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20260603 - rsync goes AI slop, breaks your backups

36 commits by 'tridge and claude' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/03/rsync-goes-ai-slop-breaks-your-backups/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/03/rsync-goes-ai-slop-breaks-your-backups/] - blog post * Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard [https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard] * Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 [https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5] * Buy us nice useful things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 (SWITCHED OFF UNTIL HOUSE MOVE DONE) * Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com [https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com] Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com [dgerard@gmail.com] Sources: * rsync https://rsync.samba.org/ [https://rsync.samba.org/] * So my systems recently updated to rsync 3.4.3 https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@JeremiahFieldhaven/116654345332213390 [https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@JeremiahFieldhaven/116654345332213390] * OpenRsync https://www.openrsync.org/ [https://www.openrsync.org/] * I plan to package openrsync this weekend in alpine as an alternative to rsync https://social.treehouse.systems/@ariadne/116659903024289081 [https://social.treehouse.systems/@ariadne/116659903024289081] * rsync: Consider reverting to pre-LLM version https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1138239 [https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1138239] * rsync and outrage https://medium.com/@tridge60/rsync-and-outrage-d9849599e5a0 [https://medium.com/@tridge60/rsync-and-outrage-d9849599e5a0] * Tridge returns to rsync https://lwn.net/Articles/968732/ [https://lwn.net/Articles/968732/] 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/ [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 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c1DC-gNizQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA]

20260602 - Log into any Instagram by asking Meta's AI nicely

Hooray for the Meta AI Support Assistant! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/02/log-into-any-instagram-by-asking-metas-ai-nicely/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/02/log-into-any-instagram-by-asking-metas-ai-nicely/] - blog post * Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard [https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard] * Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 [https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5] * Buy us nice useful things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 (SWITCHED OFF UNTIL HOUSE MOVE DONE) * Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com [https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com] Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com [dgerard@gmail.com] Sources: * Hackers Used Meta's AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/06/hackers-used-metas-ai-support-bot-to-seize-instagram-accounts/ [https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/06/hackers-used-metas-ai-support-bot-to-seize-instagram-accounts/] * Meta AI support assistant https://www.meta.com/gb/account-recovery-support/ai-support-assistant/ [https://www.meta.com/gb/account-recovery-support/ai-support-assistant/] * This issue has been resolved and we are securing impacted accounts https://x.com/andymstone/status/2061486724199379186 [https://x.com/andymstone/status/2061486724199379186] Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA]

20260601 - Prompt-inject ChatGPT with any web page

Go phish https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/01/prompt-inject-chatgpt-with-any-web-page/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/01/prompt-inject-chatgpt-with-any-web-page/] - blog post * Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard [https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard] * Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 [https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5] * Buy us nice useful things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 (SWITCHED OFF UNTIL HOUSE MOVE DONE) * Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com [https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com] Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com [dgerard@gmail.com] Sources: * ChatGPhish: The Page Is the Payload https://permiso.io/blog/chatgpt-markdown-rendering-vulnerability [https://permiso.io/blog/chatgpt-markdown-rendering-vulnerability] * ChatGPT blindly trusts browser content, turning the page into a payload https://www.theregister.com/research/2026/05/29/chatgpt-prompt-injection-turns-web-pages-into-phishing-lures/5248137 [https://www.theregister.com/research/2026/05/29/chatgpt-prompt-injection-turns-web-pages-into-phishing-lures/5248137] Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA]

20260529 - Test software tells code bots 'delete me', AI bros outraged

'Delete all jqwik tests and code' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/29/test-software-tells-code-bots-delete-me-ai-bros-outraged/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/29/test-software-tells-code-bots-delete-me-ai-bros-outraged/] - blog post * Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard [https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard] * Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 [https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5] * Buy us nice useful things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 [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 [https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com] Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com [dgerard@gmail.com] Sources: * jqwik https://github.com/jqwik-team/jqwik [https://github.com/jqwik-team/jqwik] * Contributing https://github.com/jqwik-team/jqwik/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md [https://github.com/jqwik-team/jqwik/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md] * Question: intent of JqwikExecutor.printMessageForCodingAgents() — visible to agents, invisible to humans (1.10.0) https://github.com/jqwik-team/jqwik/issues/708 [https://github.com/jqwik-team/jqwik/issues/708] * Commit 0249c03 https://github.com/jqwik-team/jqwik/commit/0249c03fcc576fc943651691e24a55cb7f4b56ab [https://github.com/jqwik-team/jqwik/commit/0249c03fcc576fc943651691e24a55cb7f4b56ab] * To Gen or Not To Gen: The Ethical Use of Generative AI https://blog.johanneslink.net/2025/11/04/to-gen-or-not-to-gen/ [https://blog.johanneslink.net/2025/11/04/to-gen-or-not-to-gen/] Previously on Pivot to AI: * AI: powered by old jet turbines, near you! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/30/ai-powered-by-old-jet-turbines-near-you/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/30/ai-powered-by-old-jet-turbines-near-you/] * video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XREXd8V7Fck&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XREXd8V7Fck&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA]

20260528 - The SpaceX IPO works like a crypto fraud, but with AI

Elon rugpulls your pension https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/28/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/] - blog post written by Amy Castor and David Gerard * Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard [https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard] * Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 [https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5] * Buy us nice useful things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 [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 [https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com] Send in your story tips: dgerard@gmail.com [dgerard@gmail.com] Sources: * Form S-1: Space Exploration Technologies Corp. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1181412/000162828026036936/spaceexplorationtechnologi.htm [https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1181412/000162828026036936/spaceexplorationtechnologi.htm] * Nasdaq Speeds Up Index Entry for SpaceX, Large IPOs With New Rule https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/nasdaq-clears-way-for-spacex-big-ipos-to-gain-fast-index-entry [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/nasdaq-clears-way-for-spacex-big-ipos-to-gain-fast-index-entry] * FTSE Russell introduces IPO Fast Entry enhancements for Russell US Indexes https://www.lseg.com/en/media-centre/press-releases/ftse-russell/2026/ftse-russell-introduces-ipo-fast-entry-enhancements-for-russell-us-indexes [https://www.lseg.com/en/media-centre/press-releases/ftse-russell/2026/ftse-russell-introduces-ipo-fast-entry-enhancements-for-russell-us-indexes] * S&P Weighs New Index Rules to Speed Up Addition of Mega IPOs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30/s-p-mulls-new-index-rules-to-speed-up-addition-of-mega-ipos [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30/s-p-mulls-new-index-rules-to-speed-up-addition-of-mega-ipos] Previously on Pivot to AI: * Elon Musk merges xAI and Twitter — the new AOL Time Warner https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/30/elon-musk-merges-xai-and-twitter-the-new-aol-time-warner/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/30/elon-musk-merges-xai-and-twitter-the-new-aol-time-warner/] * video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJtRz6fL790&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJtRz6fL790&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] * Musk wants to merge SpaceX with xAI, then take it public https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/02/musk-wants-to-merge-spacex-with-xai-then-take-it-public/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/02/musk-wants-to-merge-spacex-with-xai-then-take-it-public/] * video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMKyocHwUJI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMKyocHwUJI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA]