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@rakachiraka.bsky.social
artist, writer, character designer | 20 | all pronouns | i draw ocs and sometimes fanart. mostly pixel art right now
do not use my art for anything without permission
this is my only social media account for now
discord: rakachiraka
do not use my art for anything without permission
this is my only social media account for now
discord: rakachiraka
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The thing thats so insidious about using AI this way is that one of the main ways artists get hired are studios looking for art references and they find us and reach out.
This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.
This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The thing thats so insidious about using AI this way is that one of the main ways artists get hired are studios looking for art references and they find us and reach out.
This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.
This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.
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Feels like a good time to talk about when Larian employed an outright fascist and refused to fire him.
Over covid one of our engineers was radicalised. Next time we saw him he was watching Tim Pool videos in office and telling us about "cultural marxism" at work drinks, the whole nine yards
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Over covid one of our engineers was radicalised. Next time we saw him he was watching Tim Pool videos in office and telling us about "cultural marxism" at work drinks, the whole nine yards
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December 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Feels like a good time to talk about when Larian employed an outright fascist and refused to fire him.
Over covid one of our engineers was radicalised. Next time we saw him he was watching Tim Pool videos in office and telling us about "cultural marxism" at work drinks, the whole nine yards
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Over covid one of our engineers was radicalised. Next time we saw him he was watching Tim Pool videos in office and telling us about "cultural marxism" at work drinks, the whole nine yards
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Everyone is more or less okay with it” dude you make people emigrate to work there because you don’t do remote work, they risk having to change countries if they disagree with it
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December 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Everyone is more or less okay with it” dude you make people emigrate to work there because you don’t do remote work, they risk having to change countries if they disagree with it
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Larian's horrible hirring process is an open secret in the industry – insane amounts of unpaid work in "writing tests", excessive numbers of interviews, months and months of back and forth, etc. Everyone in games narrative circles has heard the stories at this point, probably from multiple people.
I know this because they tried to recruit me and I strongly considered it but they’re also a “do an unpaid writing test where you have to also make it playable” company so that’s not something I vibe with
December 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Larian's horrible hirring process is an open secret in the industry – insane amounts of unpaid work in "writing tests", excessive numbers of interviews, months and months of back and forth, etc. Everyone in games narrative circles has heard the stories at this point, probably from multiple people.
somehow this makes him look worse ?
its giving off the idea that he doesn't really care about any of the problems with ai and purely cares about if it will be more efficient or not. i do not want more 'efficient' art if it comes at the cost of human creativity and like. burning down rainforests
its giving off the idea that he doesn't really care about any of the problems with ai and purely cares about if it will be more efficient or not. i do not want more 'efficient' art if it comes at the cost of human creativity and like. burning down rainforests
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 9:28 PM
somehow this makes him look worse ?
its giving off the idea that he doesn't really care about any of the problems with ai and purely cares about if it will be more efficient or not. i do not want more 'efficient' art if it comes at the cost of human creativity and like. burning down rainforests
its giving off the idea that he doesn't really care about any of the problems with ai and purely cares about if it will be more efficient or not. i do not want more 'efficient' art if it comes at the cost of human creativity and like. burning down rainforests
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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 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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...)
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consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.
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"Larian has been pushing hard on gen ai" means "use ai or you're fired".
Swen saying "but I think everyone is more or less okay with it" means "everyone is tolerating my bullshit to keep their jobs."
Swen saying "but I think everyone is more or less okay with it" means "everyone is tolerating my bullshit to keep their jobs."
December 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"Larian has been pushing hard on gen ai" means "use ai or you're fired".
Swen saying "but I think everyone is more or less okay with it" means "everyone is tolerating my bullshit to keep their jobs."
Swen saying "but I think everyone is more or less okay with it" means "everyone is tolerating my bullshit to keep their jobs."
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This isn't to cut development time, this is to cut development costs, and instead to compensate by hiring more creatives for your team, you use gen AI. Very uncool, Larian.
Creatives are hurting in every industry. Be the force that fight for creatives, not against them.
Creatives are hurting in every industry. Be the force that fight for creatives, not against them.
NEW: I spoke to Larian boss Swen Vincke about their ambitions for their new RPG Divinity, cutting down development time, pressures from Baldur's Gate 3, why BG3 wouldn't have happened without Tencent, how Larian uses generative AI, and much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Maker Promises ‘Divinity’ Will Be ‘Next Level’
‘I think this one is going to be way better’ than ‘Baldur’s Gate 3,’ Larian CEO Vincke says
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This isn't to cut development time, this is to cut development costs, and instead to compensate by hiring more creatives for your team, you use gen AI. Very uncool, Larian.
Creatives are hurting in every industry. Be the force that fight for creatives, not against them.
Creatives are hurting in every industry. Be the force that fight for creatives, not against them.
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"When I first pushed AI-usage at Larian, my employees were upset but [mumble mumble] and now everyone's on board! Because we're all reasonable people here!"
Okay, so you threatened mass lay-offs. You cowed people into submission by abusing your authority.
There's no other way to read any of this.
Okay, so you threatened mass lay-offs. You cowed people into submission by abusing your authority.
There's no other way to read any of this.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"When I first pushed AI-usage at Larian, my employees were upset but [mumble mumble] and now everyone's on board! Because we're all reasonable people here!"
Okay, so you threatened mass lay-offs. You cowed people into submission by abusing your authority.
There's no other way to read any of this.
Okay, so you threatened mass lay-offs. You cowed people into submission by abusing your authority.
There's no other way to read any of this.
smashes head into concrete wall 300 times
NEW: I spoke to Larian boss Swen Vincke about their ambitions for their new RPG Divinity, cutting down development time, pressures from Baldur's Gate 3, why BG3 wouldn't have happened without Tencent, how Larian uses generative AI, and much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Maker Promises ‘Divinity’ Will Be ‘Next Level’
‘I think this one is going to be way better’ than ‘Baldur’s Gate 3,’ Larian CEO Vincke says
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
smashes head into concrete wall 300 times
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September 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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play my video games
tf2good4u.itch.io
tf2good4u.itch.io
TF2GOOD4U
tf2good4u.itch.io
September 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
play my video games
tf2good4u.itch.io
tf2good4u.itch.io
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🌷// a boy, a girl //🎸
absolutely wild of tricky tony to hide dessriel in a random enemy's flavor text
#DELTARUNE #Dessriel
absolutely wild of tricky tony to hide dessriel in a random enemy's flavor text
#DELTARUNE #Dessriel
July 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🌷// a boy, a girl //🎸
absolutely wild of tricky tony to hide dessriel in a random enemy's flavor text
#DELTARUNE #Dessriel
absolutely wild of tricky tony to hide dessriel in a random enemy's flavor text
#DELTARUNE #Dessriel
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Hello.
It's almost been 10 years since UNDERTALE released.
Now, I'm looking for your memories.
Let's turn back together.
Face the flower and speak.
memories.undertale.com
It's almost been 10 years since UNDERTALE released.
Now, I'm looking for your memories.
Let's turn back together.
Face the flower and speak.
memories.undertale.com
UNDERTALE - Memories
memories.undertale.com
July 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Hello.
It's almost been 10 years since UNDERTALE released.
Now, I'm looking for your memories.
Let's turn back together.
Face the flower and speak.
memories.undertale.com
It's almost been 10 years since UNDERTALE released.
Now, I'm looking for your memories.
Let's turn back together.
Face the flower and speak.
memories.undertale.com
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sometimes girls just need to seek comfort in eachother a little #suselle #deltarune
July 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
sometimes girls just need to seek comfort in eachother a little #suselle #deltarune
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July 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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July 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Girl next door and uh… burghley
#deltarune
#deltarune
July 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Girl next door and uh… burghley
#deltarune
#deltarune
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July 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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The Yellow One (COMPLETE) (1/2)
July 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The Yellow One (COMPLETE) (1/2)