Jacob ._.'
@tophatmuffin.bsky.social
Corporate Shill for BHVR, 'former' indie dev. Hiding in the middle of nowhere.
Documented the 2020 Racial Justice Bundle and the Bundle for Ukraine every week.
https://linktr.ee/tophatmuffin
Bless you ✝️ He/Him.
Documented the 2020 Racial Justice Bundle and the Bundle for Ukraine every week.
https://linktr.ee/tophatmuffin
Bless you ✝️ He/Him.
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What a difference a year makes over at Larian.
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[the worst person you've ever met] here's how Al could improve this
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The Al part of developing concept here is literally replacing reference searching.
Instead of searching books/Google you generate an example. I think the misunderstanding is that people think
'develop' means 'paint'
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December 17, 2025 at 4:27 AM
What a difference a year makes over at Larian.
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Waterfox is a fork of Firefox which has explicitly stated that they will not be putting LLM bullshit in their browser: www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
No AI* Here - A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter - Waterfox Blog
Mozilla's pivot to AI first browsing raises fundamental questions about what a browser should be. Waterfox won't include them. The browser's job is to serve you, not think for you.
www.waterfox.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Waterfox is a fork of Firefox which has explicitly stated that they will not be putting LLM bullshit in their browser: www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
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New York passes law requiring ads to disclose if AI actors are in it
They've also banned deepfakes of deceased performers without their estate’s consent
They've also banned deepfakes of deceased performers without their estate’s consent
December 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
New York passes law requiring ads to disclose if AI actors are in it
They've also banned deepfakes of deceased performers without their estate’s consent
They've also banned deepfakes of deceased performers without their estate’s consent
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December 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Ah yes the old "but guys we gotta use it. What if the lying, plagiarizing machine that isn't actually speeding up work and is the antithesis to creativity that everybody hates is good though?"
If I had known the two paragraphs about genAI in my article today would be so controversial, I would have expanded them a bit! Here's a rough transcript of the relevant portion of my interview with Swen Vincke, so everyone has all the context. (Full article here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...)
December 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Ah yes the old "but guys we gotta use it. What if the lying, plagiarizing machine that isn't actually speeding up work and is the antithesis to creativity that everybody hates is good though?"
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Every few years there's a bunch of "pivot to video" discourse about how creatives should all start making videos instead of doing text-based work. And every few years we discover again that the supposed "popularity" of video is based on fake audience numbers created by the video platforms.
December 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Every few years there's a bunch of "pivot to video" discourse about how creatives should all start making videos instead of doing text-based work. And every few years we discover again that the supposed "popularity" of video is based on fake audience numbers created by the video platforms.
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you guys are tweeting about trump in the same way some terminally online trans woman tweets about a different terminally online trans woman she has beef with. i shouldnt be seeing 3rd degree separated vagueposts about the president. stop it
December 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
you guys are tweeting about trump in the same way some terminally online trans woman tweets about a different terminally online trans woman she has beef with. i shouldnt be seeing 3rd degree separated vagueposts about the president. stop it
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
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Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is proof to me that AI will punch a hole clean through the entire art spectrum because as soon as it was used in something that made you feel something, 90% of so called critics went out of their way to go "well I think it's acceptable in this case"
December 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is proof to me that AI will punch a hole clean through the entire art spectrum because as soon as it was used in something that made you feel something, 90% of so called critics went out of their way to go "well I think it's acceptable in this case"
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epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
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Gamers, everybody
December 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Gamers, everybody
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I am so furious at YouTube for doing this. You have literal gambling ads plastered across your website. The video you take action on contains no real gambling, and is promoting an LGBTQ+ children's charity fundraiser. Absolutely horrendous image and optics for the website. Completely moronic
I am beyond upset, YouTube has age restricted my video tonight for thinking it depicts real actual gambling. The video is on CloeverPit and contains no real gambling, but does contain a massive charity push for The Trevor Project. Last time this happened I almost quit YouTube
December 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I am so furious at YouTube for doing this. You have literal gambling ads plastered across your website. The video you take action on contains no real gambling, and is promoting an LGBTQ+ children's charity fundraiser. Absolutely horrendous image and optics for the website. Completely moronic
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EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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Wild news with some massive implications for the video-game industry www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. in $72 Billion Cash, Stock Deal
Netflix Inc. agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. in a historic combination, joining the world’s dominant paid streaming service with one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Wild news with some massive implications for the video-game industry www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
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👇👇👇
I'm begging any artists still using Twitter claiming it's integral to their work to just leave. It's been revealed the site works off a made up "credit score" from hell and punishes you for posting like a normal human being.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
December 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
👇👇👇
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I think people really don't appreciate how remarkable it is that the games industry releases hundreds of video games every year when you consider that not one person on earth knows how to make a video game
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I think people really don't appreciate how remarkable it is that the games industry releases hundreds of video games every year when you consider that not one person on earth knows how to make a video game
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The Let it Die sequel - Let it Die: Inferno - which is coming out next week (4th December), seems to have been built using a considerable amount of generative AI. https://bit.ly/4ol7lIA
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Let it Die sequel - Let it Die: Inferno - which is coming out next week (4th December), seems to have been built using a considerable amount of generative AI. https://bit.ly/4ol7lIA
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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Holy. SHIT. Like........ WOW... It's so much worse than you'd think. Like, before I hit play, I figured it would just be kind of awkward but... wow...
... WOW
... WOW
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Holy. SHIT. Like........ WOW... It's so much worse than you'd think. Like, before I hit play, I figured it would just be kind of awkward but... wow...
... WOW
... WOW
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Every single person involved in creating this should be blacklisted from anything even tangentially related to art.
This is *awful.* AI is awful. PAY VOICE ACTORS.
This is *awful.* AI is awful. PAY VOICE ACTORS.
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Every single person involved in creating this should be blacklisted from anything even tangentially related to art.
This is *awful.* AI is awful. PAY VOICE ACTORS.
This is *awful.* AI is awful. PAY VOICE ACTORS.
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