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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 1d

I was thinking of the "playing a tiefling > coming out" pipeline but also yes :) (and equally - light hearted but so real)

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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 1d

See also D&D and the way it's allowed people to safely explore identity stuff

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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 2d

Black Mirror is one of those shows that I don't watch cos the world is dark and scary enough and also I think I'd find every episode too real. My media diet is strictly cartoons and d&d actual plays

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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 2d

I'm reminded of the episode of Buffy where she tries to resurrect her mom. The grief is so real but the AI charlatans advertising "revivification" are actually selling some shittyass necromancy.

A statistical approximation of what my mom might say masquerading as more is a disservice to her memory.

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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 2d

I want to write something nuanced and emotional about this. Losing my mom almost a year ago has been one of the hardest things I've had to deal with. The draw of getting some last words or something is real. But also recognizing that the stochastic parrot cannot do anything but defile her corpse.

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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 2d

I'd actually suggest that "forcing MS away from exclusives in order to show how not a monopoly they are" is one of the few good outcomes from all this. More games on more platforms with more choice is better for consumers and means larger audience for devs

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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 2d

There's a lot to unpack but I do question why exclusives is in this list. What intrinsic value to the industry do platform exclusives have?

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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 2d

Nailed it

Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 2d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 2d

Really excited to get back to @aiide.bsky.social this year and support one of our rising stars making her conference debut!

One of the things that's been eye opening in ten years post-academia is how we deliver actual value rather than intellectual curiosity. Going to enjoy talking further on this!

AIIDE @aiide.bsky.social · 2d

AIIDE 2025 is fast approaching and it’s time to start announcing this year’s keynote speakers! First up are Dr. Luke Dicken and Nadine Perez from Take-Two Interactive. In this session the Take-Two AI team will discuss how to put theory into practice.

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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 2d

Well when the time's right just shout :)

Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 2d

If you can figure out the logistics I'm sure there's a few of us out here who'd be happy to kick in to fund some sort of subscription giveaway somethingsomething

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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 3d

Hey as yet another techno-utopian online space reveals itself to be the same bullshit, if we're mutuals and you're not in my chill social industry-friends gaming discord* and would like to be, hit me up

* Yep that's gonna go the same way. We're going to end up back on private IRC servers and forums

Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 3d

I will never understand the people who have all the money they could ever need and are still playing this weirdass capitalist game.

The second I can afford it, THE SECOND, I'm done. I'll be sitting on my deck in the sun grilling a burger every day for the rest of my days with zero regrets

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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 3d

I dunno. I'm glad I grew out of so many of my more angry narcissistic tendencies (yes it took til my mid thirties shut up)

I don't want to be seen or perceived anymore. I don't want the limelight that much. I don't want fans. I don't want TO WIN

I want to have a nice fulfilling life with my dogs

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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 3d

Like government leaders, corporate leaders, but even people with barely a modicum of authority or relevance.

Is this really what you're choosing to do with your life you absolute dickhead???

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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 3d

God I'm just so tired of fractal images of authoritarian leaders who can't be fucking normal for one minute. It's happening at so many different tiers all at once and like. I dunno man. Your shit is stupid go touch grass.

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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 3d

I started playing Dune Spice Wars this evening and then it was after midnight and uh how'd that happen???

Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 4d

I mean its mostly a US tax thing than like "I'm leaving my iob for a new venture"

But it could be both!

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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social · 4d

Got my EIN through for my new company just before the IRS shut down! Feeling quite a sense of anticipation!

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Matthew Guzdial @matthewguz.bsky.social · 5d

One week left to register (at the cheapest rate) for the best game AI research conference around.

AIIDE @aiide.bsky.social · 5d

📢 One week left! Early bird registration rates are available until October 10th. Early registration is cheaper and helps us get things organized 👾

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