Pivot to AI

Monopoly abuse? No such thing for us

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/11/03/google-cuts-off-search-if-schools-block-ai/ - blog post

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• Google Turns On Gemini A.I. for Students Using Its Classroom App https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/business/google-gemini-ai-schools.html
• New York City Bans A.I. in Elementary and Middle Schools https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/nyregion/ai-ban-schools-nyc.html
• Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/google-search-schools-restrict-ai.html
• Designing responsible AI for learning https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/ai-learning-era-updates-2026/
• Schools Gain Direct Control Over Google AI Search Tools https://campussecuritytoday.com/articles/2026/11/03/schools-gain-direct-control-over-google-ai-search-tools.aspx

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Signing official extensions is not fast moving enough

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/11/02/claude-code-official-cursor-extension-gets-malware-back-door/ - blog post

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• Security notice — malicious version of Anthropic.claude-code (2.1.312 and 2.1.313) identified in the Cursor VS Code Extension Marketplace https://cursor.com/blog/claude-code-extension-security-notice
• Just to be clear: This did not involve a compromise of any Anthropic systems https://x.com/ddworken/status/2116178850032066572
• Binance's initial investigation suggests that the security incident may involve a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop https://x.com/binance/status/2115993361517891592
• Binance Accelerator Program: Full Stack Engineer (APAC Remote) https://www.binance.com/en-TR/careers/job?id=5002449101
• I've confirmed Binance use Claude Code on Cursor with this extension https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/11752944007566218

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• Vibe-coded build system NX gets hacked, steals vibe-coders' crypto https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/29/vibe-coded-build-system-nx-gets-hacked-steals-vibe-coders-crypto/
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Your meal is 99% not sewage!

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/30/proton-mail-goes-full-ai-slop-tuta-starts-going-slop/ - blog post

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• Manifestos, Fear, and 'Loser Thinking': Inside Proton's AI Reckoning https://www.404media.co/manifestos-fear-and-loser-thinking-inside-protons-ai-reckoning/
• We're not interested in diving into the AI or crypto hype https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/112886048788603064
• Tuta User Survey 2025 https://tuta.com/blog/tuta-survey-2025
• Are you joining QuitGPT? https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/116187908158060508
• Google's Gemini AI invasion continues https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/117228920764701690
• Muse is Meta's latest attempt to get as much of your data as possible https://tuta.com/blog/dont-trust-meta-muse-ai
• Check out this cool open source tool that removes or disables unwanted AI components like Copilot https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/117415699615961618
• Contribution policy https://github.com/tutao/tutanota#contribution-policy
• LLM/AI contributions seemingly being accepted now? https://github.com/tutao/tutanota/discussions/11601
• This is because we are in the exploring phase https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/117529137025831727
• Hi there, thanks for your question. Hanna here from the Tuta Team https://www.reddit.com/r/tutanota/comments/1ximsy2/dear_ceo_of_tuta/19ru7p9lepl34/
• The current Tuta apps are built more than 99% without AI https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/117518311002072172
• Connecting AI tools via Fastmail's MCP server https://www.fastmail.help/hc/en-us/articles/15869557281295-Connecting-AI-tools-via-Fastmail-s-MCP-server
• Hello everyone! We have some unfortunate news https://union.place/@fastmailunited/112672408714595554

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• Proton Mail goes AI, security-focused userbase goes 'what on earth' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/07/18/proton-mail-goes-ai-security-focused-userbase-goes-what-on-earth/
• Proton's Lumo AI chatbot: not end-to-end encrypted, not open source https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/02/protons-lumo-ai-chatbot-not-end-to-end-encrypted-not-open-source/
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AI search may be worse, but it also makes less money

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/29/ai-overview-damages-google-ad-revenue-stock-crashes-12/ - blog post

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• 2026 Q3 Earnings Call https://abc.xyz/investor/events/event-details/2026/2026-Q3-Earnings-Call-2026-Ujou16CTw9/default.aspx
• Alphabet Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results (PDF) https://s206.q4cdn.com/479360582/files/doc_financials/2026/q3/2026q3-alphabet-earnings-release.pdf
• Google upsizes historic equity raising to $85bn to back AI spending spree https://www.ft.com/content/85299cdd-d9b3-4b40-8d10-73fc9ddb4573

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• October supporter read (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/october-read-get-173439617

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• Google is replacing search results with only the AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/20/google-is-replacing-search-results-with-only-the-ai/
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This too shall pass

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/28/the-chinese-ai-crash-is-not-the-end-but-it-is-cheering/ - blog post

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• In China, the AI bubble has already burst https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-ai-bubble-has-already-burst-2026-10-26/
• Chinese Stocks Turn Biggest Losers as Global AI Trade Stumbles https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-17/chinese-stocks-turn-biggest-losers-as-global-ai-trade-stumbles
• Moonshot Said to Eye Early 2027 IPO After Value Hits $50 Billion https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-06/moonshot-said-to-eye-early-2027-ipo-after-value-hits-50-billion
• China Moves to Prop Up Stocks With Selling Curbs, Buybacks https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-16/china-moves-to-prop-up-stock-market-with-selling-curbs-buybacks

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• October supporter read (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/october-read-get-173439617

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• China tries to kickstart a bubble in humanoid robots https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/31/china-tries-to-kickstart-a-bubble-in-humanoid-robots/
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FINAL final (1) USE THIS ONE.docx.pdf

Written by Amy Castor and David Gerard

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Sources:

• Form S-1 Registration Statement: Anthropic, PBC https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2130357/000162828026067168/anthropicpbc-sx1.htm

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• October supporter read (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/october-read-get-173439617

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• AI doomsday and AI heaven: live forever in AI God https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/17/ai-doomsday-and-ai-heaven-live-forever-in-ai-god/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAJIew3FAJ8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• OpenAI ChatGPT goes goblin mode — let none say 'model collapse' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/06/openai-chatgpt-goes-goblin-mode-let-none-say-model-collapse/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-E6oSeIMLw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• The SpaceX IPO works like a crypto fraud, but with AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/28/the-spacex-ipo-works-like-a-crypto-fraud-but-with-ai/
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• Anthropic IPO filing: the disaster in numbers https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/01/anthropic-ipo-filing-the-disaster-in-numbers/
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or pay one MILLION dollars

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/26/anthropic-ai-safety-bill-let-us-kill-50-people-but-not-51/ - blog post

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Sources:

• Anthropic quietly pitches its own AI safety bill to lawmakers https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/16/anthropic-ai-safety-01124654
• Discussion Draft / Privileged & Confidential / Attorney Work Product (PDF, archive) https://web.archive.org/web/20261026181523/https://media.licdn.com/dms/document/media/v2/D561FAQE0a0R-_eZ1Gg/feedshare-document-sanitized-pdf/B56aFRDQuoIEA8-/0/1792361173600?e=1793646000&v=beta&t=6NP3UhCDro3qHUxF1gyzlvEHFSaDOLV4rq92fFIG7M4
• AI & Tech Brief: Anthropic's leaked bill https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-intelligence/ai-tech-brief/2026/10/19/ai-tech-brief-anthropics-leaked-bill/
• Anthropic's Advanced AI Framework (PDF) https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/files/4zrzovbb/website/0a58d567024a8b448ff15158ebc3625328dfcc1f.pdf
• Why Anthropic's draft bill sets $1 billion threshold for AI risk https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/21/anthropic-bill-ai-risk-threshold-01128458
• Cyberpunk 2077: All Skippy Interactions Dialogue (Skippy The Talking Gun) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSMK7UR1P44&t=253s&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

Extras:

• Tech Report: Vibe coding will bankrupt businesses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLOzJtGVpyM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• October supporter read (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/october-read-get-173439617

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• Claude Mythos: the AI hacking model too good to release! Allegedly https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/09/claude-mythos-the-ai-hacking-model-too-good-to-release-allegedly/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c1DC-gNizQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• Mythos is just too powerful? OK, we'll ban it then https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/29/mythos-is-just-too-powerful-ok-well-ban-it-then/
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Robocop plays Doom

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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/

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Anthropic spook themselves again

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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

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• AI Delusion with David Gerard https://www.machine-ethics.net/podcast/ai-delusion-with-david-gerard/

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'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

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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

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A successfully concluded blowoff

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/19/coreweave-founders-cash-out-the-rest-is-mop-up/ - blog post

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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

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Anthropic on tenterhooks

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/16/us-third-circuit-ai-training-not-fair-use-after-all/ - blog post

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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/
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• Anthropic IPO filing: the disaster in numbers https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/01/anthropic-ipo-filing-the-disaster-in-numbers/
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'No more hand-written code'

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• 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

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'The kernel project only wants serious developers. That includes having access to enough resources to function in this world'

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• 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/
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the return of the SaaSpocalypse

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• 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/
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all my apes gone

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• Teach My Little Sister How To Drive https://store.steampowered.com/app/3948460/Teach_My_Little_Sister_How_To_Drive/
• How this game uses AI https://easyfoxgames.com/tsd/ai/privacy/gl
• v1.2.9 Update and a Development Status Update https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3948460/view/699903960312447039

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Us abusing our customers is different, you understand

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• 2026 Usage Policy update https://www.anthropic.com/news/2026-usage-policy-update
• Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/us/anthropic-claude-morals-ai.html

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• 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
• Anthropic: Could AI be conscious? Pope Leo: lol, no https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/05/anthropic-could-ai-be-conscious-pope-leo-lol-no/
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pivoting from space

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/08/spacex-to-send-nvidia-chips-somewhere-in-the-universe/ - blog post

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• SpaceX looks to raise $40bn to buy Nvidia chips https://app.ft.com/content/d3f5928d-f38c-4666-8f7a-8737f9c45f51
• SpaceX credit risk jumps on worries over its borrowing spree https://app.ft.com/content/4f2417d3-3de6-4f62-bd3a-8c8f740a4b29
• Adam Jonas on @SpaceX https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2106894988265099708
• SpaceX pivots away from space https://www.ft.com/content/0fd15797-ac89-4222-a4bb-03a6a1330f48
• No more AI https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2106672603536712025

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• AI data centres — in SPACE! Why DCs in space can't work https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/01/ai-data-centres-in-space-why-dcs-in-space-cant-work/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_SaKXM82yg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• The SpaceX IPO works like a crypto fraud, but with AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/28/the-spacex-ipo-works-like-a-crypto-fraud-but-with-ai/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkYiquKR0tA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• Trump decrees: Artificial Intelligence is now Super Intelligence https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/23/trump-decrees-artificial-intelligence-is-now-super-intelligence/
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'scraped the web and found the bugs'

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/07/mythos-not-the-magical-ai-hacking-tool-after-all/ - blog post

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Sources:

• Project Glasswing https://www.anthropic.com/glasswing
• The Anthropic Glasswing Receipts Are Starting to Trickle In https://web.archive.org/web/20260908154028/https://www.vulncheck.com/blog/anthropic-glasswing-receipts
• Anthropic's coordinated vulnerability disclosure dashboard https://red.anthropic.com/2026/cvd/
• Mythos finds a curl vulnerability https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/05/11/mythos-finds-a-curl-vulnerability/
• This is my read as well but it is very good to have your judgement on this as well https://mastodon.social/@glyph/117239508873988690
• Kernel Recipes 2026: Security in the LLM age https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnV_cWeoo5Q&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• AI Cybersecurity After Mythos: The Jagged Frontier https://aisle.com/blog/ai-cybersecurity-after-mythos-the-jagged-frontier

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• Tech Report: There's no such thing as Rogue AI: David Gerard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Q6LQ5oyDc&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• Claude Mythos: the AI hacking model too good to release! Allegedly https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/09/claude-mythos-the-ai-hacking-model-too-good-to-release-allegedly/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c1DC-gNizQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• Mythos is just too powerful? OK, we'll ban it then https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/29/mythos-is-just-too-powerful-ok-well-ban-it-then/
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'in the meantime, there will be great companies created with serious machine learning'

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/06/some-bad-things-may-happen-to-you-but-thats-a-sacrifice-sam-altman-is-willing-to-make/ - blog post

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• Sam Altman on Trump's AI rebrand and the industry's perception problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OOHnaGTQFg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• Fireside Chat: Sam Altman President, YCombinator and Mike Curtis, VP of Engineering, Airbnb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6lDZpvHAoo&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• Sam Altman Sees the Future. Are We In It? (Part 2 of 2) https://www.vanityfair.com/story/sam-altman-exclusive-interview-part-2

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• Sam Altman: Guys, we're in the Singularity now https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/28/sam-altman-guys-were-in-the-singularity-now/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6FPzOWi0YI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• Memory prices are up 500% in the past year — because of AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/19/memory-prices-are-up-500-in-the-past-year-because-of-ai/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Un7g_vyePI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• Jacob Coxon: how to run an AI doomsday media campaign https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/10/jacob-coxon-how-to-run-an-ai-doomsday-media-campaign/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3IoTZNN6iM&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• OpenAI hacks Australian government health data https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/24/openai-hacks-australian-government-health-data/
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