/ Linking Patchwork with Sashiko? https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/CAHk-=wi4zC+Ze8e+p3tMv8TtG_80KzsZ1syL9anBtmEh5Z40vg@mail.gmail.com/ [GIT PULL] Networking for 7.3 https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260818212923.2725202-1-kuba@kernel.org/ [PATCH] docs: remove Assisted-by references https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20261009083137.3-1-sashal@kernel.org/ Debian "trixie" Release Information https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/ The NetBSD Project https://netbsd.org/ THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: 9-28-03: QUESTIONS FOR LINUS TORVALDS; The Sharer https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/28/magazine/the-way-we-live-now-9-28-03-questions-for-linus-torvalds-the-sharer.html Previously on Pivot to AI: Anthropic IPO filing: the disaster in numbers https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/01/anthropic-ipo-filing-the-disaster-in-numbers/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20VYK0-Q-3o&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
- 2 weeks ago4 min
20261013 - The AI Photoshop clones: interface mockups that don't work
the return of the SaaSpocalypse https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/13/the-ai-photoshop-clones-interface-mockups-that-dont-work/ - 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 your own 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 Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 Send in your story tips and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Social media: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard https://bsky.app/profile/davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy Sources: Adobe Agrees to $150 Million Settlement and Injunction to Resolve Alleged Violations of the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/adobe-agrees-150-million-settlement-and-injunction-resolve-alleged-violations-restore-online Adobe in Trouble After Someone Reverse Engineered Adobe Creative Suite and Released It as Open Source https://futurism.com/future-society/adobe-creative-suite-software-open-source-artcraft Yes, no AI is now a feature https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/03/yes-no-ai-is-now-a-feature/ Attack of the Vibe Coded Photoshop Clones https://www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/10/9/attack-of-the-vibe-coded-photoshop-clones Shopper denied $51 refund for 20TB HDD that's mostly a weighted plastic box https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/man-buys-20tb-portable-hdd-for-51-son-breaks-the-news-that-its-a-fake/ Adobe slips on back of HSBC downgrade https://www.tradingview.com/news/seekingalpha:d5935752b094b:0-adobe-slips-on-back-of-hsbc-downgrade/ Previously on Pivot to AI: SaaSpocalypse: investors overspend badly on software companies and blame AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/12/saaspocalypse-investors-overspend-badly-on-software-companies-and-blame-ai/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DYFmohEZHw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
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