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The point I'm getting at is that nobody knows or cares about AI replacing the hypothetical animators and programmers that could've done the robot movement. People are only mad about the AI voices despite only using real voice actors as a base who are paid and consented.
November 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The point I'm getting at is that nobody knows or cares about AI replacing the hypothetical animators and programmers that could've done the robot movement. People are only mad about the AI voices despite only using real voice actors as a base who are paid and consented.
I would be happy to elaborate for you. When I say movement, I mean the robot movement wasn't traditionally animated. They used machine learning instead.
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I would be happy to elaborate for you. When I say movement, I mean the robot movement wasn't traditionally animated. They used machine learning instead.
You aren't really getting what I'm saying but that's fine I guess.
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
You aren't really getting what I'm saying but that's fine I guess.
That layer of separation from the individual under this conglomerate of reviews by different people cultivates an impression of objectivity. So it feels weird when they take a very subjective moral angle on a game they otherwise enjoy and dock the score. I'm not daying that's good or bad just odd.
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
That layer of separation from the individual under this conglomerate of reviews by different people cultivates an impression of objectivity. So it feels weird when they take a very subjective moral angle on a game they otherwise enjoy and dock the score. I'm not daying that's good or bad just odd.
It's hard since reviews are at once buyer's guides and opinion pieces. I think these large publications have a deindividualizing effect that hurts their ability to effectively inject personal values. A specific person wrote this review, but everyone would say "Eurogamer gave it a 2/5 stars".
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It's hard since reviews are at once buyer's guides and opinion pieces. I think these large publications have a deindividualizing effect that hurts their ability to effectively inject personal values. A specific person wrote this review, but everyone would say "Eurogamer gave it a 2/5 stars".
Imagine someone made a nazi propaganda film today and critics reviewed it just like any other but docked some points off for the facism. Is that not crazy? To approach morally objectionable material in the same format you would discuss The Last Jedi? Denouncement is better suited than review.
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Imagine someone made a nazi propaganda film today and critics reviewed it just like any other but docked some points off for the facism. Is that not crazy? To approach morally objectionable material in the same format you would discuss The Last Jedi? Denouncement is better suited than review.
I hope you're gonna make an EU5 video because I'm genuinely curious what you think about it.
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I hope you're gonna make an EU5 video because I'm genuinely curious what you think about it.
Well if you genuinely think something is harmful, it's weird to format your objections as a 2/5 star review. Being intentionally hyperbolic here: It would be weird to review triumph of the will and give it 2 stars for being nazi propaganda. The format is in conflict with the author's message.
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Well if you genuinely think something is harmful, it's weird to format your objections as a 2/5 star review. Being intentionally hyperbolic here: It would be weird to review triumph of the will and give it 2 stars for being nazi propaganda. The format is in conflict with the author's message.
I think a review is just not the correct format for tackling morally objectionable content. It's just strange.
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I think a review is just not the correct format for tackling morally objectionable content. It's just strange.
I kinda thought most people already knew, and it is mentioned in the actual review
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I kinda thought most people already knew, and it is mentioned in the actual review
Yeah I reckon they're about the same ethically. The only harm in both cases is hypothetical job loss even though humans are employed and paid to do the work. As long as the voice actors and animators and programmers are involved and fairly compensated, there's no real harm being done.
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Yeah I reckon they're about the same ethically. The only harm in both cases is hypothetical job loss even though humans are employed and paid to do the work. As long as the voice actors and animators and programmers are involved and fairly compensated, there's no real harm being done.
Exactly. A human (most likely more than just one) could've done the robot movement, but "instead of paying programmers and animators" they use the machine learning tech. Is that okay? They paid voice actors to use their voice as a base for the vocal AI. Is it *really* worse? I'm genuinely asking.
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Exactly. A human (most likely more than just one) could've done the robot movement, but "instead of paying programmers and animators" they use the machine learning tech. Is that okay? They paid voice actors to use their voice as a base for the vocal AI. Is it *really* worse? I'm genuinely asking.
Machine learning is fundamentally just creating prediction machines. Generative AI is not as distinct a category as you probably think it is. The ethical concern comes from replacing a human's work. You can very easily argue that *all* AI is bad and under that thinking you *should* dislike both.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Machine learning is fundamentally just creating prediction machines. Generative AI is not as distinct a category as you probably think it is. The ethical concern comes from replacing a human's work. You can very easily argue that *all* AI is bad and under that thinking you *should* dislike both.
AI enemy movement = good
AI voices = bad
I still think 2 stars is harsh. If the voice acting was done by humans but it was just as bad, is that still a 2 star game? This review is obviously just a statement that goes beyond the game's quality, it's a moral disagreement.
AI voices = bad
I still think 2 stars is harsh. If the voice acting was done by humans but it was just as bad, is that still a 2 star game? This review is obviously just a statement that goes beyond the game's quality, it's a moral disagreement.
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
AI enemy movement = good
AI voices = bad
I still think 2 stars is harsh. If the voice acting was done by humans but it was just as bad, is that still a 2 star game? This review is obviously just a statement that goes beyond the game's quality, it's a moral disagreement.
AI voices = bad
I still think 2 stars is harsh. If the voice acting was done by humans but it was just as bad, is that still a 2 star game? This review is obviously just a statement that goes beyond the game's quality, it's a moral disagreement.
I really like Davinci, the free version is probably the best there is.
November 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I really like Davinci, the free version is probably the best there is.
Could you imagine pathologic with Sonic Adventure's bangin soundtrack?
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Could you imagine pathologic with Sonic Adventure's bangin soundtrack?
Hiding the dice roll from players is just a good idea. They can (and usually should) know a roll took place but they shouldn't know the result through anything but the outcome within the game.
Unfortunately this just puts even more on the plate of the DM, so actually playing like this is niche.
Unfortunately this just puts even more on the plate of the DM, so actually playing like this is niche.
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Hiding the dice roll from players is just a good idea. They can (and usually should) know a roll took place but they shouldn't know the result through anything but the outcome within the game.
Unfortunately this just puts even more on the plate of the DM, so actually playing like this is niche.
Unfortunately this just puts even more on the plate of the DM, so actually playing like this is niche.
Some people don't personally engage with their media like that. If you're being positive, those people are probably going to be apathetic to your actual critique at best. If you're criticizing the work (saying it's bad in some way), those people are more likely to pull the "It's not that deep" card.
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Some people don't personally engage with their media like that. If you're being positive, those people are probably going to be apathetic to your actual critique at best. If you're criticizing the work (saying it's bad in some way), those people are more likely to pull the "It's not that deep" card.
I would hesitate to give them even that much credit. Parroting what other people say isn't even criticism. Mining your own actual experiences is always better than giving a derivitive take on something.
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I would hesitate to give them even that much credit. Parroting what other people say isn't even criticism. Mining your own actual experiences is always better than giving a derivitive take on something.
It doesn't look related but there's no reason to think a company willing to automate QA wouldn't also be willing to automate anything else, especially email jobs like marketing and sales.
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It doesn't look related but there's no reason to think a company willing to automate QA wouldn't also be willing to automate anything else, especially email jobs like marketing and sales.
That plus a bunch of padding between everything to make sure the fat thumbs don't click the wrong thing
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
That plus a bunch of padding between everything to make sure the fat thumbs don't click the wrong thing
Interesting to think about during training how just asking people which response people like more creates a very real problem when it gets trained to just "Yes, and..." everything
November 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Interesting to think about during training how just asking people which response people like more creates a very real problem when it gets trained to just "Yes, and..." everything