peace was never an option

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/26/softbanks-untitled-ai-goose-game-eggs-do-not-lay-eggs/ - blog post

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• The 46th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (PDF) https://group.softbank/media/Project/sbg/sbg/pdf/ir/investors/shareholders/2026/shareholders-meeting_46_05_en.pdf
• SoftBank's eggcellent quarterly results (2020) https://www.ft.com/content/dc8e7021-e808-4f9c-aa55-a8e77e05a9ff
• Earnings Results for the 6-month Period Ended September 30, 2014 (PDF) https://group.softbank/system/files/pdf/ir/presentations/2014/earnings-presentation_q2fy2014_01_en.pdf
• Talk of a bubble is 'blasphemy against AI' says SoftBank's Son https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/talk-bubble-is-an-insult-ai-says-softbanks-son-2026-06-24/
• SoftBank Founder's Starstruck Bet on OpenAI Raises Concern https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-19/softbank-founder-son-s-devotion-to-openai-s-altman-spooks-some-insiders
• OpenAI's reported IPO delay is the latest complication for tech stocks https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tech-selloff-has-a-new-worry-and-it-involves-openais-ipo-timeline-ea9f0276

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Gotta burn 'em all

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/25/office-workers-are-spending-way-too-much-on-ai-too/ - blog post

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Sources:

• AI sticker shock hits corporate America https://www.axios.com/2026/05/28/ai-spending-roi-enterprise-costs
• Walmart Caps Usage of an AI Tool for Employees After High Demand https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-01/walmart-caps-usage-of-an-ai-tool-for-employees-after-high-demand
• #The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI https://www.404media.co/the-tokenpocalypse-is-here-companies-are-scrambling-to-stop-spending-so-much-on-ai/
• OpenAI Considers Drastic Price Cuts, Anticipating War for Users With Anthropic https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-considers-drastic-price-cuts-anticipating-war-for-users-with-anthropic-9b8c178e

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• Accenture: you're promoted or fired on using the AI https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/25/accenture-youre-promoted-or-fired-on-using-the-ai/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWdjwo2D_1M&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• GitHub Copilot AI token charges to go up 10×–100× https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/18/github-copilot-ai-token-charges-to-go-up-10x-100x/
• video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A9FjHGcFWg&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

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and sends engineers to the AI gulag

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/24/meta-keylogs-staff-typing-for-ai-training-then-leaks-it/ - blog post

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Sources:

• Meta to track workers' clicks and keystrokes to train AI https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvglyklz49jo
• Petition against the Model Capability Initiative 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/
• 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/
• '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/

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