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Google Spends $1 Million On AI-Generated Kids Videos While Slop Floods YouTube

After years of struggling to get freaky children’s content in order on YouTube, the company goes full throttle

By Zack Kotzer Published March 15, 2026

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Arc Raiders Has Started Replacing AI Voices With Human Ones Which CEO Admits Are Better

Embark's CEO says 'most' of the in-game voice lines are now recorded by real actors

By Zack Zwiezen Published March 13, 2026
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Xbox Is Marching Forward With AI Features But Says It Wants To Protect Content Creators

The company outlined its ongoing ambitions around gaming copilot

By Ethan Gach Published March 12, 2026
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OpenAI Says Hell Yea To To Helping Government With ‘Fully Autonomous Weapons’ As Trump Bombs More Countries

Whatever spooked Claude’s creators out of the Pentagon is a-okay by OpenAI

Zack Kotzer Published February 28, 2026
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Anthropic Defies U.S. Government’s Demand To Permit Its AI To Autonomously Kill Humans

Thankfully, this finally appears to reveal the line the genAI company is not willing to cross

By John Walker Published February 27, 2026

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Burger King Will Stick AI In Employees’ Headsets To Make Sure They Say ‘Please’ And ‘Thank You’

A genAI called 'Patty' will be making life hell for employees and customers by the end of this year

By John Walker Published February 26, 2026
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Steam Users Aren’t Happy That Steam Next Fest Feels Overrun With AI Art

The demo showcase is full of games with AI-generated art

Lewis Parker Published February 24, 2026
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Xbox’s New Boss Promises Not To Flood It With ‘Soulless AI Slop’

Asha Sharma, formerly the head of Microsoft's AI division, promises more 'great games' made by humans

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 20, 2026
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Here’s Why Some People Think The Viral AI Fight Between Tom Cruise And Brad Pitt Was Kind Of A Scam

New evidence suggests that a viral 'AI-generated' video might have just been face replacement

By Jen Lennon Published February 19, 2026
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Elder Scrolls And Fallout Boss Says AI’s ‘Not A Fad’ But Doesn’t Want It To Replace ‘Handcrafted Human Intention’

Todd Howard is cautious about what the new tech can and can't help with

By Ethan Gach Published February 19, 2026

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Indie Game Engine Manager Says Getting Bombarded With AI Slop Is ‘Increasingly Draining And Demoralizing’

Godot is a competitor to Unity that's open source

Lewis Parker Published February 17, 2026
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Unity Promises Deluge Of New Games Prompted Into Existence By AI As Its Stock Tanks

If you love shovelware just wait

Bee Wertheimer Published February 17, 2026
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The ROG Xbox Ally X Price Shoots Up Nearly $200 In Japan

The PC gaming handheld seems poised for potential price hikes around the globe

By Ethan Gach Published February 16, 2026
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AI Taxi Company Has To Pay DoorDash Drivers To Go Shut The Car Doors

Waymo is paying people to close doors on driverless vehicles in Atlanta

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 13, 2026
Culture

Viral Post Comparing Covid To AI Comes From Same Dude Pushing Ugly AI Game Slop

When the worst type of guy makes the worst type of post

By Ethan Gach Published February 12, 2026

Entertainment

Super Bowl Ads Are All Just Celebs Selling Out And It Sucks

Ben Affleck, Scarlett Johansson, Jeff Goldblum, Sofía Vergara, George Clooney, MrBeast, and so many other stars and actors want to sell you AI and food

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 9, 2026
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GOG Says Game Banner Ad Was Made With AI But Claims It Was Shared By Mistake

The retro game store told paying patrons that it hears their 'disappointment'

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 2, 2026
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A Bunch Of Big Video Game Company Stocks Just Tanked For A Very Dumb Reason

Google's reveal of its new AI game world making tool, Project Genie, has seemingly spooked some investors

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 30, 2026
Entertainment

Darren Aronofsky’s AI Movie Is As Bad As It Sounds: ‘Slop About The Forming Of The Country That Is About To Crumble’

More unwatchable than the ending of Requiem for a Dream

By Ethan Gach Published January 29, 2026
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GOG Caught Using AI-Generated Artwork [Update]

Another video game company is using AI to create art and possibly replace human workers

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 28, 2026

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