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  1. Comment on The mystery of the Wikipedia high-five photos couple in ~tech

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    The kinda story you can't help but smile while reading

    The kinda story you can't help but smile while reading

    4 votes

  2. Comment on Would you eat "Casu Marzu," Sardinia's famous maggot infested cheese? in ~food

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    I genuinely gagged reading this man oh my god

    I genuinely gagged reading this man oh my god

    4 votes

  3. Comment on OpenAI and Anthropic endorse call for US government to "pace" AI progress in ~comp

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    A petition signed by a bunch of AI CEOs and their employees, facilitated by their former employees, is supposed to be seen as good and neutral? Also, a non-profit started by ex-OpenAI workers is...

    A petition signed by a bunch of AI CEOs and their employees, facilitated by their former employees, is supposed to be seen as good and neutral? Also, a non-profit started by ex-OpenAI workers is just really funny. I can't wait for their IPO.

    You seem to be reasonably well informed, so I'm just kind of confused. Is it conspiratorial to believe that the biggest group of lobbyists in the past 5 years, who have committed the most unashamed copyright infringement streak ever seen, take defense contracts together, make circular investments in each other, and are currently actively harming the environment with zero acknowledgement, haven't suddenly developed a conscience?

    5 votes

  4. Comment on OpenAI and Anthropic endorse call for US government to "pace" AI progress in ~comp

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    Then it's probably an attempt to stamp out competition from open models? Regardless, when the biggest circlejerk in history comes together, it's in no one's interest but theirs.

    Then it's probably an attempt to stamp out competition from open models? Regardless, when the biggest circlejerk in history comes together, it's in no one's interest but theirs.

    7 votes

  5. Comment on OpenAI and Anthropic endorse call for US government to "pace" AI progress in ~comp

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    This stinks to high hell of some bullshit. It's probably more likely that they're plateauing in some way, and seek to limit new players taking a chunk of their collective market share in the...

    This stinks to high hell of some bullshit. It's probably more likely that they're plateauing in some way, and seek to limit new players taking a chunk of their collective market share in the future? Some form of regulation that cripples newcomers but is easily absorbed by these mega corps.

    42 votes

  6. Comment on Brave Origin, a paid, premium version of Brave is now available in ~tech

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    Brave is a browser whose popularity I'm honestly baffled by. It's chromium, it constantly shoves AI and crypto in your face, bombards you with its own ads, on top of the shady stuff it's been...

    Brave is a browser whose popularity I'm honestly baffled by. It's chromium, it constantly shoves AI and crypto in your face, bombards you with its own ads, on top of the shady stuff it's been reported to do like selling your data and subbing affiliate links. Even if you don't wanna use Firefox, it makes no sense to use this particular browser.

    17 votes

  7. Comment on If you let AI do your writing, I will come to your house and kill you in ~tech

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    At this point it's only a mild leap to imagine a world where entire complete genre defining masterpieces are generated by AI, but I still can't see that being a valuable thing. It's like when an...

    At this point it's only a mild leap to imagine a world where entire complete genre defining masterpieces are generated by AI, but I still can't see that being a valuable thing. It's like when an author defines a genre that explodes in popularity, then a hundred million derivative works are made based on it. Their quality starts to not matter anymore because they're all doing the same things. AI would just expand that to every genre, ever.

    The end result I see there is having no one to talk to about books anymore. No one will have read what I've read because there's an infinite supply of equally good books in every genre, and no particular book would be unique and compelling enough relative to what's around it to be seen as required reading by people. It's miserable.

    14 votes

  8. Comment on Stranger Than Heaven | Cast and story reveal trailer in ~games

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    It's funny how people are treating this game trailer like a music video. The song is so good though!

    It's funny how people are treating this game trailer like a music video. The song is so good though!

    2 votes

  9. Comment on The 2025 Steam Awards in ~games

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    As someone lukewarm on E33, I find it equally disrespectful to imply that it was so much better than every other game that came out this year that it should dominate that hard. Obviously there are...

    As someone lukewarm on E33, I find it equally disrespectful to imply that it was so much better than every other game that came out this year that it should dominate that hard. Obviously there are other issues with TGA, like how they only seriously consider a handful of AAA games every year, but 2025 had so many other good games come out. I don't think it's fair to rag on the game itself for this, but it is bullshit.

    9 votes

  10. Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Thor teaser in ~movies

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    I'm not really sure what way this could work for me. The Deadpool "Till you're 90!" joke just isn't that funny to me when it's not really a joke.

    I'm not really sure what way this could work for me. The Deadpool "Till you're 90!" joke just isn't that funny to me when it's not really a joke.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Prime Video pulls eerily emotionless AI-generated anime dubs after complaints in ~anime

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    Isn't it for basically only one type of video where you care about the information and absolutely nothing else? To be honest with you, the feature is so jarring and off-putting to me that I...

    Isn't it for basically only one type of video where you care about the information and absolutely nothing else?

    To be honest with you, the feature is so jarring and off-putting to me that I patched my YouTube app to get rid of it. What do you like about it? I can't relate at all.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Spit on, sworn at, and undeterred: what it’s like to own a Cybertruck in ~transport

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    I'm not sure what you call it, but it's basically disliking the label but not the action. "Political" now has a negative connotation because it was used as a cudgel to silence people for so long,...

    I'm not sure what you call it, but it's basically disliking the label but not the action. "Political" now has a negative connotation because it was used as a cudgel to silence people for so long, like against brands/athletes/games/influencers/etc making political statements. Now there's dissonance between wanting to be apolitical while supporting their views, and we end up with this. At least, that's my take on it.

    12 votes

  13. Comment on Spotify, the world's biggest music streaming service, has announced it is working with major labels on using artificial intelligence in a "responsible" way in ~music

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    "The firm said it wanted to make AI tools which "put artists and songwriters first" and respect their copyright." Is that even possible?

    "The firm said it wanted to make AI tools which "put artists and songwriters first" and respect their copyright."

    Is that even possible?

    32 votes

  14. Comment on Dwayne Johnson uncontrollably sobs as ‘The Smashing Machine’ gets fifteen-minute Venice standing ovation and generates Oscar buzz in ~movies

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    Even just being in the room sounds like it'd be awful, it's like a caricature of genuine enthusiasm. I wonder how this tradition even started.

    Even just being in the room sounds like it'd be awful, it's like a caricature of genuine enthusiasm. I wonder how this tradition even started.

    6 votes

  15. Comment on AI eroded doctors’ ability to spot cancer within months in study in ~tech

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    There are countless tools doctors use all the time that they definitely don't need to fully understand to use, might not be readily available and are proprietary (MRIs, CT scanners, blood...

    There are countless tools doctors use all the time that they definitely don't need to fully understand to use, might not be readily available and are proprietary (MRIs, CT scanners, blood analyzers, robotics for surgery, pacemakers, etc). I feel like the only actual problematic thing here is unreliable performance.

    7 votes

  16. Comment on AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified in ~tech

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    You have a point, a flat 150k each is probably overkill. There's a strong argument that copyright law as a whole was already archaic even prior to AI, but I don't really see that as grounds for...

    You have a point, a flat 150k each is probably overkill. There's a strong argument that copyright law as a whole was already archaic even prior to AI, but I don't really see that as grounds for special treatment in this case. At the end of the day, if you stole from practically every author out there, they're all owed compensation.

    There should probably be tiers for payouts or something, but even if you dropped it down to 25k each across the board, that's still almost 200 billion. For anyone but the biggest players, that's automatic bankruptcy.

    3 votes

  17. Comment on AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified in ~tech

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    The first point is laughable imo. It's like they're saying, "Our entire business relies on copyright infringement, but it's unfair that we should go bankrupt for those infringements!". Like, what?

    The first point is laughable imo. It's like they're saying, "Our entire business relies on copyright infringement, but it's unfair that we should go bankrupt for those infringements!". Like, what?

    7 votes

  18. Comment on One quirky anti AI technique I've used is leaving in the typos in ~tech

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    Meh, it's probably nishe enouph to not mattar

    Meh, it's probably nishe enouph to not mattar

    9 votes

  19. Comment on Marvel plans to recast the X-Men and (eventually) Tony Stark after ‘Avengers: Secret Wars,’ but ‘reboot is a scary word,’ says Kevin Feige in ~movies

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    This is the kind of thing that I perfectly understand but is still so incomprehensible to me. I mostly checked out after Endgame and stopped watching Marvel as a whole 2-3 years ago, and that...

    This is the kind of thing that I perfectly understand but is still so incomprehensible to me. I mostly checked out after Endgame and stopped watching Marvel as a whole 2-3 years ago, and that feels pretty common? But in reality, things really haven't changed much for them financially. They still make a bunch of movies a year, most of which are moderately successful, with a big hit every so often (I think the last one was the Deadpool and Wolverine movie?). It feels like everything I read about Marvel is how it's going downhill but that's clearly not the case, and I just don't get how.

    9 votes

  20. Comment on How did you ruin a game for yourself? in ~games

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    At some point, I really started to notice the 'win fight, lose in cutscene' trope, and it's ruined so many RPGs for me. Once you start paying attention, it's everywhere and it's so frustrating....

    At some point, I really started to notice the 'win fight, lose in cutscene' trope, and it's ruined so many RPGs for me. Once you start paying attention, it's everywhere and it's so frustrating. Why do they do this?

    7 votes