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The problems are very bad. But their causes? I’m delighted to say their causes are sponsoring The Game Awards tonight, let’s give it up for the causes everyone!

Why they want to ban TikTok

Oh my goodness! It’s snowing outside! And Kirsty Keatch (Kirsty Keatch) is out there already calling us over. Let’s go see what she’s up to - it looks… angelic? We’ll find out the answer behind today’s door (link in the reply)

How could an HCI pioneer who has spent decades in affective computing make such offensive and discriminatory statements publicly at such a conference? Are we really in 2024? #NeurIPS2024

LOK Digital is OUT! It's a strange word-based puzzle game where you learn a fictional language to solve puzzles. It has fantastic reviews! Get LOKed in! #indiedev #gamedev

I log into Advent.js each day to post about the latest calendar door, I routinely find I've forgotten to switch back to this account the next day. I have functionally left this website even if I've not done so literally yet. Bluesky is pretty okay.

What do you get if you cross Claire Morwood with an advent calendar? Hmm. There’s no punchline here. Maybe it’s behind today’s advent calendar door… I'll put a link in the reply.

AI has killed programming - now we just need people who can rigorously specify intended system behavior without ambiguity.

hwang dong-hyuk: in my tv series i invented the squid game as a cautionary tale mr beast: at long last, we have created the dystopian entertainment product from the classic tv series

I propose a new, more formal way to speak to GitHub Copilot, which would make it easier for our requests to be understood. For example we could provide information about what kind of data a variable needs to be or what order instructions should be executed in.

I wrote a blog post about how generative AI scratches the same itch of uncertainty as gacha games. The silver lining of this is that the same impulse can be explored through different forms of creativity- such as prompt engineering for LARP players florencesmithnicholls.com/2024/12/27/lar…

It’s the last day of the calendar today! Mike Cook (mike cook) is taking us to the local park to celebrate. Come and join us behind Door 29 to celebrate the end of an amazing month of digital art! adventjs.itch.io/adventjs-2024

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Hey folks! Very much not here still. I am on bluesky for now, you can find me there: bsky.app/profile/mtrc.b…

New Game: Mike Cook Presents SQORP! A Digital Puzzle Game It's a quick little game about laying tiles in a grid, inspired by a mathematical puzzle. Play free on itch, in the browser: illomens.itch.io/sqorp #pico8

Speaking to the The Guardian, Informatics’ mike cook takes aim at AI-authored ADHD self-help books on Amazon, and the business incentivising them. Learn more ⬇️ theguardian.com/technology/202…

#AI video generation tools can now generate full videos from text with dialogue, sound effects, and surreal realism. But it comes with risks and energy costs. Dr Mike Cook (mike cook) from KCL Informatics explains the new tech. KCL Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences