What I read was that they just used AI on some placeholder work which was already replaced by human made stuff before release but the AI stuff could still be found in the files.

I think I read there was a game that had to do a HitFix because people were tricking the NPC AI into giving a bunch of free gear by just relentlessly talking to it without ending the conversation.

Yeah if game developers were just a distributor instead of an IP owner, I would pay $5-$10 more for a game from almost any other game developer.

Mine has the 2 for volume and 1 for power, as well as a toggle switch to change from silent, vibrate, and sound for the ringer which I quite like.

Yeah that makes sense. I’m thinking more along the lines of like, if you’re playing borderlands and start seeing decrepit billboards advertising the all new 2026 Honda Ridgeline or whatever the fuck.

I mean, a lot of them already had ads, they just weren’t getting paid for it.

Go through a game and see a can of coke or other name brand item laying around in the open world, I wouldn’t mind if they got paid for having Pepsi cams strewn about instead of coke.

But if they’re going to be adding billboards to the roadways in games specifically to show ads or forcing gamers to watch an add to advance to the next region/level etc that’s crossing the line.

Some of them are alright, but I have no idea that they were thinking when some of the new ones got approved.

Strength and force don’t deserve respect, being respectful in return deserve respect. It’s why I have no respect for the United States either.

This isn’t age verification, it is ID verification. They don’t care how old you are, they want to know who you are.

Amazon also endorses fraud. Found a product which had a blatant lie in the description and specification pages but do you think I can find the report product button? Absolutely no where to be found.

Why raise residential tares and not commercial / industrial rates?

Oh, because businesses are subsidizes through taxes. Of course.

I really hate the term native ad. It makes it sound like it isn’t the worst thing ever invented.

It should instead be called invasive ads or undercover ads.

There’s no guarantee they will even be around to recycle the rings in two years time. The way tech companies are going these days it’s probably not very likely.

Vapid anti-AI hate can cause quite a lot of damage. And what for? To feel like you’re superior to everyone that you can spot all the AI errors?

Sure, shame a company for AI use if it’s obviously bad or you have actual proof. But just guessing because you think it’s AI is pretty shitty.

They have vibe journalists now

Why don’t you just call NFL foot ball, soccer? No one else wants to use the name soccer so it’s sort of free.

How often are the terms of service evident at the time of purchase? It’s unreasonable to assume at the checkout that the price is only for a limited time of use. I doubt the put it on the box or on the Amazon page when you purchased stuff like this. Are you supposed to buy it and then return it after reading the fine print in the instruction booklet after opening it up?

I mean, even if chat GPT uses the referenced maximum of 40 Wh and OP did one query per day for 31 days, that would be the equivalent energy usage of leaving a 40W light bulb on for a little over a day, 31 hours, no?

I don’t see how that’s enough energy equivalent to burning down 4 trees as previous commenter stated.

It’s not good, but I don’t see it as unfathomably wasteful.

I wonder about the costs though.

If you can just have a plate on the ground instead of a interface and cord perhaps it might be useful in parking lots, where EVs can just park and charge while they shop without having the have the space requirements of the charging infrastructure.

They might just sell the IP. I imagine they are mostly interested in the sports franchises.