Luke Dicken
@luked.bsky.social
Head of AI for Take Two Interactive. Doctor of Game AI (from before the techbros moved in I swear). Dog dad, pitmaster, D&D-holic. 🏴 in 🇺🇸
"always just trying to make the best lemonade from whatever bullshit truck of lemons got backed up to my door most recently" << I think I've finally written the single all-encompassing statement of team leadership within a Big Co
January 20, 2026 at 5:50 PM
"always just trying to make the best lemonade from whatever bullshit truck of lemons got backed up to my door most recently" << I think I've finally written the single all-encompassing statement of team leadership within a Big Co
Never been happier I spent a chunk of time last year replacing my entire Ring security system with an on-prem private system
You just cannot trust Big Tech with anything
You just cannot trust Big Tech with anything
January 19, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Never been happier I spent a chunk of time last year replacing my entire Ring security system with an on-prem private system
You just cannot trust Big Tech with anything
You just cannot trust Big Tech with anything
My favorite thing in the world is Hinge profiles of people who have marked both "Have Children" and "Don't Want Children"
January 19, 2026 at 3:19 AM
My favorite thing in the world is Hinge profiles of people who have marked both "Have Children" and "Don't Want Children"
Just changed the FEP film in my resin printer and it was surprisingly painless.
He said knowing that there would almost certainly be an "ohshitohshitohshit" post later
He said knowing that there would almost certainly be an "ohshitohshitohshit" post later
January 19, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Just changed the FEP film in my resin printer and it was surprisingly painless.
He said knowing that there would almost certainly be an "ohshitohshitohshit" post later
He said knowing that there would almost certainly be an "ohshitohshitohshit" post later
Given the utter dickheads at Gmail are insisting on bundling useful features (tabbed inboxes) with their AI slop.
What are people using as their email client these days?
So fucking done with this stupidity.
What are people using as their email client these days?
So fucking done with this stupidity.
January 17, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Given the utter dickheads at Gmail are insisting on bundling useful features (tabbed inboxes) with their AI slop.
What are people using as their email client these days?
So fucking done with this stupidity.
What are people using as their email client these days?
So fucking done with this stupidity.
Jury duty in the current climate seems like a cruel joke.
Jury duty that starts at 8am when puppy daycare doesn't open till 8am 30mins away from court is... Even worse.
Genuinely don't know how I'm going to make this work.
Jury duty that starts at 8am when puppy daycare doesn't open till 8am 30mins away from court is... Even worse.
Genuinely don't know how I'm going to make this work.
January 17, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Jury duty in the current climate seems like a cruel joke.
Jury duty that starts at 8am when puppy daycare doesn't open till 8am 30mins away from court is... Even worse.
Genuinely don't know how I'm going to make this work.
Jury duty that starts at 8am when puppy daycare doesn't open till 8am 30mins away from court is... Even worse.
Genuinely don't know how I'm going to make this work.
Every time I open LinkedIn and have some invite from an AI "Expert"
a picture of a lion with the words do not recite the deep magic to me witch i was there when it was written
ALT: a picture of a lion with the words do not recite the deep magic to me witch i was there when it was written
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Every time I open LinkedIn and have some invite from an AI "Expert"
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is AI real life
is it just fantasy
caught up in the hype
no escape from reality
is it just fantasy
caught up in the hype
no escape from reality
August 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
is AI real life
is it just fantasy
caught up in the hype
no escape from reality
is it just fantasy
caught up in the hype
no escape from reality
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So thrilled to be taking AIIDE outside of North America for the first time! Joined by @lucasnfe.bsky.social as Program Chair we're going with the very appropriate theme of "New Grounds". Please submit all your best work and join us this November!
We are thrilled to announce that AIIDE-26 will be held at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil from November 9-13, 2026! Paper abstracts due June 19 with full submissions due June 26, 2026. sites.google.com/view/aiide20...
AIIDE 2026
The 22nd AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE 2026) is the next in an annual series of conferences showcasing interdisciplinary research on modeling,...
sites.google.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
So thrilled to be taking AIIDE outside of North America for the first time! Joined by @lucasnfe.bsky.social as Program Chair we're going with the very appropriate theme of "New Grounds". Please submit all your best work and join us this November!
I used my Brick to block all access to social media of all formats all weekend and hooboy my mental health is good!!!!
I surfaced long enough to see that the finance people have discovered they too have faces that can be eaten. So there's that I guess
I surfaced long enough to see that the finance people have discovered they too have faces that can be eaten. So there's that I guess
January 12, 2026 at 5:45 AM
I used my Brick to block all access to social media of all formats all weekend and hooboy my mental health is good!!!!
I surfaced long enough to see that the finance people have discovered they too have faces that can be eaten. So there's that I guess
I surfaced long enough to see that the finance people have discovered they too have faces that can be eaten. So there's that I guess
I really want to start a writing class for posters - particularly on LinkedIn - that explains the distinction between a sentence and a paragraph.
January 11, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I really want to start a writing class for posters - particularly on LinkedIn - that explains the distinction between a sentence and a paragraph.
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Several people have died in ICE custody and because of ICE detention. Renee Goode’s murder is a crime everyone could plainly see but make no mistake, there are many families who will never see their father, mother, sibling, or parent again because of ICE.
January 8, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Several people have died in ICE custody and because of ICE detention. Renee Goode’s murder is a crime everyone could plainly see but make no mistake, there are many families who will never see their father, mother, sibling, or parent again because of ICE.
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As another video of a brutal murder circulates freely on here, I remind you to turn off autoplay in your settings 🙏
January 7, 2026 at 8:22 PM
As another video of a brutal murder circulates freely on here, I remind you to turn off autoplay in your settings 🙏
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Settings > Content and media > Autoplay videos and gifs (off).
January 7, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Settings > Content and media > Autoplay videos and gifs (off).
No but for real is half our problem as a society that "high tech" became a proxy for "science" and everyone kind forgot that science isn't just flashing lights and buttons and screens?????
Every couple days I have to tap the sign that says "sci-fi" has to involve science.
January 7, 2026 at 6:50 AM
No but for real is half our problem as a society that "high tech" became a proxy for "science" and everyone kind forgot that science isn't just flashing lights and buttons and screens?????
My favorite podcast just announced a show at the Sydney Opera House and I came || close to booking a flight to go do it.
But it's the Monday after GDC*, the week of GTC and not a chance I can make these logistics work 😞😞😞
But it's the Monday after GDC*, the week of GTC and not a chance I can make these logistics work 😞😞😞
January 7, 2026 at 6:31 AM
My favorite podcast just announced a show at the Sydney Opera House and I came || close to booking a flight to go do it.
But it's the Monday after GDC*, the week of GTC and not a chance I can make these logistics work 😞😞😞
But it's the Monday after GDC*, the week of GTC and not a chance I can make these logistics work 😞😞😞
Back to IRC then?
Discord has confidentially filed for an IPO, according to Bloomberg.
Details: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Details: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 7, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Back to IRC then?
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oh my god it just hit me that this killing of the Office brand is so that they can obfuscate Copilot usage numbers and claim mass market penetration by reporting Office usage as if it was AI usage
January 5, 2026 at 11:56 PM
oh my god it just hit me that this killing of the Office brand is so that they can obfuscate Copilot usage numbers and claim mass market penetration by reporting Office usage as if it was AI usage
oh my god it just hit me that this killing of the Office brand is so that they can obfuscate Copilot usage numbers and claim mass market penetration by reporting Office usage as if it was AI usage
January 5, 2026 at 11:56 PM
oh my god it just hit me that this killing of the Office brand is so that they can obfuscate Copilot usage numbers and claim mass market penetration by reporting Office usage as if it was AI usage
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I would agree. Industry also "needs" to fully control the message so that a wrong interpretation does not lead to profit loss. Art doesn't care, "wrong" interpretation still invokes meaning, which is the whole point. Industry is one message: profit.
January 5, 2026 at 4:48 AM
I would agree. Industry also "needs" to fully control the message so that a wrong interpretation does not lead to profit loss. Art doesn't care, "wrong" interpretation still invokes meaning, which is the whole point. Industry is one message: profit.
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"what if we monetized access to that space"
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 AM
"what if we monetized access to that space"
I dont know if this is dumb but a thought occurred to me earlier that won't go away
Art means leaving space for the audience to inject their own interpretation and meaning
Industry means needing to commoditize and capitalize every inch of the experience such that there is no space for the audience
Art means leaving space for the audience to inject their own interpretation and meaning
Industry means needing to commoditize and capitalize every inch of the experience such that there is no space for the audience
January 5, 2026 at 4:07 AM
I dont know if this is dumb but a thought occurred to me earlier that won't go away
Art means leaving space for the audience to inject their own interpretation and meaning
Industry means needing to commoditize and capitalize every inch of the experience such that there is no space for the audience
Art means leaving space for the audience to inject their own interpretation and meaning
Industry means needing to commoditize and capitalize every inch of the experience such that there is no space for the audience
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Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
No you're sat working on a Sunday afternoon cos you forgot to finish up a deck before you closed up for the holidays and you're meant to be giving the fucking thing at 8am tomorrow 😬😬😬
January 4, 2026 at 11:47 PM
No you're sat working on a Sunday afternoon cos you forgot to finish up a deck before you closed up for the holidays and you're meant to be giving the fucking thing at 8am tomorrow 😬😬😬