But the large corporations are handling that side of things already. If the lawsuit goes in the favour of copyright holders, AI companies would in theory have to do something to avoid using copyrighted material, or pay for the usage. Of course, there’s every chance that they may end up avoiding using copyrighted material from anyone big enough to fight back, and just profit off of the works of artists without the resources to stop them doing so.
You’re not wrong, but if they win against AI, all artists will benefit because of the precedent that it would set.
What I think will actually happen if this is looking to not go in the tech bros’ favour is that they’ll settle and make a potential deal with large copyright holders for ongoing usage, and that would screw individual artists.
The OAIC announced on Thursday afternoon that privacy commissioner Carly Kind would close the investigation after being satisfied that I-MED’s data had been “de-identified sufficiently”. She found this despite a “small number of instances” where the company had accidentally provided non-anonymised information.
I’m getting really sick of corporations being held to a different standard to individuals. If I were to accidentally give out non-anonymised client data, I would be facing disciplinary action at least. Until corporations start getting held to account for all of these privacy breaches, they’re just going to keep on maximising their own profits at the expense of our data.
It’s also interesting to include Luther in there. Luther is the embodiment of an anti-hero, and is constantly getting into trouble for disregarding due process. He’s certainly not lauded as the hero in the end.
I’m not familiar with too many of the other shows portrayed, that just stood out to me. I don’t doubt that there are some instances where “copaganda” plays into it, but I think it’s more likely that due process is kind of boring to show on screen, it’s just more entertaining to have the main character do whatever it takes to solve the case. And really good cop shows explore the negatives of doing so just as much as any supposed positives.
Inside is currently 90% off, so good time to buy it anyway. Limbo is full price, but it is a great game and well worth it in my opinion.
The original Duke was much closer to what you described, funnily enough. Go back and play Duke Nukem 1 and 2, before the 3D era when they made the misogyny of the character much more overt.
Did the guy ever tell you why he randomly stopped after merging into a new lane? Pretty clear from the video that you weren’t “overtaking on the shoulder”, but rather avoiding a collision caused by someone behaving erratically.
I don’t disagree with any of the technological suggestions in the article, but one glaring omission is how much productivity is being impacted by climate change. Perhaps it’s something to consider the next time rural areas vote for the Nats or Libs.
That’s fair. I was thinking more about the overall aesthetic, as it’s a bit more stylised rather than leaning towards realism like in 1 and 3.
They are remaking the first game, but I don’t know if there are enough details about it yet to know how extensive the overhaul will be. The second game doesn’t need one.
There’s also the fact that hardware costs keep going up, but there’s not really a big technological leap between generations anymore. There’s little reason to buy into the next generation when the selling point boils down to “Play the same games, but slightly smoother*!”
*If there’s enough development time to implement the option to do so
Part of my enjoyment is not necessarily knowing what is coming next so that I can experience it for myself. Spoilers won’t completely ruin something for me, but it is taking something away from the experience.
Also, to everyone out there, just tag the spoilers so people can make up their own mind what they read. It takes a bare minimum of effort to do so. It’s akin to holding the door open for someone behind you, it’s not going to be the end of the world if you don’t, but it can make someone’s day a fraction better if you do.
This could be a smart move by the UK, assuming they will be pursuing new trade deals in preparation for whenever Trump backflips on this.
But this is the country that is famous for the incredible own goal that was brexit, so…
So let me get this straight. JD Vance visits the pope, the pope then dies, and now they’ve elected an American to replace him? Seems suspicious.
Top 3 is hard. I’ll start with the first three that came to mind, in no particular order:
Witcher 3
Star Control 2
Monkey Island 2
But there are so many that I could have listed instead.
The Commander Keen games are amongst the first I remember playing, I loved those and played through them so many times.
Baldurs Gate 3 was such a masterpiece, it probably could bump W3 off that list.
Although, Ultima 7 was the first RPG I played where I became properly immersed in the story. The world, the characters, the way the mystery of the main story unfolds. And it is actually a really good jump-in point for the series as it’s set a couple centuries after number 6.
Fallout 1 also could easily make the list. I loved the way such a small and intimate quest for your vault unfolds into something bigger.