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Lin Codega
@lincodega.com

ps ps ps support independent journalism so i can keep writing stories like this and you can keep reading stories like this and maybe we work together to establish a genuine historical record of this industry. no ai needed.

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Lin Codega@lincodega.com

Four Pillars Gaming published hundred of AI-generated profiles over the past four months and when people asked to be taken down, they doubled down, defended their process, and refused. The ramifications of hallucinatory LLM "histories" threaten to erode truth and destroy the historical record.

rascal.newsAI-generated profiles of TTRPG designers ignite fury across social media4 Pillars Gaming’s new website adds AI-generated slop to an already ephemeral online historical record.

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Erik Smith
@riksheare.bsky.social

I’m friends with a couple of those creators and I was following the page/channel/whatever so I got to watch this start in real time. It’s a shame cause that was a useful page when I thought it was real.