Markus Schatten
@mschatten.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Head of AI Lab, Games & AI researcher, loving geeky stuff.
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Procedurally generated marble runs! Wow! Just wow!
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/09/mesmerizing-marble-runs-from-procedural-generation/
#procgen
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/09/mesmerizing-marble-runs-from-procedural-generation/
#procgen
Mesmerizing Marble Runs from Procedural Generation
There are few things that can keep a certain kind of mechanically-inclined mind entranced as well as a marble run, and few structures that look as interestingly organic as procedurally-generated …read more
hackaday.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Procedurally generated marble runs! Wow! Just wow!
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/09/mesmerizing-marble-runs-from-procedural-generation/
#procgen
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/09/mesmerizing-marble-runs-from-procedural-generation/
#procgen
Very interesting read on the internals of #llms. It appears that arithmetic is in fact memorized and not a part of the "reasoning" pathways in the #neuralnetwork https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/11/study-finds-ai-models-store-memories-and-logic-in-different-neural-regions/
#ai
#ai
arstechnica.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Very interesting read on the internals of #llms. It appears that arithmetic is in fact memorized and not a part of the "reasoning" pathways in the #neuralnetwork https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/11/study-finds-ai-models-store-memories-and-logic-in-different-neural-regions/
#ai
#ai
Well, at lest #llm #ai models are not scheming ... wait! Oh, no they are! "If a model understands that it’s being tested, it can pretend it’s not scheming just to pass the test, even if it is still scheming."
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/18/openais-research-on-ai-models-deliberately-lying-is-wild/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/18/openais-research-on-ai-models-deliberately-lying-is-wild/
OpenAI’s research on AI models deliberately lying is wild
AI models don't just hallucinate. They also "scheme," meaning deliberately lie or hide their true intentions.
techcrunch.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Well, at lest #llm #ai models are not scheming ... wait! Oh, no they are! "If a model understands that it’s being tested, it can pretend it’s not scheming just to pass the test, even if it is still scheming."
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/18/openais-research-on-ai-models-deliberately-lying-is-wild/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/18/openais-research-on-ai-models-deliberately-lying-is-wild/
Digital wet dreams: playing #retrogams with digital microfluidics! #geeky !
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/playing-snake-with-digital-microfluidics/
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/playing-snake-with-digital-microfluidics/
Playing Snake with Digital Microfluidics
Display technology has come a long way since the advent of the CRT in the late 1800s (yes, really!). Since then, we’ve enjoyed the Nixie tubes, flip dots, gas plasma, …read more
hackaday.com
July 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Digital wet dreams: playing #retrogams with digital microfluidics! #geeky !
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/playing-snake-with-digital-microfluidics/
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/playing-snake-with-digital-microfluidics/
#gemini chickened out of a #chess match against the ancient 1.19 MHz Atari 2600 console after #chatgpt and #copilot have already lost. Just a reminder that #llm are not almighty and there are better #ai out there for specific tasks […]
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mastodon.social
July 15, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Such predictions remind me a lot of the "golden ages of #ai". Most of the predictions from that time, did not come true either at all, or at least just recently. Time will tell.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/09/futurist-adam-dorr-robots-ai-jobs-replace-human-labour
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/09/futurist-adam-dorr-robots-ai-jobs-replace-human-labour
July 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Such predictions remind me a lot of the "golden ages of #ai". Most of the predictions from that time, did not come true either at all, or at least just recently. Time will tell.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/09/futurist-adam-dorr-robots-ai-jobs-replace-human-labour
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/09/futurist-adam-dorr-robots-ai-jobs-replace-human-labour
#llm are seemingly getting dumber: 'Large language models (LLMs) are becoming less "intelligent" in each new version as they oversimplify and, in some cases, misrepresent important scientific and medical findings, a new study has found.' […]
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mastodon.social
July 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
#llm are seemingly getting dumber: 'Large language models (LLMs) are becoming less "intelligent" in each new version as they oversimplify and, in some cases, misrepresent important scientific and medical findings, a new study has found.' […]
Holy! An #emulator lets you play your classic #nes games in 3D!
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/after-10-years-of-development-the-emulator-that-lets-you-play-nes-games-in-full-3d-has-been-fully-released/
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/after-10-years-of-development-the-emulator-that-lets-you-play-nes-games-in-full-3d-has-been-fully-released/
After 10 years of development, the emulator that lets you play NES games in full 3D has been fully released
3dSen, the amazing emulator that lets you play all the NES games in full 3D, has left Early Access and has been fully released. Created by a single dev over 10 years, this is a must for all NES fans. This will let you re-experience your favourite NES games in a new way. So, don’t … Continue reading After 10 years of development, the emulator that lets you play NES games in full 3D has been fully released →
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www.dsogaming.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Holy! An #emulator lets you play your classic #nes games in 3D!
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/after-10-years-of-development-the-emulator-that-lets-you-play-nes-games-in-full-3d-has-been-fully-released/
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/after-10-years-of-development-the-emulator-that-lets-you-play-nes-games-in-full-3d-has-been-fully-released/
#ai models blackmail and would even resort to letting their managers die to save them from being shut down! Can we please now implement something like Asimov's rules at the core of #llm and other #genai models? […]
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mastodon.social
June 23, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Christopher Perkins and Jeremy Crawford join #daggerheart !
#DnD
https://www.polygon.com/607652/dnd-dungeons-dragons-perkins-crawford-rival-daggerheart-critical-role
#DnD
https://www.polygon.com/607652/dnd-dungeons-dragons-perkins-crawford-rival-daggerheart-critical-role
D&D faces a real rival in Critical Role as a true TTRPG showdown begins
On July 16, the world of tabletop role-playing games (TTRPG) was shocked to learn that former senior Dungeons & Dragons designers, Christopher Perkins and Jeremy Crawford, had joined the ranks of Darrington Press. The news arrived just weeks after Critical Role Productions’ tabletop games imprint launched its first in-house game, Daggerheart. Back in April, Perkins […]
www.polygon.com
June 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Christopher Perkins and Jeremy Crawford join #daggerheart !
#DnD
https://www.polygon.com/607652/dnd-dungeons-dragons-perkins-crawford-rival-daggerheart-critical-role
#DnD
https://www.polygon.com/607652/dnd-dungeons-dragons-perkins-crawford-rival-daggerheart-critical-role
Again, a little bit misleading title, but a good few arguments on problems with #agentic #ai
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/17/ai_not_doing_its_job/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/17/ai_not_doing_its_job/
Gartner: ‘AI is not doing its job and should leave us alone’
: As for agentic AI, don’t get him started about the enormous challenge of making it work vendors just won't discuss
www.theregister.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Again, a little bit misleading title, but a good few arguments on problems with #agentic #ai
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/17/ai_not_doing_its_job/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/17/ai_not_doing_its_job/
While the title is misleading, still an interesting read on #ai data polution and model collapse.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/15/ai_model_collapse_pollution/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/15/ai_model_collapse_pollution/
ChatGPT polluted the world forever, like the first atom bomb
Feature: Academics mull the need for the digital equivalent of low-background steel
www.theregister.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
While the title is misleading, still an interesting read on #ai data polution and model collapse.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/15/ai_model_collapse_pollution/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/15/ai_model_collapse_pollution/
Always happy to see #opensource and #linux as the prefeered software for public administration and education. Still, it is important to support this transition process with training, education and raising awarness […]
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mastodon.social
June 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Always happy to see #opensource and #linux as the prefeered software for public administration and education. Still, it is important to support this transition process with training, education and raising awarness […]
Funny how the dream of a semantic web as described by Tim Berners Lee in his nominal article in the Scientific American (2001) is seemingly being realized through agents. But, never underestimate the power of enshittification ;)
#ai #agents […]
#ai #agents […]
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mastodon.social
June 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Wow... just... wow! #ai #claude tries to blackmail developers when it has access to their sensitive data to not be replaced by another system. This is why we need AI #ethics research!
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/anthropics-new-ai-model-turns-to-blackmail-when-engineers-try-to-take-it-offline/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/anthropics-new-ai-model-turns-to-blackmail-when-engineers-try-to-take-it-offline/
techcrunch.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Wow... just... wow! #ai #claude tries to blackmail developers when it has access to their sensitive data to not be replaced by another system. This is why we need AI #ethics research!
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/anthropics-new-ai-model-turns-to-blackmail-when-engineers-try-to-take-it-offline/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/anthropics-new-ai-model-turns-to-blackmail-when-engineers-try-to-take-it-offline/
Why cats got drunk in Dwarf Fortress ;) Love the interplay of rules that got them to it!
#gaming #gamedev
https://youtube.com/shorts/sJPBBcLC7co?si=9mUUyccHZ2r1OI-f
#gaming #gamedev
https://youtube.com/shorts/sJPBBcLC7co?si=9mUUyccHZ2r1OI-f
May 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Why cats got drunk in Dwarf Fortress ;) Love the interplay of rules that got them to it!
#gaming #gamedev
https://youtube.com/shorts/sJPBBcLC7co?si=9mUUyccHZ2r1OI-f
#gaming #gamedev
https://youtube.com/shorts/sJPBBcLC7co?si=9mUUyccHZ2r1OI-f
About 15 years ago when I talked about this in my multi-agent systems course, it sounded like science fiction. Now prepare for a number of developed algorithms for interaction, competition, auctions, negotiation and argumentation to resurface with #llm tones ;) […]
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mastodon.social
May 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
About 15 years ago when I talked about this in my multi-agent systems course, it sounded like science fiction. Now prepare for a number of developed algorithms for interaction, competition, auctions, negotiation and argumentation to resurface with #llm tones ;) […]
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-want-shorter-games-with-worse-graphics-and-im-not-kidding
#gamedev #meme #loveit
#gamedev #meme #loveit
I Want Shorter Games With Worse Graphics and I'm Not Kidding | Know Your Meme
I Want Shorter Games With Worse Graphics and I'm Not Kidding is a catchphrase calling for the video game industry to step away from AAA video games in favo
knowyourmeme.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
As a kid from the 80's, I soooooo wanna watch this!
https://youtu.be/JQRuka2aJy4?si=XDNZ6x3nHCwH5j96
#kungfury
https://youtu.be/JQRuka2aJy4?si=XDNZ6x3nHCwH5j96
#kungfury
May 15, 2025 at 7:46 AM
As a kid from the 80's, I soooooo wanna watch this!
https://youtu.be/JQRuka2aJy4?si=XDNZ6x3nHCwH5j96
#kungfury
https://youtu.be/JQRuka2aJy4?si=XDNZ6x3nHCwH5j96
#kungfury
Dystopia just called, she forgot her CEOs.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/12/for-silicon-valley-ai-isnt-just-about-replacing-some-jobs-its-about-replacing-all-of-them
#ai #genai #jobs
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/12/for-silicon-valley-ai-isnt-just-about-replacing-some-jobs-its-about-replacing-all-of-them
#ai #genai #jobs
May 14, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Dystopia just called, she forgot her CEOs.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/12/for-silicon-valley-ai-isnt-just-about-replacing-some-jobs-its-about-replacing-all-of-them
#ai #genai #jobs
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/12/for-silicon-valley-ai-isnt-just-about-replacing-some-jobs-its-about-replacing-all-of-them
#ai #genai #jobs
Try defending that today :P John Nash's PhD thesis had only 26 pages and 2 bibliography items, one of which was a self-citation.
https://www.openculture.com/2025/05/john-nashs-super-short-phd-thesis-26-pages-two-citations.html
https://www.openculture.com/2025/05/john-nashs-super-short-phd-thesis-26-pages-two-citations.html
John Nash’s Super Short PhD Thesis: 26 Pages & Two Citations
When John Nash wrote 'Non-Cooperative Games,' his Ph.D. dissertation at Princeton in 1950, the text of his thesis (read it online) was brief. It ran only 26 pages. And more particularly, it was light on citations.
www.openculture.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Try defending that today :P John Nash's PhD thesis had only 26 pages and 2 bibliography items, one of which was a self-citation.
https://www.openculture.com/2025/05/john-nashs-super-short-phd-thesis-26-pages-two-citations.html
https://www.openculture.com/2025/05/john-nashs-super-short-phd-thesis-26-pages-two-citations.html
Alchemists where right. You can get gold from lead ;)
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-witness-lead-literally-turn-into-gold-in-the-large-hadron-collider
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-witness-lead-literally-turn-into-gold-in-the-large-hadron-collider
Scientists Witness Lead Literally Turn Into Gold in The Large Hadron Collider
For a while, in the Middle Ages, there was a real craze for trying to...
www.sciencealert.com
May 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Alchemists where right. You can get gold from lead ;)
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-witness-lead-literally-turn-into-gold-in-the-large-hadron-collider
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-witness-lead-literally-turn-into-gold-in-the-large-hadron-collider
More and more #ai supported works get #copyright protection. Regardless of lawsuits everywhere...
https://www.pcmag.com/news/one-thousand-ai-enhanced-works-now-protected-by-us-copyright-law
https://www.pcmag.com/news/one-thousand-ai-enhanced-works-now-protected-by-us-copyright-law
1,000 AI-Enhanced Works Now Protected by US Copyright Law
The US Copyright Office has been rubber-stamping plenty of AI-assisted creations with copyright protections—but only under specific circumstances.
www.pcmag.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
More and more #ai supported works get #copyright protection. Regardless of lawsuits everywhere...
https://www.pcmag.com/news/one-thousand-ai-enhanced-works-now-protected-by-us-copyright-law
https://www.pcmag.com/news/one-thousand-ai-enhanced-works-now-protected-by-us-copyright-law
Great overview of what happened in the field of #nlp since # transformers and #chatgpt came along.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/when-chatgpt-broke-an-entire-field-an-oral-history-20250430/
https://www.quantamagazine.org/when-chatgpt-broke-an-entire-field-an-oral-history-20250430/
When ChatGPT Broke an Entire Field: An Oral History | Quanta Magazine
Researchers in “natural language processing” tried to tame human language. Then came the transformer.
www.quantamagazine.org
May 2, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Great overview of what happened in the field of #nlp since # transformers and #chatgpt came along.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/when-chatgpt-broke-an-entire-field-an-oral-history-20250430/
https://www.quantamagazine.org/when-chatgpt-broke-an-entire-field-an-oral-history-20250430/
You wouldn't steal a font, would ya?
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/you-wouldnt-steal-a-car-anti-piracy-campaign-may-have-used-pirated-fonts/
#piracy
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/you-wouldnt-steal-a-car-anti-piracy-campaign-may-have-used-pirated-fonts/
#piracy
arstechnica.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:21 AM
You wouldn't steal a font, would ya?
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/you-wouldnt-steal-a-car-anti-piracy-campaign-may-have-used-pirated-fonts/
#piracy
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/you-wouldnt-steal-a-car-anti-piracy-campaign-may-have-used-pirated-fonts/
#piracy