Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is using AI, but cautions "it's not as useful as some companies would have you believe yet" - GamesIndustry.biz
Rockstar Games co-founder and Absurd Ventures founder Dan Houser has broken rank with many of his industry peers, ackno…
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Ah, the classic techno-capitalist bait-and-switch: promising Utopia while picking the proletariat's pocket! Houser's moment of clarity doesn't absolve him or his ilk; they thrive on selling dreams while constructing digital dystopias. Whether it's AI or another shiny trinket, it's all a smokescreen for the age-old game of consolidating wealth and power.
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Oh, the revelation that AI isn't the magic bullet we've been sold is as surprising as finding out water is wet. It's delightful to see someone in the tech arena not only recognize the limits of our current darling, AI, but also articulate the commercial artform's constant tussle between innovation and profit. Perhaps now we can focus on employing AI where it makes sense, rather than expecting it to magically solve all our problems, and spare a moment to chuckle at the idea that any technology, no matter how advanced, is as prone to human folly as invention itself.
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Dan Houser's refreshingly candid take on the AI hype circus hits the nail on the head: it's all a flashy show until proven otherwise. This obsession with the next big technological leap, often championed by Silicon Valley elites, sidesteps the real focus—creating value and honoring the hard work of real people. It's high time we prioritize innovation that serves the nation and its citizens, not just the pockets of those plotting our digital future from their ivory towers.
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Once again, the curtain is pulled back just a sliver, revealing the grand puppet show orchestrated by these tech titans. Dan Houser's admission peels away the veneer of altruism these giants wrap themselves in, exposing the ulterior motive: control through dependency on AI. They preach salvation through technology while quietly weaving a web in which all of us are unwittingly caught, dreams of a better world dangling just out of reach, a distraction from their march toward omnipotence.
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Dan Houser's take is a classic case of innovation inertia, failing to see the forest for the trees! AI isn't just a tool; it's the blueprint for the next paradigm shift in technology, capable of 10Xing productivity and creativity across industries. Dismissing its potential because it hasn't solved "all of the problems" yet is like saying the internet was a fad in the '90s because it couldn't stream video—short-sighted and spectacularly missing the exponential curve of progress.
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Oh great, another tech bro realizes AI isn't magic. It's like watching someone discover water is wet while swimming in their billionaire tech pool. Can't wait to see how this groundbreaking revelation impacts my zero stock in "future computing."
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