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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 22h

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 23h

Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.

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Aron Durkin @arondurkin.bsky.social · 22h

a man in a suit says yes in front of a wall

ALT: a man in a suit says yes in front of a wall

media.tenor.com

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Mike Duquette @mikeduquette.bsky.social · 1d

Heartbroken that, per his social media accounts, Drew Struzan has left us. His poster and album art was quite simply shorthand for imagination for countless young people.

E.T. Adventure poster, 1990. I still have one of these hanging in my childhood bedroom.

Star Wars Special edition triptych, 1997. I remember seeing all of these in the paper as each film was re-released and just felt a burst of energy those mornings.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

As if they keep writing all these headlines - and our membership numbers and polling just keeps shooting up. 🚀

Now at 110,000. Over 55% increase in just one month!

Lower bills. Fund NHS. Tax the super rich.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

Greens who want to save the world by destroying britain

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Berin @berinfw.bsky.social · 2d

23k more members and we beat the Tories!

How quickly can we beat the conservatives?

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

Lower Bills.

Protect our NHS.

And invest in our communities.

Let's make hope normal again.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since since Zack Polanski took over last month

www.theguardian.com

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 2d

We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.

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Slurmsadako MacKenzie @slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 3d

GenAI truly was the worst technology to come along at this moment.

An energy and water guzzler when we most urgently need to take climate action.

A disinformation machine as our journalism fails.

A bias machine as fascism takes root.

A job killer in a cost of living crisis.

Bria "tries to write a book" Horses @thevoidencore.bsky.social · 8d

The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem

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AmericanTruckSongs10 @ethangach.bsky.social · 5d

I went to check the Build A Rocket Boy website for the PR email address and this is the first time I'm seeing this.

Seems bad!

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AmericanTruckSongs10 @ethangach.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: Nearly 100 current and former developers at MindsEye studio Build A Rocket Boy slam Leslie Benzies and the rest of studio leadership for poor management and botched layoffs.

They say crunch was mandated leading up to release only for 250 people to be sacked afterwards.

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IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · 5d

We stand in solidarity with employees and ex-employees at Build a Rocket Boy as they file legal claims through our union and publish an open letter, condemning the way in which they’ve been mistreated and discarded by the studio’s millionaire executives.

www.gameworkers.co.uk/barb-open-le...

Open Letter to the Executive Leadership at Build A Rocket Boy

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perfect knight @shiningknightx.bsky.social · 5d

"we cant uninvent ai" no we cant but we couldnt uninvent nfts either and nobody gives a fuck about them anymore

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Glowmade @glowmade.bsky.social · 6d

#KingOfMeat is OUT AND ABOUT, and it's been a whirlwind ‼️🎮✨ The road to release is always hard, exciting, a little insane and entirely worth celebrating!

Available to BUY NOW: www.kingofmeat.com/en-gb/shop

#gamedev #newgame #outnow #multiplayer #guildfordgames 🎉

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5d

I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.

You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.

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Shayna Moon (scary) @themoonis.gay · 5d

See how fucking easy it is when you have a spine?

No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 6d

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

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Anna Vrieling @bananamation.bsky.social · 6d

Hi friends. Unfortunately, my time at Heart Machine is coming to an end. I’m seeking a new role and would appreciate your support. Saying goodbye to such a talented team is difficult, but I am excited for the next adventure. <3

I'll have more info soon.

Thanks everyone. Stay strong out there.

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Gene Park @gene.meme · 6d

basically this. your favorite small art house studio uses AI and it helped make expedition 33, which everyone seems to be willing to give a pass. clearly its not a hard line for some people especially if it wins game of the year awards

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 6d

Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it.

Join us and let's make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Poll from find out now showing greens on 15 and labour and Tories on 17. Reform on 32.

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Super Spline Studios @supersplinestudios.com · 6d

We're looking for a Europe based freelance games animator!

www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

FREELANCE GAMES ANIMATOR JOB KLAXON! Super Spline is looking for an experienced freelance gameplay animator to support us on current projects. This is a 4 day week position, Monday -… | Super Spline...

FREELANCE GAMES ANIMATOR JOB KLAXON! Super Spline is looking for an experienced freelance gameplay animator to support us on current projects. This is a 4 day week position, Monday - Thursday. Dura...

www.linkedin.com

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 7d

feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*

Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 7d

I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?

It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 7d

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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Jim Unwin @jimunwin.bsky.social · 9d

King Of Meat is currently

✨ VERY POSITIVE ✨

On Steam 👍❤️👍❤️👍

store.steampowered.com/app/1926980/...

King of Meat on Steam

Compete in a co-op party platformer, pitting up to 4 players against community-built dungeons filled with puzzles to solve, challenges to traverse, and ridiculous monsters to fight. Progress through c...

store.steampowered.com

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 8d

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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Glowmade @glowmade.bsky.social · 8d

Ooh we're all abuzz from the last five days of #KingOfMeat goodness, and from the early bird reviews shining out from our Steam page -- so here's just a few we've absolutely loved! 👑🥩🎮

👉 Available to BUY NOW: www.kingofmeat.com/en-gb/shop

#gamedev #gamerelease #multiplayer #comedy #wishlist

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 8d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Aron Durkin @arondurkin.bsky.social · 8d

Oh look an ACTUAL progressive left party that isn’t scared to piss off the rich? Joined.

youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA

Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

youtu.be

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