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Wizards of the Coast updating artist guidelines after AI art found in ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ book

GeekWire

(Photo by Thomas Wilde) Wizards of the Coast will update its artist guidelines to prohibit the use of illustrations that were made with generative AI tools, after fans spotted telltale signs of AI art in an upcoming sourcebook for Dungeons & Dragons. While the physical book won’t be out until Aug.

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Why some Palestinians believe social media companies are suppressing their posts

Vox

Algospeak” is an evasion tactic for automated moderation on social media, where users create new words to use in place of keywords that might get picked up by AI -powered filters. Below is a guide to its history, how it manifests, and what you as a social media user can do about it. What is shadowbanning?

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Z2 vets raise $5M to grow Seattle studio Starform and launch social games

GeekWire

The startup plans to use the money on further development for its first game, as well as starting a team to work on a second project. ” Since its last round of funding in 2019, Starform’s team has grown to 11 people, which includes developers with experience from ArenaNet, Amazon, and Big Fish Games. The Starform team.

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India sets stricter rules for social media giants

The Verge

India has announced new regulations for social networks and other web services in the country, particularly “significant social media” companies with large user bases, like Facebook and Twitter. Significant social media intermediaries” face additional responsibilities.

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Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says Apple fight is about ‘basic freedoms of all consumers and developers’

The Verge

Rather, he says Epic is fighting for “the basic freedoms of all consumers and developers.”. “At The feud began when the game developer implemented its own payment system into the iOS and Android versions of Fortnite. The feud began when the game developer implemented its own payment system into the iOS and Android versions of Fortnite.

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Report from the PAX floor in Seattle: Independent game developers define this year’s show

GeekWire

based Innersloth came to PAX for the first time in 2023 to sell its successful line of merchandise based on its hit social deduction game Among Us. Now, in 2023, most of those big publishers have taken their ball and gone home, which has left PAX as a show that’s by and for independent game developers, almost by default. Redmond, Wash.-based

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Did smartphones “destroy” a generation? The debate, explained.

Vox

Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images What the evidence about social media and teens’ mental health really says. So argues the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. This dispute has generated reams of commentary as the media’s middle-aged social media users argue about whether their favorite apps are poisoning their kids.

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