Paul Goers Art
@paulgoersart.bsky.social
He/Him
Artist, LEGO Lover, Video game player
Artist, LEGO Lover, Video game player
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Pretty disappointed in both @humblebundle.com and especially in @girlswhocode.bsky.social. Please teach girls how to code, don't push them into generative AI. That won't build their skills. Prioritize foundational programming skills and awaken their interest. "Tired of long days writing code"???
December 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Pretty disappointed in both @humblebundle.com and especially in @girlswhocode.bsky.social. Please teach girls how to code, don't push them into generative AI. That won't build their skills. Prioritize foundational programming skills and awaken their interest. "Tired of long days writing code"???
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I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
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hey it's not just fortnite it's rocket league as well
i am freed from my burden of addiction through my burden of righteousness
December 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
hey it's not just fortnite it's rocket league as well
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I just saw someone yell “they’re just using it to generate ideas!”
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I just saw someone yell “they’re just using it to generate ideas!”
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
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Larian CEO Swen Vincke says everyone at the Baldur’s Gate 3 studio is “more or less OK” with the way AI is being used on its new game. We’re not so sure about that.
December 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Larian CEO Swen Vincke says everyone at the Baldur’s Gate 3 studio is “more or less OK” with the way AI is being used on its new game. We’re not so sure about that.
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A huge part of the book-banning project aims to make work that provides a public good feel impossible and unsafe! It targets authors, absolutely, but it’s also trying to add unreasonable administrative burdens to the work of teachers and librarians.
Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
A First Amendment expert told The Advocate that there are "huge" legal implications stemming from the situation.
www.advocate.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
A huge part of the book-banning project aims to make work that provides a public good feel impossible and unsafe! It targets authors, absolutely, but it’s also trying to add unreasonable administrative burdens to the work of teachers and librarians.
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
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Guess I'll post this again
December 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Guess I'll post this again
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the big difference between procgen and "ai" is that procgen is straightforwardly a creative/authoring process like any other, whereas "ai" by its nature precludes both things. but even with procgen you can approach it from a cynical direction and fuck yourself
www.joewintergreen.com/an-insult-to...
www.joewintergreen.com/an-insult-to...
December 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
the big difference between procgen and "ai" is that procgen is straightforwardly a creative/authoring process like any other, whereas "ai" by its nature precludes both things. but even with procgen you can approach it from a cynical direction and fuck yourself
www.joewintergreen.com/an-insult-to...
www.joewintergreen.com/an-insult-to...
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"adapt to ai or get left behind" type people are really funny to me cause i'm like. ok. i would rather never work in the industry again than use ai bro lol, it's just so lame and fundamentally uninteresting to me
December 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"adapt to ai or get left behind" type people are really funny to me cause i'm like. ok. i would rather never work in the industry again than use ai bro lol, it's just so lame and fundamentally uninteresting to me
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NEW: They kept saying they were gonna do it and now they've done it
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
www.badinternetbills.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
NEW: They kept saying they were gonna do it and now they've done it
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
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“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” stressed Canavan. “This is what concept artists were made for. Why would you pollute that glorious creative movement with joyless, photocopied art?”
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists working in games about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier. Zero said it did.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” stressed Canavan. “This is what concept artists were made for. Why would you pollute that glorious creative movement with joyless, photocopied art?”
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"concept artists can experiment with AI to make their lives easi-"
wrong
I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI
get good
wrong
I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI
get good
December 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"concept artists can experiment with AI to make their lives easi-"
wrong
I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI
get good
wrong
I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI
get good
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ok. it's def time to take the use of "degenerate" in a joking manner out back.
there's other, more fun words to use than that anyways, so it's not that big of a deal but I wanna at least be far more deliberate about it now.
there's other, more fun words to use than that anyways, so it's not that big of a deal but I wanna at least be far more deliberate about it now.
Y'all gonna start acknowledging the parallels yet?
Y'all gonna start defending art, intimacy, and sex as basic human expressions?
Y'all gonna start realizing that these deranged puritans don't have an ounce of goodwill in their bodies and literally just want to control every aspect of our lives?
Y'all gonna start defending art, intimacy, and sex as basic human expressions?
Y'all gonna start realizing that these deranged puritans don't have an ounce of goodwill in their bodies and literally just want to control every aspect of our lives?
December 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
ok. it's def time to take the use of "degenerate" in a joking manner out back.
there's other, more fun words to use than that anyways, so it's not that big of a deal but I wanna at least be far more deliberate about it now.
there's other, more fun words to use than that anyways, so it's not that big of a deal but I wanna at least be far more deliberate about it now.
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finding out AI was in a game i enjoyed feels like when people "prank" vegetarians by sneaking bacon grease into their food or whatever
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
finding out AI was in a game i enjoyed feels like when people "prank" vegetarians by sneaking bacon grease into their food or whatever
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Hahaha ever since Craig of the Creek became the latest victim of Zaslav’s merger bloodbath I haven’t been able to find a steady job. This man has ruined careers, ruined peoples lives, and gets paid MILLIONS for it. Hahaha hahaha
"Zaslav will receive $30 million in "Golden Parachute' compensation along with $537 million in equity for a total of $567 million in a transaction-associated pay."
half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job
half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job
Warner Bros. Golden Parachutes Revealed: What David Zaslav and C-Suite Will Get In a Deal
The CEO stands to gain $567 million if a deal is sealed to sell the WB empire while longtime lieutenant Gunnar Wiedenfels will see $144 million in cash and stock considerations if a transaction close...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Hahaha ever since Craig of the Creek became the latest victim of Zaslav’s merger bloodbath I haven’t been able to find a steady job. This man has ruined careers, ruined peoples lives, and gets paid MILLIONS for it. Hahaha hahaha
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We can do even more.
December 17, 2025 at 8:05 AM
We can do even more.
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we can't let our hostility to plagiarism and ripoffs slip even a little bit. I made that mistake with sandfall and I regret it
we have to push studios, channels, whatever, to be EXPLICIT in not using AI, whether it's an acknowledgement somewhere or just a statement. it isn't the default anymore.
we have to push studios, channels, whatever, to be EXPLICIT in not using AI, whether it's an acknowledgement somewhere or just a statement. it isn't the default anymore.
“AI is ok as long as it’s not taking anyone’s job” and whose work is it trained on. Did you forget that it’s a bunch of stolen fucking shit? Are we moving the goalposts already? “it’s sticking around so you have to get used to it, be realistic” no I don’t. Eat my shit and hair
December 18, 2025 at 6:16 AM
we can't let our hostility to plagiarism and ripoffs slip even a little bit. I made that mistake with sandfall and I regret it
we have to push studios, channels, whatever, to be EXPLICIT in not using AI, whether it's an acknowledgement somewhere or just a statement. it isn't the default anymore.
we have to push studios, channels, whatever, to be EXPLICIT in not using AI, whether it's an acknowledgement somewhere or just a statement. it isn't the default anymore.
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I absolutely LOATHE this self-perpetuating "logic":
"Does AI make us more productive?"
"No."
"Does AI make us more happy?"
"No."
"Does AI do anything well?"
"No."
"Is AI making us money?"
"No."
"Why are we using AI then?"
"IT'S INEVITABLE! D:<"
Emperor's New Clothes to the Nth degree.
"Does AI make us more productive?"
"No."
"Does AI make us more happy?"
"No."
"Does AI do anything well?"
"No."
"Is AI making us money?"
"No."
"Why are we using AI then?"
"IT'S INEVITABLE! D:<"
Emperor's New Clothes to the Nth degree.
December 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I absolutely LOATHE this self-perpetuating "logic":
"Does AI make us more productive?"
"No."
"Does AI make us more happy?"
"No."
"Does AI do anything well?"
"No."
"Is AI making us money?"
"No."
"Why are we using AI then?"
"IT'S INEVITABLE! D:<"
Emperor's New Clothes to the Nth degree.
"Does AI make us more productive?"
"No."
"Does AI make us more happy?"
"No."
"Does AI do anything well?"
"No."
"Is AI making us money?"
"No."
"Why are we using AI then?"
"IT'S INEVITABLE! D:<"
Emperor's New Clothes to the Nth degree.