KoboldCoterie
@KoboldCoterie@pawb.social
Kobolds with a keyboard.
- Comment on Prime Video begins an AI dubbing pilot program on licensed movies and series. 1 month ago:
I’m convinced that the problem with AI isn’t its existence or uses, it’s just that we don’t have UBI to go along with it. It’s the obvious step, but we’re skipping it because capitalism. I don’t think anyone would care if all of the menial jobs were done by AI, as long as they didn’t need those jobs for basic necessities.
- Comment on Prime Video begins an AI dubbing pilot program on licensed movies and series. 1 month ago:
Is that actually what this is about, though? The article specifically says:
Prime Video will begin offering AI-aided dubbing on licensed movies and series that would not have been dubbed otherwise.
Obviously they might be misrepresenting the situation, but it doesn’t sound like “They were previously having employees do this and are switching to using AI”; it sounds like “This was not previously being done at all and is now being done by AI”.
- Comment on Prime Video begins an AI dubbing pilot program on licensed movies and series. 1 month ago:
I guess AI is really gonna replace a lot of people jobs by the end of 2025…
I’m kind of torn on this. On one hand, if this starts getting used instead of traditional dubbing with an actual translator, that sucks. I’m sure the quality won’t be as good, at least initially, and the whole “AI taking jobs” thing sucks. (If we had UBI, it wouldn’t be an issue at all, for the record.)
On the other hand, if it’s used to add dubs to shows that didn’t have them at all / would not have had them at all, that seems like a fine use for AI. I don’t know.
- Comment on Stupid question about steam packages on sale 1 month ago:
It’s right on the Steam page. Just click ‘Show More’.
- Comment on Sony is reportedly working on a PS5 portable 4 months ago:
The Vita (like the PSP before it) was really a stellar handheld for their time. Innovative control options, which a few games used to great effect; great graphics; solid battery life; great looking display; solid and compact construction… I wish it had gotten more support. I loved that thing.
- Comment on How good is the Steam Deck really? (Not a gamer) 7 months ago:
The only things I’ve found that just straight up don’t work on the deck are things with draconian anti-cheat (which don’t work on Linux in general, not just the deck), and very old titles that have weirdly restrictive resolutions or control schemes or whathaveyou. Some games require some tweaking (mostly around controls, occasionally changing the Proton version, which is very to do within Steam), but generally that’s been minor. The things that don’t work well are typically things you wouldn’t expect to work anyway.
It’s a fantastic piece of hardware for gaming. Looks great, feels great. It’s a bit large (won’t fit in a pocket, obviously), but that shouldn’t be a problem for anyone who would reasonably want a handheld gaming PC. It’s not a phone or a Gameboy.
I was without a desktop PC for a week or so due to a hardware failure, and was able to do everything I needed to do on the Steam Deck (with a USB mouse/keyboard, plugged into a monitor via a dock). So it’s a great piece of hardware even for that.
- Comment on Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating consumer, data laws 8 months ago:
And even if it is, will a company with 39 billion in net income last year even care?
- Comment on Steam Deck Users Account for 10% Of All Players Using Steam Input 9 months ago:
It’s 10% of users using Steam Input, not all steam users.
Valve mentioned that daily controller use has jumped to 15% from around 5% since 2018, and that around 42% of these sessions use Steam Input.
- Comment on Microsoft Gaming CEO: “I think we should have a handheld, too” 10 months ago:
I doubt even Microsoft are stupid enough to think they could release a PC-based gaming handheld without Steam support and not fail spectacularly.
- Comment on Thief: The Black Parade - A full sized expansion to Thief Gold 1 year ago:
To see a marching band.
