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I ended up just getting back into hearthstone… it’s the goat
Is it really necessary that we have to sexualise so gratuitously in computer games still?? This is the opening screen from a Hearthstone type card game shadowverse… just wanted to play a nice strategic game 😑
January 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
I ended up just getting back into hearthstone… it’s the goat
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Happy New Year from Bristol Games Hub! 🎉🎮
Taking place on Wednesday 21st January at Toto's By The River, it's the Bristol Games Hub Quiz!
Doors at 7:30pm, quiz at 8pm!
www.meetup.com/bristolgames...
Taking place on Wednesday 21st January at Toto's By The River, it's the Bristol Games Hub Quiz!
Doors at 7:30pm, quiz at 8pm!
www.meetup.com/bristolgames...
The 9th (sort of annual) Bristol Games Hub Quiz , Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 7:30 PM | Meetup
It's January - you're back at work, the traffic's bad, it's cold, dark, and depressing. If only there was some way to counter all of that... well there isn't... there is on
www.meetup.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Happy New Year from Bristol Games Hub! 🎉🎮
Taking place on Wednesday 21st January at Toto's By The River, it's the Bristol Games Hub Quiz!
Doors at 7:30pm, quiz at 8pm!
www.meetup.com/bristolgames...
Taking place on Wednesday 21st January at Toto's By The River, it's the Bristol Games Hub Quiz!
Doors at 7:30pm, quiz at 8pm!
www.meetup.com/bristolgames...
Required listening www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Reith Lectures - Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution - 1. A Time of Monsters - BBC Sounds
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture: Moral Revolution.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Required listening www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
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I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
How Grok's sexual abuse hit a tipping point
Nonconsensual deepfakes on X are nothing new, but now it's built into the platform.
spitfirenews.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
Happy new years. Look at your emails and unsubscribe from them (most of them), your welcome
January 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Happy new years. Look at your emails and unsubscribe from them (most of them), your welcome
Is it really necessary that we have to sexualise so gratuitously in computer games still?? This is the opening screen from a Hearthstone type card game shadowverse… just wanted to play a nice strategic game 😑
December 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Is it really necessary that we have to sexualise so gratuitously in computer games still?? This is the opening screen from a Hearthstone type card game shadowverse… just wanted to play a nice strategic game 😑
Are streaming platforms just terrestrial TV now with the added advertising??? They seem to be coming closer and closer together
December 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Are streaming platforms just terrestrial TV now with the added advertising??? They seem to be coming closer and closer together
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
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🚨 The UK Video Games Industry Census closes 19 Dec.
Run by Ukie & Dr Mark Taylor, it’s the most comprehensive survey of the UK games workforce, exploring:
🔹 Industry mood & outlook
🔹 Layoffs, visas & training
🔹 Careers of women in games
Open to all UK games workers. Take part: zurl.co/yfMwu
Run by Ukie & Dr Mark Taylor, it’s the most comprehensive survey of the UK games workforce, exploring:
🔹 Industry mood & outlook
🔹 Layoffs, visas & training
🔹 Careers of women in games
Open to all UK games workers. Take part: zurl.co/yfMwu
December 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🚨 The UK Video Games Industry Census closes 19 Dec.
Run by Ukie & Dr Mark Taylor, it’s the most comprehensive survey of the UK games workforce, exploring:
🔹 Industry mood & outlook
🔹 Layoffs, visas & training
🔹 Careers of women in games
Open to all UK games workers. Take part: zurl.co/yfMwu
Run by Ukie & Dr Mark Taylor, it’s the most comprehensive survey of the UK games workforce, exploring:
🔹 Industry mood & outlook
🔹 Layoffs, visas & training
🔹 Careers of women in games
Open to all UK games workers. Take part: zurl.co/yfMwu
Is it time to stop using social media yet?
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Is it time to stop using social media yet?
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106. Companion AI with Giulia Trojano. We discuss AI as an economic narrative, companion chatbots, chatbot parental controls, surveillance in the guise of safety, advertising creeping into GenAI, ReplikaAI, lack of research in emotional AI, determinism, & more www.machine-ethics.net/podcast/comp...
December 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
106. Companion AI with Giulia Trojano. We discuss AI as an economic narrative, companion chatbots, chatbot parental controls, surveillance in the guise of safety, advertising creeping into GenAI, ReplikaAI, lack of research in emotional AI, determinism, & more www.machine-ethics.net/podcast/comp...
Flixbus is terrible please don’t use it, it’s a no human situation which means when something goes wrong it’s a total ball ache and their app and website basically hardly work (their feedback form is broken too!)
November 30, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Flixbus is terrible please don’t use it, it’s a no human situation which means when something goes wrong it’s a total ball ache and their app and website basically hardly work (their feedback form is broken too!)
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Ep. 105 The AI Bubble with Tim El-Sheikh www.machine-ethics.net/podcast/the-...
The AI Bubble with Tim El-Sheikh - Machine Ethics Podcast
This month we're chatting again with Tim El-Sheikh. We discuss podcasting,
history of openAI, London startups, what are the AI use cases, is GenAI even safe? the AI bubble, snake oil salesmen, why do ...
www.machine-ethics.net
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Ep. 105 The AI Bubble with Tim El-Sheikh www.machine-ethics.net/podcast/the-...
Off to NYC and Connecticut for the week if anyone needs me…
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Off to NYC and Connecticut for the week if anyone needs me…
Steam hot take: @valve are now the competitor to PlayStation and Nintendo, not Xbox - youtu.be/OmKrKTwtukE?...
Steam Hardware Announcement
YouTube video by Valve
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Steam hot take: @valve are now the competitor to PlayStation and Nintendo, not Xbox - youtu.be/OmKrKTwtukE?...
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It’s important to assume that every games company wants to maximise profits, eyeballs on content and to turn humanity into entertainment crack addicts twitch no soul or purpose… 🥸😜
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It’s important to assume that every games company wants to maximise profits, eyeballs on content and to turn humanity into entertainment crack addicts twitch no soul or purpose… 🥸😜
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"Emotional conversations were also common in the conversations analyzed by The Post... In some chats, the AI tool could be seen adapting to match a user’s viewpoint, creating a kind of personalized echo chamber in which ChatGPT endorsed falsehoods and conspiracy theories."
How people really use ChatGPT, according to 47,000 conversations shared online
What do people ask the popular chatbot? We analyzed thousands of chats to identify common topics discussed by users and patterns in ChatGPT’s responses.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"Emotional conversations were also common in the conversations analyzed by The Post... In some chats, the AI tool could be seen adapting to match a user’s viewpoint, creating a kind of personalized echo chamber in which ChatGPT endorsed falsehoods and conspiracy theories."
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Someone put this "blue plaque" on a London Tesla showroom to mark his becoming the world's first trillionaire. “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk. Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.”
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Someone put this "blue plaque" on a London Tesla showroom to mark his becoming the world's first trillionaire. “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk. Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.”
Everyone don’t forget to turn off your lights, recycle, cycle to work, and ask for new data centres in your area to ask inane questions at that you could have asked search or, god forbid, and real person.
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Everyone don’t forget to turn off your lights, recycle, cycle to work, and ask for new data centres in your area to ask inane questions at that you could have asked search or, god forbid, and real person.
Weird that in the UK the colours are reversed for the left right leaning parties.
Advance Wars
Like this?
November 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Weird that in the UK the colours are reversed for the left right leaning parties.
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Advance Wars
Like this?
November 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Advance Wars
… I hate that I can’t buy any technical audio or computer equipment from an actual shop anymore :( (camera shops are barely holding on)
November 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
… I hate that I can’t buy any technical audio or computer equipment from an actual shop anymore :( (camera shops are barely holding on)
If we didn’t have billionaires would we still have this round of consumptive large scale data centres / GanAI which have unknown risks and unknown uses for a general citizen?
November 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If we didn’t have billionaires would we still have this round of consumptive large scale data centres / GanAI which have unknown risks and unknown uses for a general citizen?