20260616 - We found the missing AI apps! And nobody downloads them

20260616 - We found the missing AI apps! And nobody downloads them

but look at our vibe code garbage fountain! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/16/we-found-the-missing-ai-apps-and-nobody-downloads-them/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/16/we-found-the-missing-ai-apps-and-nobody-downloads-them/] - 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 (if not in the UK, set your delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): 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] Source: * Writing code vs. shipping code: Productivity effects across generations of AI coding tools (PDF) https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w35275/w35275.pdf Previously on Pivot to AI: * If AI coding is so good ... where are the little apps? https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/09/if-ai-coding-is-so-good-where-are-the-little-apps/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/09/if-ai-coding-is-so-good-where-are-the-little-apps/] * video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz_lG6SmgK0&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz_lG6SmgK0&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA]

20260615 - Google liable for defamatory AI overviews

91% accurate means 9% made-up rubbish https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/15/google-found-liable-for-defamatory-ai-overviews/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/15/google-found-liable-for-defamatory-ai-overviews/] - 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 (set delivery postcode to somewhere in the UK): 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: * How Accurate Are Google's A.I. Overviews? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/technology/google-ai-overviews-accuracy.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/technology/google-ai-overviews-accuracy.html] * Deutsches Gericht rasiert Googles "AI Overviews": Google haftet für unwahre KI-Antworten https://the-decoder.de/deutsches-gericht-rasiert-googles-ai-overviews-google-haftet-fuer-unwahre-ki-antworten/ [https://the-decoder.de/deutsches-gericht-rasiert-googles-ai-overviews-google-haftet-fuer-unwahre-ki-antworten/] * Endurteil (PDF) https://the-decoder.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/26_O_869_26_begl_Abschrift_Urteil_v_28_05_2026_Geschwaerzt_Geschwaerzt_Geschwaerzt.pdf [https://the-decoder.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/26_O_869_26_begl_Abschrift_Urteil_v_28_05_2026_Geschwaerzt_Geschwaerzt_Geschwaerzt.pdf] * German court holds Google liable for fake AI answers https://www.dw.com/en/german-court-holds-google-liable-for-fake-ai-answers/a-77527661 [https://www.dw.com/en/german-court-holds-google-liable-for-fake-ai-answers/a-77527661] Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA]

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]