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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 1d

Anyway here's Mihoyo promoting AI assisted game production including:

"Efficiency in Image and Material Generation
With very few materials, they can generate character model sheets + 3D models, allowing for the testing of multiple designs and their artistic outcomes."

Something to keep an eye on.

A promotional image from Mihoyo for "AI Job Openings" that explains "in the world of Honkai we have always believed that AI can create infinite possibilities"

Examples of 2D artwork and 3D models that demonstrate how the AI would allow them to see how models would appear when translated from one to the other

An example of the Honkai Star Rail mascot Pom-Pom chatting to the playing using AI technology

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Level0Lexie @level0lexie.bsky.social · 14h

Why does everything have to turn to shit nowadays

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#DOITFORSHIIKO | Lillie Ver.Ka 🏳️‍⚧️ @heat--end.bsky.social · 1d

straight up the smartest thing i think ive ever seen anyone say. i'm gonna remember this one for life. it's never too crowded for yuri

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Level0Lexie @level0lexie.bsky.social · 1d

I find it frustrating how the games’ communities & many VAs seem to have unanimously decided to mistreat anyone trying to fight for their rights in this manner.
I play Genshin and do care about the quality of the product, but having unvoiced characters is far preferrable to exploitation.

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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 1d

Asexual people are more likely to be raped and inflicted with conversion therapy than other LGBT identities because the general public doesn't want to believe that not everyone has an easy time being attracted to people.

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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 7d

Recently the voice actor for Dr Ratio in Honkai Star Rail came out in support of Charlie Kirk and his ideals, and when saying this he added in one of many posts that “many fellow VAs feel the same.”

Some actors have hand waved this statement as bullshit.

But I do think it’s important to examine.

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Level0Lexie @level0lexie.bsky.social · 14d

I appreciate how positive you were in this one as someone who feels this way about almost 50% of GX

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Reetta Linjama @kelipipo.bsky.social · 17d

I don't find it coincidental that Al hawkers start with attempting to artificially replace a woman actor instead of a man. Men aren't viewed as products (=resented for exhibiting agency) to the same extent, so starting with a male Al actor presentation would probably be viewed even more negatively

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Big Yellow @bigyellowsilly.bsky.social · 20d

me transferring my Clefable from gen 5 to 6

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Laurencin | POs in Pinned! @laurencin.bsky.social · 21d

Bright, shut up and get out. I'm going to fuck your wife now.

Fanart of Sayla Mass and Mirai Yashima from Mobile Suit Gundam in the style of a wartime recruitment ad. Sayla cradles Mirai's face in her hand and the two gaze at each other knowingly. Text to the right of the couple reads "Do the job HE left behind"; text at the bottom reads "APPLY. E.F.F. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE."

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Level0Lexie @level0lexie.bsky.social · 23d

Have fun burning down what’s left of the planet’s wildlife

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Level0Lexie @level0lexie.bsky.social · 24d

This is true, however it is incredibly reductive to assume that this only applies to novels specifically. Any well written piece of media, or more generally thoughtfully made piece of art can have this effect.

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Level0Lexie @level0lexie.bsky.social · 24d

At most it means that in the future everyone will be trans, so no one will be.

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Level0Lexie @level0lexie.bsky.social · 24d

Gender is a class structure that will ideally blur and eventually fade away some day. People will be able to express themselves however they want, their behavior won’t be tied to expectations of gender.
I don’t see how that could possibly be a bad thing.
It doesn’t invalidate trans people now.

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Level0Lexie @level0lexie.bsky.social · 24d

Just found out that there is a non-insignificant amount of people online who seem to think that gender abolitionism is some sort of transphobic ideology.
Pretty depressing, considering that it is in fact a product of queer and feminist theory and by no means contradictory with transness.

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Level0Lexie @level0lexie.bsky.social · 27d

For God’s sake, yes the show is good but there are soooo many great yuri stories out there if you would just look for them

Level0Lexie @level0lexie.bsky.social · 27d

Watching “There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless…” on YouTube of all things and the comment sections are so annoying.
People who have seemingly never actually watched any yuri before treating it as the greatest thing in the world by pretty much shitting on all other yuri shows, lol.

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Level0Lexie @level0lexie.bsky.social · 27d

ZZ Gundam was getting on my nerves so I decided to take a break and watch The Origin. Absolute cinema.

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Level0Lexie @level0lexie.bsky.social · 27d

A very yurifull day to all

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Level0Lexie @level0lexie.bsky.social · 28d

Generative AI is a tool of the fascist.
Taking the soul out of art, mass producing garbage for some selfish goal, even having companies and governments control what AI can and cannot do, therefore influencing the thoughts of the mindless sheep who utilize it.
Fascists have always done this.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29d

Jimmy Kimmel isn't returning to the airwaves because of "thoughtful conversations" with Disney executives.

He's back because consumers sent Disney a clear message: selling out our fundamental rights is not an acceptable cost of doing business.