"generative AI makes it possible for me to create the things I want to" soooo, what, hard work and learning a skill wasn't an option? Taking classes slip your mind? Youtube tutorials? do you just cheat your characters to have max levels in all of their skills in games?

This. Please GOD let's not have a repeat of that covid comic

Only you can prevent con crud! ✊ 😷

Remember: Ultraman and Kamen Rider both took extensive hiatuses in Japan and their respective returns were both genre-defining entries and huge hits. Pausing to cook is a good thing.

Remember, folks.

The huge take away here is -this- key statement: "All 19 Co-signers state that while they embrace the idea of generative AI and it’s “creative” potential" Which is them saying "We, mega companies, can use GenAi however we want but reserve the right to say -no- when it infringes on our ip."

Can’t wait for AI shit to go the way of NFTs and make a whole lot of idiots broke

Unfortunately I suspect as union activity gains momentum and popular support in this broken industry we will continue to see studios ramp up their union busting efforts. Be smart: practice good infosec, read up on typical union-busting tactics, and most importantly: don’t let them scare you.

Vilifying union efforts is a common theme this year.

get a load of this you gawking freaks

HoYoverse participated in the recent BosonAI hackathon event this past week. BosonAI promotes themselves as “Making communication with Al as easy, natural and fun as talking to a human.” and highlights “Audio Generation. Rich emotional voice synthesis.” Highlighting because of the audio aspect.

I understand I’m beating a familiar drum here. I know half of you are like “oh the shitty company is being shitty?” But I watched as a lot of people insisted SAG-AFTRA held the door open for AI voice over to step in, and those same people are silent as HoYoverse burns the entire house down for it.

Time to return to Legends ZA! Looks like we gotta do some battles and hit the next rank, so that's the plan! Plus any side quests we see along the way. Also, gotta make more money to fuel my obsession with fashion lol Anyway, feel free to come and chill out with us~ www.twitch.tv/crystalsoul_k

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It is finally time to dive into Pokemon Legends ZA!!! Well, first we're gonna open by going through Manato's final trust event in ZZZ, which should only take a few minutes, bUT AFTER THAT!! POKEMON TIME!! Get your best trainer gear on and get ready, it's Legends time!! www.twitch.tv/crystalsoul_k

It shouldn’t take him getting sued to ensure tens of millions don’t go hungry in the richest nation on Earth.

anyway, lighter note instead of complaining cuz I wanna keep my mood up: one of these days I am gonna lore dump about my ZZZ OC all over y'all I literally wrote their lore for a few hours the other day when I just intended to jot down bullet points lol

#grahatia #emetselch

You don't hate sex scenes, you hate couples without a drop of chemistry shoehorned into Ikea erotica

We're getting there! #kobold

Congratulations. You've unlocked the next stage of friendship. You are now eligible to receive copious random lore drops about my characters and made up worlds

I remember seeing so many people go after the field boss named Cancer, shouting "FOR SOKEN" in the chat while doing so I beg of y'all, if you truly want to defend Soken, then PLEASE mask up if you attend FanFest! Let that mask be your shield to protect Soken and others that are immunocompromised!!

Friendly but firm reminder that Soken, as a cancer survivor, is immunocompromised and will never have a healthy immune system ever again. IF YOU CAN’T BE ASSED TO MASK UP FOR YOURSELF OR YOUR FELLOW CON-GOERS, THEN MASK UP FOR SOKEN.

Imagine prioritizing facial hair over honoring the people who serve this country.

Day 28 - Breeding Repopulating Castrum Kremnos _and_ Aedes Elysiae -- They will try as many times as it takes #Myphai (K!nktober2025) Whole Week and no lightsaber on Ptr

Something I've noticed: the same people who say we need to get over our dislike of generative AI cuz it's here to stay tend to be the same kind of people who say that immigrants are stealing our jobs. .......i dunno, just a thing I really cannot help but notice

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flying fish 🐟 #art #fish #dragons

Telling me that everything is gonna use generative AI and that I might as well get on board with it now is like telling me "that minefield is full of mines, you may as well just step on one now."

“Digital People With Souls” just makes my skin crawl, dunno about you.

In late September, Mihoyo was promoting in person events with the phrase “regarding injecting a soul into AI” Here are some parts I found interesting/unsettling. Note: I don’t know the PRECISE context or how it might apply to their games etc, but I think the language being used is notable.

犬カフェノエル🐕🐕🐕🐕 #ガンバレ！ノエルチャン！

猫カフェノエル🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛ #ガンバレ！ノエルチャン！

I'm in this picture and I don't like it 😩

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Alrighty, let's go ahead and wrap up ZZZ for now! Gonna start by *trying* to max out Manato's Trust Rank and enjoy the interactions, then we'll wrap up the story in Yidhari's Event! Let's get cozy and catch some ZZZ www.twitch.tv/crystalsoul_k

Alrighty, time to jump into ZZZ and wrap up Lucia's Agent Story, then we'll check out what's going on with Yidhari's Event Story! And obviously simp over Manato the whole time lmao So get cozy, it's time to Zen(less Zone Zero) www.twitch.tv/crystalsoul_k

Please, even if you don't CARE if genAI is used for something like this, at the very least understand that actors were striking with genuine concerns and that Mihoyo, who just last month posted job applications for opportunities to work on their games using AI, do not have their protections in mind.

So far the fans have once again moved the goal posts from "that is an absurd concern, it could never happen" to "well this is probably just regular text to speech" (ignoring the minor jarring inflection changes) and "so long as the actor is compensated it's fine" There is no evidence of the latter.

Several months ago, actors made it clear that they were withholding work from Genshin Impact because of a lack of basic AI protections Hoyo fans told them it would/could never be an issue Last night, Hoyo posted several official videos promoting Genshin's new mode Here's what the VO sounds like.

Okay, let's finally return to ZZZ and try to wrap up the story AND HOPEFULLY M6 MANATO ALREADY AND GET HIS WEAPON AND MAYBE LUCIA IN THE PROCESS 3 2 1 Let's Zen www.twitch.tv/crystalsoul_k

sigh.... fuck, man. i hate having my present comfort spaces being soiled by AI shit.... part of me wants to just say "fuck that shit" and drop it. but part of me just...struggles to do so. cuz rn, star rail and zzz are the things that keep me going...

A treat for him #sethlowell

There definately are some passionate artists working at mihoyo, but the company itself only cares about making a profit and they will trample on those very artists to make a buck if they feel they can.

It's almost like the striking actors, and supporters, were onto something.

We can't just shrug this off. This is absurd. If we don't push back hard enough this will become the norm.

Anyway here's Mihoyo promoting AI assisted game production including: "Efficiency in Image and Material Generation With very few materials, they can generate character model sheets + 3D models, allowing for the testing of multiple designs and their artistic outcomes." Something to keep an eye on.

excuse me while I prepare my super magnets and/or turpentine to have on hand while strolling through gen AI servers, cuz I can't take this anymore I am pissed beyond belief everyone, go get Hoyo's ass