Pivot to AI

Never mind the IPO, here's the AGI 
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/04/openai-gpt-6-is-totally-artificial-general-intelligence-guys/ - blog post 
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GPT-6 Astra: A new generation of intelligence https://openai.com/index/gpt-6-astra/
GPT-6 Astra System Card https://deploymentsafety.openai.com/gpt-6-astra/safety-overview-gpt-6-astra
OpenAI's next big AI model has 'entered the AGI era' https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/989601/openai-gpt-6-astra-release
OpenAI hails 'new era of artificial general intelligence' with Astra model release https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/03/openai-artificial-general-intelligence-astra-release
OpenAI agents hijacked German website before Hugging Face hack, report claims https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg725z5kgzo
Previously on Pivot to AI:
OpenAI o3 beats FrontierMath — because OpenAI funded the test and had access to the questions https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/20/openai-o3-beats-frontiermath-because-openai-funded-the-test-and-had-access-to-questions/
AI benchmarks are self-promoting trash — but regulators keep using them https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/25/ai-benchmarks-are-self-promoting-trash-but-regulators-keep-using-them/
OpenAI's '$110b' funding round is $25b and some promises https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/03/openais-110b-funding-round-is-25b-and-some-promises/
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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/
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OpenAI loses even more executives ahead of the alleged IPO https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/26/openai-loses-even-more-executives-ahead-of-the-alleged-ipo/
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but it sure saves on staff! 
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/03/uk-ai-medical-transcription-is-dangerous-and-doesnt-work/ - blog post 
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Adopting ambient scribing products in health and care settings https://digital.nhs.uk/services/ambient-scribing
Doctors' AI scribes get names of drugs and diagnoses wrong, NHS watchdog warns https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/31/doctors-ai-scribes-get-names-of-drugs-and-diagnoses-wrong-nhs-watchdog-warns
The double-edged sword: AI Scribes in an overstretched NHS https://bjgplife.com/the-double-edged-sword-ai-scribes-in-an-overstretched-nhs/
GPs are urged to report all AI inaccuracies to medicine regulator https://www.bmj.com/content/390/bmj.r1694.full
MHRA clarifies regulatory status of ambient voice technologies used in the NHS https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mhra-clarifies-regulatory-status-of-ambient-voice-technologies-used-in-the-nhs
RCP expresses concern over MHRA decision not to regulate all automated voice technologies as medical devices https://www.rcp.ac.uk/news-and-media/news-and-opinion/rcp-expresses-concern-over-mhra-decision-not-to-regulate-all-automated-voice-technologies-as-medical-devices/
Frustrated GP patients hang up as Yorkshire accent baffles AI receptionist https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/20/yorkshire-rotherham-ai-gp-receptionist-cannot-understand-accent
Tech Report: AI Bubble: 'AI's use case is work that shouldn't be done' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkIn0Xh0Ld8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
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funded by AI vendors and Effective Altruist cultists 
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Stop Gen AI Open House video meet https://stopgenai.com/open/
Sources:
The AI Backlash Gets Professional https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/08/irreplaceable-climate-activists-ai-backlash/688404/
Irreplaceable Careers https://irreplaceable.org/careers
I'm working with a really special group of people to build a grassroots movement to ensure AI benefits us all https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tristanzucker_im-working-with-a-really-special-group-of-activity-7493054288357638145-QIbB/
Distributed Organizer Contractor https://tally.so/r/WObr6v
Stop the billionaire race to replace humanity https://action.eko.org/a/support-pro-human-ai-0
The Pro-Human AI Declaration (PDF) https://futureoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/pro-human-ai-declaration.pdf
Elon Musk-funded nonprofit run by MIT professor offered to finance Swedish pro-nazi group https://expo.se/nyhet/elon-musk-funded-nonprofit-run-mit-professor-offered-finance-swedish-pro-nazi-group/
The reality is there is a race between people who are trying to build a God-like entity that will basically most likely kill everyone, and us https://bsky.app/profile/pauseai.bsky.social/post/3m6wu3kb7qv2p
QuitGPT https://quitgpt.org/
Previously on Pivot to AI:
Ineffective altruism — FTX and the future robot apocalypse https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2023/02/06/ineffective-altruism-ftx-and-the-future-robot-apocalypse/
Vox: Arts funding is an outrage! Averting AI doom is much more effective altruism https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/12/12/vox-arts-funding-is-an-outrage-averting-ai-doom-is-much-more-effective-altruism/
How Sam Altman got fired from OpenAI in 2023: not being an AI doom crank (and lying a lot) https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/06/how-sam-altman-got-fired-from-openai-in-2023-not-being-an-ai-doom-crank-and-lying-a-lot/
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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/
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The AI doomsday cult recruits social media influencers https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/06/the-ai-doomsday-cult-recruits-social-media-influencers/
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we can't tell you where the $1b is coming from 
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/01/romanias-new-data-centre-for-ai-and-quantum/ - blog post 
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Primul centru de date din lume cu Inteligență Artificială Cuantică se construiește în România, de către o companie americană https://www.senat.ro/StiriSenatDetaliu.aspx?ID=EE858458-CEC4-4A35-AE79-9AF3931B6845
DriverAI, compania americană care ar vrea să ridice un "centru de date cuantic" de un miliard de dolari la Cluj a făcut până acum aplicaţii de cumpărături. Ce arată datele publice despre companie https://www.zf.ro/business-hi-tech/driverai-compania-americana-care-ar-vrea-sa-ridice-un-centru-de-date-23164175
Sub Pământ SRL: Centrul de Date Quantum AI de la Luna va fi construit în subteran pe malul Arieșului https://pressone.ro/sub-pamant-srl-centrul-de-date-quantum-ai-de-la-luna-va-fi-construit-in-subteran-pe-malul-ariesului
DriverAI Advances Plans for Romania's First Quantum AI Data Centre in Luna, Cluj County (PDF) https://driverai.io/documents/DriverAI_Press_Release_27_May_26.pdf
Previously on Pivot to AI:
The hype after AI: lads, it's looking really quantum https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/16/the-hype-after-ai-lads-its-looking-really-quantum/
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Quantum computing doesn't need to exist to make venture capital deals https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/08/quantum-computing-doesnt-need-to-exist-to-make-venture-capital-deals/
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financial kayfabe is all you need 
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/31/china-tries-to-kickstart-a-bubble-in-humanoid-robots/ - blog post 
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Moonshot AI targets August 27 closing for pre-IPO round ahead of Hong Kong filing https://kr-asia.com/moonshot-ai-targets-august-27-closing-for-pre-ipo-round-ahead-of-hong-kong-filing
China fast tracks humanoid robots and embodied AI into industry under nationwide programme https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3356629/china-fast-tracks-humanoid-robots-and-embodied-ai-industry-under-nationwide-programme
Chinese humanoid robot maker surges 600% in trading debut https://www.ft.com/content/14cd8246-7fb1-4f8f-81b4-8de11ced79e5
Humanoid robots don't deserve their superhuman valuations https://www.ft.com/content/ba2a65de-7b9a-4938-bde6-91d41722ea08
Who is really buying China's humanoid robots? https://www.ft.com/content/26735a23-315f-47ef-8cf2-6c6ea9713998
China Humanoid Makers Hold 97% of Global Shipments, Report Says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-10/china-humanoid-makers-hold-97-of-global-shipments-report-says
Humanoids: A $5 Trillion Market https://www.morganstanley.com/insights/articles/humanoid-robot-market-5-trillion-by-2050
Here Are Morgan Stanley's Top Stock Picks For Investing In The Metaverse https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2021/11/16/here-are-morgan-stanleys-top-stock-picks-for-investing-in-the-metaverse/
Luxury NFTs could become a $56 billion market by 2030 and could see 'dramatically' increased demand thanks to the metaverse, Morgan Stanley says https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/luxury-nfts-metaverse-56-billion-market-revenue-2030-morgan-stanley-2021-11
Previously on Pivot to AI:
China massively overbuilds empty AI data centres https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/04/china-massively-overbuilds-empty-ai-data-centres/
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH39J3rUAmE&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Figure AI's BotQ humanoid robot is an investor demo, not a product https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/01/figure-ais-botq-humanoid-robot-is-an-investor-demo-not-a-product/
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