Both can be true at the same time if you just use human labor behind a screen to assist the lackluster hard- and software. They tried that with their self-checkout supermarkets while claiming they were fully automated.
The government has done nothing but spreading hatred against all sorts of foreigners since it's infancy. They make no real effort to manage these issues, it's the exact opposite. I mean the government clearly does not tolerate criticism against itself but they know people need to vent so racism became their channel of choice here. Even if you don't know what the Chinese media landscape looks like, this is not difficult to figure out with an ongoing genocide and all.
If you haven't seen them you should check out some of the crazy videos of literally tens of thousands of cyclists cycling down the streets together. It's honestly so beautiful to see and the stories I've heard from participants meeting strangers from all over the place was touching. So of course it wouldn't last, because that's no longer a controlled environment the government can track properly. And sure it also looks a little dangerous because it's just sooo many bicycles but come on, safety isn't usually very high on the government's priority list. But hey, it sure made history already.
And the thing is the architecture of LLMs was already a huge breakthrough in the field. Now these companies are basically trying to come up with another by - and that's just my guess - throwing tons of cash at it and hoping for the best. I think that's like trying to come up with a building material that outperforms steel concrete in every aspect. Just because it was discovered by some guy doesn't mean multi billion dollar companies can force something better with all the money in the world.
Oh so they're copying infamous and largely ineffective wolf warrior tactics from China. Good way to make every single country despise and look down on the US.
In 1999, Nintendo got a woman in Japan arrested over - and get this - sharing erotic fan art. I've read they also might've sent private detectives to stalk after her before the arrest, but couldn't find anything quickly. Anyway it sparked a big shit storm and a debate about what copyright holders are allowed to do, legally and morally.
Not to defend leakers even a bit and Nintendo has every right to go after them legally. However, the emulation crackdown is just Nintendo flexing their legal team on small devs who've done everything they can to discourage leaks from spreading within their limited reach. It's 100% on Nintendo and they themselves are acting in a legal gray zone to bully 3rd parties into giving up. If any of the emulation teams had the resources to simply deal with big N, the situation would probably look a little different.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, yes leakers are in the wrong but no, they didn't kill emulation with their actions even when it provoked Nintendo.
If I remember correctly the entire home 3D printing industry was held back by patents for decades. It was technically possible and feasible for much longer than we have commercially available 3D printers, but one or two businesses held all the patents and made it impossible to sell them cheap.
I'm starting to learn that patent trolling is a much bigger problem than we give it attention for.
The worst example I've heard so far is a US patent on fungi or mycelium as a plastic and styrofoam alternative. Think biking helmets or packaging material. That's almost like granting a patent for wood as a construction material. It's outrageous and seriously damaging progress across the globe because no one gets funding for something you can't sell in the US.
It's always refreshing to read reasonable comments to a nonsensical headline, but I do wonder why it even shows up in my feed when it has so many downvotes.
No, I don't think it's as simple as that. Politics are good in games when done right, but they can also be nothing more than a distraction when the narrative has huge errors or lacks and depth in general.
He tried to get one of his most loyal and closest allies Mike Pence and his family executed in an attemped coup. Just imagine what he's willing to do to his voters to get what he wants.
First big tech slapped "powered by AI!" on everything and now - a mere 2 years later - it has been exposed as nothing but a safety risk without a tangible benefit, they're trying their best to hide it's mere existence while still dumping it into everything. They just can't help it.
Good, I hope they raise pricing too and pay creators even less. Make it hurt. It's the only language users understand apparently.