Commenting because I've really hit my limit on the AI boosting that's happening on Techdirt. I understand that I might be in the minority here, but I've gone from mild discomfort and dislike of genAI to absolute refusal to use it or use products derived from it. It's too long a story to get into here, but suffice to say that if genAI is going to be in all games from now on, then I simply won't be into any new games.
But here's the thing, I don't believe that genAI will be in all games - in fact I believe that social refusal and economic realities will ensure that it won't. The use of a specific technology is not inevitable; there are many examples of technologies that failed to become entrenched even if they were better than alternatives. And I don't believe that genAI technologies are in fact better than alternatives, for workers, for the environment, for anyone except a few tech CEOs and bosses looking to discipline labor.
And even if the tech sticks around for many games, there is a large movement of people and devs seeking games created without these things! And one of the people who will seek games made without these things is me.
I've really valued the commentary and reporting I've found on this website over the years even and especially on areas where I've disagreed with the ideas, but I think here you're making an especially bad set of decisions.
9th Circuit has already granted a stay of the TRO, hearing on the 17th at noon.
I can already see the path this will go. 9th Circuit is probably going to rule pretty quickly after the hearing, and even with two Trump judges on the panel there's a good chance they'll rule in favor of CA because the facts are extremely in CA's favor. However they're going to stay their order a day or two to give the government time to appeal to SCOTUS. The government will seek emergency relief from SCOTUS at the last possible hour. SCOTUS will then, in an unsigned opinion from the shadow docket, say 'don't worry, it's fine, no need for a TRO or PI,' and send it back to the district court for full briefing. The liberals will dissent. And that'll be that for the immediate future.
Steve Vladeck has a post showing that SCOTUS has granted at least some relief in 10 of the 12 applications from the trump admin it's ruled on so far, and one of the two it didn't was because it was dismissed as moot. So this is very likely just how it's going to be if CA decides that going through THIS court system is going to be their sole method of asserting control over their own guard.
I’m very heartened that I’m wrong on this point!
"AI Is Inevitable" is false framing
Commenting because I've really hit my limit on the AI boosting that's happening on Techdirt. I understand that I might be in the minority here, but I've gone from mild discomfort and dislike of genAI to absolute refusal to use it or use products derived from it. It's too long a story to get into here, but suffice to say that if genAI is going to be in all games from now on, then I simply won't be into any new games. But here's the thing, I don't believe that genAI will be in all games - in fact I believe that social refusal and economic realities will ensure that it won't. The use of a specific technology is not inevitable; there are many examples of technologies that failed to become entrenched even if they were better than alternatives. And I don't believe that genAI technologies are in fact better than alternatives, for workers, for the environment, for anyone except a few tech CEOs and bosses looking to discipline labor. And even if the tech sticks around for many games, there is a large movement of people and devs seeking games created without these things! And one of the people who will seek games made without these things is me. I've really valued the commentary and reporting I've found on this website over the years even and especially on areas where I've disagreed with the ideas, but I think here you're making an especially bad set of decisions.
9th Circuit has already granted a stay of the TRO, hearing on the 17th at noon. I can already see the path this will go. 9th Circuit is probably going to rule pretty quickly after the hearing, and even with two Trump judges on the panel there's a good chance they'll rule in favor of CA because the facts are extremely in CA's favor. However they're going to stay their order a day or two to give the government time to appeal to SCOTUS. The government will seek emergency relief from SCOTUS at the last possible hour. SCOTUS will then, in an unsigned opinion from the shadow docket, say 'don't worry, it's fine, no need for a TRO or PI,' and send it back to the district court for full briefing. The liberals will dissent. And that'll be that for the immediate future. Steve Vladeck has a post showing that SCOTUS has granted at least some relief in 10 of the 12 applications from the trump admin it's ruled on so far, and one of the two it didn't was because it was dismissed as moot. So this is very likely just how it's going to be if CA decides that going through THIS court system is going to be their sole method of asserting control over their own guard.
Re: I think you are overestimating the intelligence of "terrorists"
You should probably watch the Chris Hayes video, if you haven't already. He specifically addresses the 'incompetent terrorist' objection.