20260623 - UK press can opt out of AI overviews, stay in search results

20260624 - Meta saves staff typing for AI training, then leaks it

and sends engineers to the AI gulag * 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 the 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] Sources: * Meta to track workers' clicks and keystrokes to train AI https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvglyklz49jo [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvglyklz49jo] * Petition against the Model Capability Initiative https://mcipetition.com/ [https://mcipetition.com/] * Meta Exposed Data Internally From Its Controversial Employee-Tracking Program https://www.wired.com/story/meta-accidentally-let-employees-access-each-others-keystroke-data/ [https://www.wired.com/story/meta-accidentally-let-employees-access-each-others-keystroke-data/] * Meta transfers top engineers into new AI tooling team https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-transfers-top-engineers-into-new-ai-tooling-team-2026-04-09/ [https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-transfers-top-engineers-into-new-ai-tooling-team-2026-04-09/] * 'Tell Him He's a Piece of S--t': Meta's New AI Unit Is a Total Mess https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-meta-employee-meeting-interrupt-ai/ [https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-meta-employee-meeting-interrupt-ai/] Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA]

20260623 - UK press can opt out of AI overviews, stay in search results

Google has to follow a regulation for once https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/23/uk-press-can-opt-out-of-ai-overviews-stay-in-search-results/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/23/uk-press-can-opt-out-of-ai-overviews-stay-in-search-results/] - 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 the 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] Sources: * CMA secures fairer deal for publishers and improves Google search services in UK https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-secures-fairer-deal-for-publishers-and-improves-google-search-services-in-uk [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-secures-fairer-deal-for-publishers-and-improves-google-search-services-in-uk] * NOTICE UNDER SECTION 14(2) OF THE DIGITAL MARKETS, COMPETITION AND CONSUMERS ACT 2024 (THE ACT) (PDF) https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68e8b29b1c8b2a3b50690811/SMS_Decision_Notice.pdf [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68e8b29b1c8b2a3b50690811/SMS_Decision_Notice.pdf] * Further CMA action to secure a fairer deal for businesses and improve Google search services in UK https://www.gov.uk/government/news/further-cma-action-to-secure-a-fairer-deal-for-businesses-and-improve-google-search-services-in-uk [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/further-cma-action-to-secure-a-fairer-deal-for-businesses-and-improve-google-search-services-in-uk] * New opportunities, control and insights for website owners https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/new-controls-website-owners/ [https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/new-controls-website-owners/] * UK regulator tells Google to let publishers opt out of AI Overviews https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/google-regulation-uk/ [https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/google-regulation-uk/] Previously on Pivot to AI: * Google is no longer asking — feed the AI or you're not in search results https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/19/google-is-no-longer-asking-feed-the-ai-or-youre-not-in-search-results/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/19/google-is-no-longer-asking-feed-the-ai-or-youre-not-in-search-results/] * Google AI Overviews: Publishers file competition complaints in UK and EU https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/07/publishers-file-competition-complaints-in-uk-and-eu-over-googles-ai-overviews/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/07/publishers-file-competition-complaints-in-uk-and-eu-over-googles-ai-overviews/] * video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrMfQVXv9zs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrMfQVXv9zs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA]

20260622 - Religious exemption from using the AI at work

Become a Unitarian Universalist! https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/22/religious-exemption-from-using-the-ai-at-work/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/22/religious-exemption-from-using-the-ai-at-work/] - 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 the 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] Sources: * She won a religious exemption from using AI at work. The Pope's remarks could fuel similar appeals https://www.businessinsider.com/worker-got-religious-exemption-using-ai-at-work-2026-6 [https://www.businessinsider.com/worker-got-religious-exemption-using-ai-at-work-2026-6] * Fact Sheet: Religious Accommodations in the Workplace https://www.eeoc.gov/fact-sheet-religious-accommodations-workplace [https://www.eeoc.gov/fact-sheet-religious-accommodations-workplace] * Software Engineer Gets Religious Exemption from Using AI at Work: Report https://people.com/software-engineer-gets-religious-exemption-from-using-ai-at-work-report-11994769 [https://people.com/software-engineer-gets-religious-exemption-from-using-ai-at-work-report-11994769] * Atheist and Agnostic Unitarian Universalists https://www.uua.org/beliefs/what-we-believe/beliefs/atheist-agnostic [https://www.uua.org/beliefs/what-we-believe/beliefs/atheist-agnostic] Previously on Pivot to AI: * Pope Leo to AI bros: Just stop it https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/26/pope-leo-to-ai-bros-just-stop-it/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/26/pope-leo-to-ai-bros-just-stop-it/] * video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtE4YzbPt1U&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtE4YzbPt1U&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA]

20260619 - Midjourney AI pivots to Theranos

golden light and dolphins https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/19/midjourney-ai-pivots-to-theranos-ultrasonic-ct/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/19/midjourney-ai-pivots-to-theranos-ultrasonic-ct/] - 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 the 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] Sources: * A New Era of Midjourney https://www.midjourney.com/medical/blogpost [https://www.midjourney.com/medical/blogpost] * Midjourney Medical https://www.midjourney.com/medical [https://www.midjourney.com/medical] * Midjourney goes from generating cat images to full-body ultrasound scans https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/952011/midjourney-medical-ai-ultrasound-scan [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/952011/midjourney-medical-ai-ultrasound-scan] * AI Startup Midjourney Pivots to Health With Ultrasound Machine https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-18/ai-startup-midjourney-pivots-to-health-with-ultrasound-machine [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-18/ai-startup-midjourney-pivots-to-health-with-ultrasound-machine] * Primary care player Forward shutters after raising $400M, rolling out CarePods https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/primary-care-player-forward-shutters-after-raising-400m-rolling-out-carepods [https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/primary-care-player-forward-shutters-after-raising-400m-rolling-out-carepods] Previously on Pivot to AI: * Disney sues AI image generator Midjourney https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/12/disney-sues-ai-image-generator-midjourney/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/12/disney-sues-ai-image-generator-midjourney/] * video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgssgBLNkvs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgssgBLNkvs&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA]

20260618 - Unreal Engine 6 goes AI, wants to bring back NFTs

everybody loves Tim Sweeney https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/18/unreal-engine-6-goes-ai-and-wants-to-bring-back-nfts/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/18/unreal-engine-6-goes-ai-and-wants-to-bring-back-nfts/] - 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 the 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 * Coding With Compassion: https://www.youtube.com/@CodingWithCompassion [https://www.youtube.com/@CodingWithCompassion] * AI Is Our Ultimate Addiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5zSb3c9GwM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5zSb3c9GwM] Sources: * Agreed. The AI tag is relevant to art exhibits for authorship disclosure https://x.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1993687499621728312 [https://x.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1993687499621728312] * The road to Unreal Engine 6 https://www.unrealengine.com/news/the-road-to-ue-6 [https://www.unrealengine.com/news/the-road-to-ue-6] * Why so many game developers don't want to use generative AI https://www.gamesradar.com/games/why-so-many-game-developers-dont-want-to-use-generative-ai/ [https://www.gamesradar.com/games/why-so-many-game-developers-dont-want-to-use-generative-ai/] * CEO Tim Sweeney: "Unreal Engine 6 Will Fundamentally Change the Development Paradigm" https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/22928/ceo-tim-sweeney-unreal-engine-6-will-fundamentally-change-the-development-paradigm [https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/22928/ceo-tim-sweeney-unreal-engine-6-will-fundamentally-change-the-development-paradigm] * Godot Engine contributing documentation in English https://contributing.godotengine.org/en/latest/pull_requests/pull_request_guidelines.html [https://contributing.godotengine.org/en/latest/pull_requests/pull_request_guidelines.html] Previously on Pivot to AI: * Epic CEO wants Steam to remove AI game disclosures https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/27/epic-ceo-wants-steam-to-remove-ai-game-disclosures/ [https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/27/epic-ceo-wants-steam-to-remove-ai-game-disclosures/] * video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B62Q8tHV2c&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B62Q8tHV2c&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA]