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Re:Anthropic Cracking Down on Video Game Rewrites on Sunday November 01, 2026 @12:47AM (#50322790)
Many of the retro community doesn't want AI involvement in these projects, and vibeports/slopcomps boom (started from Unleashed Recompiled hype and RexGlue tool for Xbox 360, insofar both aren't AI-made stuff) are actually producing its own stigmas. Did you not read https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/pc-ports-of-old-cons... ?
Re:Anthropic orders AI tool Claude to stop remaking video games on Saturday October 31, 2026 @05:47PM (#50320571)
I honestly wonder if the "slopcomp"/"vibeport" (AI-heavy fan recomps/ports of old games) boom was getting into a problem for them at this point. Many of these things are also glorified single-game emulators, even having components from established emulators for things such as graphics rendering.

Last time around on that front: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/pc-ports-of-old-cons...

And remember the Samsung smart TV thing from days ago?

Re:China's Regulators Take Aim at "AI Boyfriends" on Thursday September 17, 2026 @01:53AM (#49736886)
Knowing how big the meltdown it was, you would need to regulate parasocial interactions (of which AI partners are) in general too - beyond just regulating this (and gachas).
Didn't the Pippin prototype case (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viGqjKACKQg) went that way?
How long until they add a 21+ category to this bill, though? Insofar the use of it would be for gambling and CA doesn't even have mobile sports betting.
I read a FUD somewhere about Cinavia (the sound-muting DRM) being implemented on OS level by implementing it on SGX enclave level. That obviously didn't happen, but imagine if TPM was used for that too (or similar DRM).
Re:US Customs destroys rare floppy disk on Saturday February 28, 2026 @04:54AM (#47193025)
Re:WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives sold out for 2026 on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @05:16AM (#47045708)
I feel traditional "rust" hard disks would be inefficient for AI use. Unless they include SSDs (which I feel these data centers are more likely to be using) in the definition as well...
Re:Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass on Thursday February 12, 2026 @09:36AM (#46989366)
They are doing this pre-emptively since it will be the global law trend sooner or later.
Re:Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass on Thursday February 12, 2026 @09:31AM (#46989309)
>not due to legislative pressures

It's a pre-emptive move against any (potential) legislative pressures.

Re:Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass on Thursday February 12, 2026 @09:29AM (#46989284)
>users can always move to other platforms (problem #1)

Until the cycle restarts again with new platforms.

Also, I am convinced self-hosting or getting a new platform (including return to traditional forums) to run might as well be bureaucratically harder at this point, given the case of lfgss' shutdown: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42433044

Re:Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass on Thursday February 12, 2026 @09:22AM (#46989202)
Some platforms also now suspend you if they find out you were registering before turning 13 (or minimum age).
Re:WiFi Could Become an Invisible Mass Surveillance System on Thursday February 12, 2026 @09:18AM (#46989140)
>because they sniff the nearby WIFI networks and then ask Google where they are

Even with airplane mode on (that disables GPS, iirc)?

"Comply with our laws, or cease to exist".
I realized this when I tried to capture the test pattern used by a PowerDVD diagnostics application.
4chan has a rule banning use of proxies/VPNs and enforces this with IP range bans.
Re:Imgur pulls out of UK as data watchdog threatens fine on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @07:57AM (#45436674)
This situation here is what I sort of implied when lfgss shut down: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42444354
Re:Imgur pulls out of UK as data watchdog threatens fine on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @06:37AM (#45436209)
The ironic thing is that in the UK/imgur case:

>The ICO also confirmed that companies could not avoid accountability by withdrawing their services in the UK.

Wonder if it could also apply to American news sites (and Japan's 5ch/2channel, I was told they engage in this as well).

What I meant is that generative AI makes for the case to strengthen intellectual properties laws.

Hence I said "against".

Outside of Europe, this is also a thing in Japan.
I felt generative AI has weakened the argument against intellectual property.
Re:Clankers Die on Christmas on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @09:16AM (#45181540)
The original form of clackers had a popularity in Indonesia and Philippines where it's named latto-latto.

There was also a safer revival of clackers in North America in the 90s, where the balls are attached to a handle.

Re:AI and the Rise of Techno-Fascism in the United States on Saturday September 06, 2025 @02:20AM (#45147062)
I've keep thinking about it that people who advocate for AI tend to lean - or at least feel like leaning - right. Though that may be because opposition to AI tend to be from progressive/labor-adjacent left-leaning ones, a dichotomy?
You forgot the fanatical parasocial relationships that are formed with East Asian mobile games in general. They are comparable to idol culture.
This sounds more like a government thing.
Even back in pre-iPhone days, actually getting a mobile game required one to subscribe to a text message subscription service that may or may not be hard to unsubscribe.
Re:133-year old Kodak says it might have to cease operations on Thursday August 14, 2025 @09:45AM (#44900300)
Might as well mention generative AI as well.
>No wonder the virginity rates are skyrocketing.

This makes me wonder if society being taught importance of soberity in (sexual) consent is also a factor as well. Knowing that, they might as well avoid alcohol as well.

(Dicslosure: I grew up in place where alcohol use is not the norm. I don't drink either.)

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