It’s hard for me to feel that bad for this guy. You were knowingly making money off of piracy from a company known to be extremely litigious. The punishment is severe because it’s meant to be a deterrent. I’m not a law expert; I don’t know if this level of punishment is typical. But I don’t have a lot of sympathy for…

The article cites artists who’ve found themselves pushed out of work by AI, and since our ability to eat and have a roof over our heads is (unfortunately) tied to said work, this means AI has directly endagered their ability to survive.

“There is literally nothing ethically dubious about artificial intelligence.”

It’s why twitter *had* verified marks. Now scammers buy bluechecks.

“Razer Gold was only ever bought by scam victims, sadly.”

Ao the wheel of time is my favorite book series of all time. But honestly. I don't totally disagree and a lot of other fans I know agree. Jordan was too close. Had written too much, there was simply no way to finish it. Sanderson is a monster at endings. After system building, of course. While I read most of his books…

I know you’re 80% joking, but I don’t see it happening. Sanderson took the WOT gig shortly after publishing the second volume in his first trilogy, and only his third novel overall. He was someone you’ve maybe heard of, if you consume a lot of fantasy novels. These days, he IS the Robert Jordan, with enough sway that…

I enjoyed GRRM, but man, sometimes “a sixth grade level” is a freaking paradise.

Gonna be hilarious when GRRM’s estate, looking to keep the payday rolling, ends up contracting Sanderson to deliver an ending to ASOIAF.

Um akshually, the Reckoners series isn't part of the Cosmere. It's its own thing.

I’m no Brandon Sanderson fan (in fact, I just learned today that he existed) and i’m also no fan of WIRED’s Jason Kehe (in fact, I just learned today that he also existed), so i’m not coming into this with any dog in this fight, but just judging from what was written his feels like a hit piece written by someone with…

I think the best comparison is to Stephen King: both are prolific writers who put out good quality work that is mainstream in their genre to a dedicated fanbase.

I don’t think anyone who follows your advice is going to thank you, judging from the descriptions of those books.

Maybe because Mormonism IS essentially science fiction / fantasy?

Sanderson is best known as the writer of The Stormlight Archive, The Reckoners, and Mistborn series

I just need you to know that you’re a bad person.

Frame count clearly shows buttons being pressed an average of 3-4 times per second.

No, he’s correct. Telling a computer to do it and then calling it an achievement is no different than telling an AI to make art and then claiming you’re an artist. It may be interesting, but it’s not an achievement to anyone but a small circle of programmers.

In layperson terms

It’s basically a script at this point.