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Terraforming Mars team defends AI use as Kickstarter hits $1.3 million in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Absolutely. The problem isn't the technology, it's how it's incorporated into capitalism.

Terraforming Mars team defends AI use as Kickstarter hits $1.3 million in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

A bit of a quibble, but I think it's a stretch to say that current-gen AI is mind-like. I'm of the opinion that, given the way current AI works, there isn't any "creativity" in how midjourney/etc. generates images. Though you could make a solid argument for a detailed prompt being creative, or for a functional/algorithmic AI being a creative tool of the coder, in neither case would I say that the source of the creativity is the computer.

Then again, legal definitions would only allow creativity to come from humans, but I think other animal species are currently capable of creativity/art, in the sense of "do they do actions for purposes other than survival or reproduction."

Bethesda says most of Starfield's 1000+ planets are dull on purpose in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, and it's not like the astronauts just put up a flag and left. They took soil samples, set up sensors to measure tectonic activity, etc. Rocks are interesting when you can interact with them.

GameStop Boss Says Disc Drives Should Be Required On Game Consoles in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is also true. With DRM, I feel like we're missing out on a lot of property rights that should be remediated. I'm not sure what all could be done for zero day patches, though. Maybe we go back to the Windows XP days and distribute update packages via CD as well. TBH, though- if we have the ability to directly access the storage medium of a console and we are able to remove DRM, there's no reason to make a disc drive mandatory

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Hoopla, Overdrive/Libby Now Banned for Those Under 18 in Mississippi (bookriot.com)
 

Despite the age of consent in Mississippi being 16, no one under the age of 18 will have access to digital materials made available through public and school libraries without explicit parental/guardian permission.

Mississippi has a new law on the books directly impacting access and use of digital resources like Hoopla and Overdrive for those under the age of 18 throughout the state. Even if granted parental permission, minors may not have materials available to them, if vendors do not ensure every item within their offerings meets the new, wide-reaching definition of “obscenity” per the state. Mississippi Code 39-3-25, part of House Bill 1315, went into effect July 1, 2023, and libraries across the state have scrambled for how to be in compliance.

[META] Creating a new community is easy, but to get people on board, you need to create some content. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I kind of hate that you're right

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Internet Archive of /r/LearnJapanese Resources (web.archive.org)
 

I don't know if the mods of /r/LearnJapanese planned on migrating their stuff over to a lemmy instance. They seem to be permanently private as of right now, so I just wanted to link to the internet archive of the subreddit's language learning resource list.

Keep in mind that the links on the internet archive lead to other archived sites. For example, archived google docs don't load properly, so after clicking on one, you will need to copy/paste the link into your address bar.