AI companies try really hard to make it another culture war issue, but AI isn't that popular on the right either. Notch recently said that AI is complete shit forced on everyone and compared it to Sweet Baby Inc.
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 11:48 AM
AI companies try really hard to make it another culture war issue, but AI isn't that popular on the right either. Notch recently said that AI is complete shit forced on everyone and compared it to Sweet Baby Inc.
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I found the old 35mm slide for the cover for Neuromancer and had it scanned in for your pleasure. Enjoy!
February 16, 2026 at 4:37 AM
I found the old 35mm slide for the cover for Neuromancer and had it scanned in for your pleasure. Enjoy!
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I would love to find a way to connect @SenSanders , @RoKhanna and @AOC to artists orgs and unions who are fighting GenAi companies for their original sin: taking our creative works to build their models without our consent, credit or compensation.
Especially with them hosting events like these
Especially with them hosting events like these
A Townhall w/ Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna on Who Controls the Future of AI: THE OLIGARCHS or THE PEOPLE?
events.stanford.edu
February 16, 2026 at 6:26 AM
I would love to find a way to connect @SenSanders , @RoKhanna and @AOC to artists orgs and unions who are fighting GenAi companies for their original sin: taking our creative works to build their models without our consent, credit or compensation.
Especially with them hosting events like these
Especially with them hosting events like these
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Finished drawing: Sakura from Street Fighter 🌸
I drew her a couple of years ago and she became pretty popular, so I wanted to bring her back with a different skin this time.
#digitalart #sakurakasugano #SFV #clipstudiopaint #anime
I drew her a couple of years ago and she became pretty popular, so I wanted to bring her back with a different skin this time.
#digitalart #sakurakasugano #SFV #clipstudiopaint #anime
February 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Finished drawing: Sakura from Street Fighter 🌸
I drew her a couple of years ago and she became pretty popular, so I wanted to bring her back with a different skin this time.
#digitalart #sakurakasugano #SFV #clipstudiopaint #anime
I drew her a couple of years ago and she became pretty popular, so I wanted to bring her back with a different skin this time.
#digitalart #sakurakasugano #SFV #clipstudiopaint #anime
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code violet done. truth was found. i feel worried that bad games are going to be less interesting now, due to the ai
February 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM
code violet done. truth was found. i feel worried that bad games are going to be less interesting now, due to the ai
Now, even EA stock is dropping because apparently, some investors are spooked that the Saudis might cancel the deal because of the AI threat.
For months, EA stock had been flat, hovering around the valuation from the buyout deal, but it has now started dropping.
For months, EA stock had been flat, hovering around the valuation from the buyout deal, but it has now started dropping.
February 5, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Now, even EA stock is dropping because apparently, some investors are spooked that the Saudis might cancel the deal because of the AI threat.
For months, EA stock had been flat, hovering around the valuation from the buyout deal, but it has now started dropping.
For months, EA stock had been flat, hovering around the valuation from the buyout deal, but it has now started dropping.
So the stock market is in an interesting position: software, gaming, and data stocks are plummeting because the market is afraid of AI, and AI stocks are plummeting because the market doesn't think they can be profitable with those expenditures.
February 5, 2026 at 10:19 PM
So the stock market is in an interesting position: software, gaming, and data stocks are plummeting because the market is afraid of AI, and AI stocks are plummeting because the market doesn't think they can be profitable with those expenditures.
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I opened a V Gen account! But there are still a lot of setting items, so it's hard to open a commission. There is also an OC exchange service calling VSONA, Also, should I prepare a setting picture?I tried to summarize the character explanation as well as a memo in the ALT text and put it on VSONA.
February 2, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I opened a V Gen account! But there are still a lot of setting items, so it's hard to open a commission. There is also an OC exchange service calling VSONA, Also, should I prepare a setting picture?I tried to summarize the character explanation as well as a memo in the ALT text and put it on VSONA.
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The California State University system spent $16.9 million last year giving ChatGPT to all students, faculty, and staff. We are asking the CSU chancellor not to renew the contract with OpenAI when it expires.
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
The CSU/OpenAI contract is set to expire June 30, 2026.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
January 31, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The California State University system spent $16.9 million last year giving ChatGPT to all students, faculty, and staff. We are asking the CSU chancellor not to renew the contract with OpenAI when it expires.
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
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(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
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We're not anti-tech, we're anti-theft. If the future of “innovation” depends on stealing creators’ work without asking or paying, that’s not progress - it's stealing, and we shouldn’t accept it. #StealingIsntInnovation www.stealingisntinnovation.com/
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 AM
We're not anti-tech, we're anti-theft. If the future of “innovation” depends on stealing creators’ work without asking or paying, that’s not progress - it's stealing, and we shouldn’t accept it. #StealingIsntInnovation www.stealingisntinnovation.com/
It's a good change, probably triggered by devs gaming the system like Embark Studios. In the Finals, they clearly mention that they use AI voices in the game. In Arc Raider, the disclaimer makes it sound like there is no AI-generated content in the game at all.
January 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
It's a good change, probably triggered by devs gaming the system like Embark Studios. In the Finals, they clearly mention that they use AI voices in the game. In Arc Raider, the disclaimer makes it sound like there is no AI-generated content in the game at all.
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Comic-con deciding to allow GenAi imagery in the art show —giving valuable space to GenAi users to show slop right NEXT to actual artists who worked their asses off to be there— is a disgrace!
A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
Art Show - Comic-Con
2026 Comic-Con Art Show JULY 23 through JULY 26 The Comic-Con Art Show is open to the public—you do not need a badge to come in and enjoy or purchase artwork. However, everyone entering the Art Show i...
www.comic-con.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Comic-con deciding to allow GenAi imagery in the art show —giving valuable space to GenAi users to show slop right NEXT to actual artists who worked their asses off to be there— is a disgrace!
A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
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Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.
December 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.
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yeah literally had all the hype sucked out of my body, they took the original out of divinity for a reason
December 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
yeah literally had all the hype sucked out of my body, they took the original out of divinity for a reason
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December 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I hate when people use the term "human artists" because it implies there are other kinds of artists. And no, the diffusion model isn't an artist.
December 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I hate when people use the term "human artists" because it implies there are other kinds of artists. And no, the diffusion model isn't an artist.
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consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.
I more or less won't buy his next game.
December 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I more or less won't buy his next game.
The only way to fight this is to cause financial pain for Disney. They're especially vulnerable to losing Disney+ subscriptions - cancel it and just pirate Disney's stuff.
If they're okay with OpenAI's piracy, then it's morally correct to do the same to them.
If they're okay with OpenAI's piracy, then it's morally correct to do the same to them.
BREAKING: Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI, and will allow its iconic characters to be on the company's Sora AI video generator.
December 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The only way to fight this is to cause financial pain for Disney. They're especially vulnerable to losing Disney+ subscriptions - cancel it and just pirate Disney's stuff.
If they're okay with OpenAI's piracy, then it's morally correct to do the same to them.
If they're okay with OpenAI's piracy, then it's morally correct to do the same to them.
Here is a French Christmas ad for a supermarket. It has infinitely better look, story, and message. It actually sparks joy in you rather than leaving you depressed, unlike Coca-Cola and McDonald's AI ads.
December 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Here is a French Christmas ad for a supermarket. It has infinitely better look, story, and message. It actually sparks joy in you rather than leaving you depressed, unlike Coca-Cola and McDonald's AI ads.
An analyst cites AI slop as one of the reasons why the new Call of Duty underperformed. Hopefully, other CEOs will learn the lesson. 🙄
www.gamespot.com/articles/cal...
www.gamespot.com/articles/cal...
Call Of Duty Is Underperforming In 2025, Analyst Says, Citing Burnout, Creative Decisions, And AI Slop
"Xbox dropped the ball on the wrong year."
www.gamespot.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
An analyst cites AI slop as one of the reasons why the new Call of Duty underperformed. Hopefully, other CEOs will learn the lesson. 🙄
www.gamespot.com/articles/cal...
www.gamespot.com/articles/cal...
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Oh really
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Oh really