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More about the AI slop that's threatening the livelihoods of indie publishers on Steam.
Ars Tehcnica: AI game clones are making indie developers afraid to show their work https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/ai-game-clones-are-making-indie-developers-afraid-to-show-their-work/ @arstechnica @KyleOrl #indie #videogames #Valve #Steam
Ars TechnicaAI game clones are making indie developers afraid to show their workDelayed Steam Next Fest demo is a sign of a growing problem for indie devs.
What do you call this? A cop-out? An opportunity to fire the professors or reduce their salaries? I feel sorry for the kids who won't see the spark of intelligence or wonder in their mentors' eyes, who won't be able to follow up on facial expressions and body language.
"The university’s business school and Imperial College London create AI digital replicas of some of their professors. Concerns center mainly on intellectual property and the fear that AI will attribute words to them they do not agree with."
El Pais: The time of avatars in the classroom has arrived: Harvard clones its faculty https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-10-19/the-time-of-avatars-in-the-classroom-has-arrived-harvard-clones-its-faculty.html @elpais_america #education #bots #copyright
EL PAÍS EnglishThe time of avatars in the classroom has arrived: Harvard clones its facultyThe university’s business school and Imperial College London create AI digital replicas of some of their professors. Concerns center mainly on intellectual property and the fear that AI will attribute words to them they do not agree with
While pondering the fate of Linux on AI, I ran into this, from March, 2026:
Linux.org: The Linux Distro Graveyard — The Numbers Are More Telling Than You Think https://www.linux.org/threads/the-linux-graveyard.64095/ #Linux
Sure, what's 50 people as collateral damage? The insane will never admit they're insane.
"These are sensible policies we believe Congress should act on."
Futurism: Anthropic Secretly Lobbying Government to Only Shut Down an AI Model If It’s Poised to Kill More Than 50 People https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-regulation-government-ai-harm-risk @Futurism
The original story was published on October 16:
Politico: Anthropic quietly pitches its own AI safety bill to lawmakers https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/16/anthropic-ai-safety-01124654 @politico #Anthropic #technofascism #bots
FuturismAnthropic Secretly Lobbying Government to Only Shut Down an AI Model If It's Poised to Kill More Than 50 PeopleAnthropic is pitching politicians on its strange regulatory scheme, which would give AI labs significant discression.
The New Republic: Christiane Amanpour Announces Exit From CNN With Farewell Warning https://newrepublic.com/post/216790/christiane-amanpour-leaving-cnn-farewell-warning-ellisons @thenewrepublic
The New RepublicChristiane Amanpour Announces Exit From CNN With Farewell WarningAmanpour’s announcement comes just weeks after Paramount CEO David Ellison acquired the network.
New.
Rapid7: Authentication Bypass, Remote Code Execution, and Database Read in Eptura Archibus (FIXED) https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/ve-authentication-bypass-remote-code-execution-and-database-read-in-eptura-archibus-fixed/ @Rapid7Official #infosec #vulnerability #threatresearch
Rapid7Rapid7While performing continuous red teaming exercises through Rapid7’s Vector Command service, Rapid7 discovered three new vulnerabilities in Eptura Archibus. A legacy API endpoint could be exploited to bypass authentication and run various functions without authentication (CVSS: 8.6 High). The most serious functions allow for full database read (CVSS: 8.5 High) and an insecure file upload (CVSS: 9.6
Purists don't want AI in their Linux code, and this release probably has it. Just saying.
9to5Linux: GNU Linux-Libre 7.3 Kernel Released for Those Seeking 100% Freedom for Their PCs https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-7-3-kernel-released-for-those-seeking-100-freedom-for-their-pcs @9to5linux @mariusnestor #Linux