Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is actually a pretty good Homeric story full of big personalities and personal journeys that don't line up perfectly with the will of the world and narrative. *But* it's also a bit of a slog and the CEO of Ubisoft is an abuser-enabling monster who deserves boycotted.
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Tristan Gray
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The problem is - it really is unhealthy. For pop science educators like Hank Green developing a GenAI chatbot addiction really is potentially life ruining. His literal job is accurate information and critical thinking. Both things that chatbots provably degrade with use. He's risking his career.
KotakuYouTuber Hank Green Admits He Has Unhealthy Relationship With AI After Facing Backlash Over Recent Video 'The level of dopamine I've been getting from interacting with LLMs is not healthy for me,' said Green
I reckon another studio should just swing with it and resurrect Underworld with Mahershala Ali leading it. Because unlike Mike's take - it's pretty obvious that a half-decent writer/director combo could print money with this idea. www.pajiba.com/news/mahersh...
Make sure you answer this survey - complete with rejecting the insultingly low amounts of money being offered to line the pockets of a multi-trillion dollar industry and the completely fictional concept of being able to revoke consent after your book has been churned up for a trainin gdataset.
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The few authors who proudly parade their AI use keep insisting its inevitable and that everyone's using it and it's only a matter of time until it's the norm. The sheer panic displayed by publishers knowing how fierce the backlash would be if they were found to publish it suggests otherwise.
Lincoln MichelOne thing I can confidently say is that more than a few other books have been canceled for AI use--including by established authors and non-fiction books--that have just not made the news yet.
This might be the most sociopathic treatment of literature in history. At least historic book burnings had an ideology. This is so amoral it's practically alien.
chillerThis is ... horrific