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Study Uses Age Of Empires Scenario Editor To Illustrate Why It’s Farcical To Treat AI As Cognizant

OpenAI and the like are using our fantasies about technology to bilk investors, if we want to protect the public we need to establish the difference consciousness and something mimicking it

By Zack Kotzer Published June 28, 2026

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Entertainment

A24’s Bad Excuse For Its Controversial Google AI Partnership Isn’t Impressing Fans: ‘We’d Rather Have A Seat At The Table’

Backrooms director Kane Parsons also isn't impressed with A24's Google DeepMind partnership, and stated that he's "making it very clear those resources are not to be spent on Backrooms”

By Lewis Parker Published June 27, 2026

Anime

Japanese Anime, Manga And Gaming Publishers Are Reportedly Being Paid $70 Million To ‘Encourage’ AI-Generated Translations

According to the new report, Crunchyroll, Bandai Namco, Square Enix and Shueisha will likely be offered the METI's government subsidies

By Lewis Parker Published June 25, 2026

AI

Study Uses Age Of Empires Scenario Editor To Illustrate Why It’s Farcical To Treat AI As Cognizant

A24’s Bad Excuse For Its Controversial Google AI Partnership Isn’t Impressing Fans: ‘We’d Rather Have A Seat At The Table’

Japanese Anime, Manga And Gaming Publishers Are Reportedly Being Paid $70 Million To ‘Encourage’ AI-Generated Translations

Hasbro Tries To Force Child Actors Into Signing AI Voice Contracts

A New Sonic ARG Wants To Quietly Take Your Data To Train AI And Fans Are Not Having It

A24 Fans Mourn Its Death After The Backrooms Studio Signs $75 Million Google AI Deal: ‘Membership Cancelled’

EA Exec Believes GenAI Can Help Developers Make Games Faster: ‘I Think There’s A Real Rise Of Creativity’

AI Hallucinations Are A Feature, Not A Bug

Amazon Ditches Almost Complete Sam Altman Movie After Signing $50 Billion OpenAI Deal

Vampire Survivors Studio ‘Reviewing’ Future Fortnite Collab After Epic’s GenAI Announcements

The Next Version Of Unreal Engine Is Going To Be Filled With GenAI Tools

SanDisk’s New, ‘Officially Licensed’ $3,800 PS5 SSD Is A Surefire Sign We Are Completely Screwed

Tough Talk And Confronting Slop In Third Manifesto Game Jam

Warhammer 40K Company Blames Extra Space Marine Finger In New Art On Sloppy Work, Not AI

1666: Amsterdam Developer Gets Caught, Fesses Up To Using AI Assets

Kingdom Hearts Fans Think They’ve Unraveled The Bizarre Mystery Surrounding Alleged AI-Assisted Box Art

Shadow Of The Colossus Director Fumito Ueda Says His New Studio Doesn’t Use AI For Development As Other Games Are Engulfed In A Backlash

Why Do You Need Generative AI To Make Crazy Taxi?

Hideo Kojima Says He’s Not Interested In AI: ‘Maybe AI Could Create Art, But While I Live, I Don’t Think I’ll See It’

Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’s Reveal Trailer Is Raising Some People’s GenAI Alarm Bells