My colleague Andrew Webster came up with this post title and I’m sharing it with all of you, just like Meta and NBC will now share 12 free months of ad-supported Peacock Premium if you buy a new Quest 2 or Quest Pro headset. Disclaimer: I cannot responsibly recommend buying a new headset just to watch Cocaine Bear in VR.
I love original-PlayStation-era demakes, and I can hardly think of a better candidate than space zombie dismemberment simulator Dead Space. This project from developer Fraser Brumley doesn’t seem as astonishingly elaborate as the 2022 Bloodborne demake, but its screenshots look just delightful and I can’t wait to check it out. Thanks to Free Game Planet for the heads-up.
[itch.io]
The Times suggests the files are a mix of real and doctored information about the US and NATO’s plans in Ukraine that might have been leaked by Russia:
“We are aware of the reports of social media posts and the department is reviewing the matter,” said Sabrina Singh, the deputy press secretary at the Pentagon.
So far, it’s not clear how platforms (particularly Twitter) will respond to their release.
[The New York Times]
For all the fears about world-ending AI nightmare scenarios, the clearest problem with AI search so far is that it makes stuff up. That includes potentially libelous claims like baselessly accusing a professor of sexual misconduct or an Australian politician of bribery, two events both recounted in news stories today. The latter might lead to ChatGPT’s first defamation suit — something we’ve discussed the complications of (under US law, at least) before. Whatever happens with these incidents, it seems nearly inevitable somebody will sue over AI “hallucinations” soon.
[Washington Post]
And former Verge reporter Lauren Goode is writing a book about it! If you haven’t had the good fortune of reading her Wired feature about being followed by the ghost of a canceled wedding across the web, it would make an excellent weekend read.
