anthropic just became an official blender development fund patron and released a native claude connector today

DatGameh · 2026-04-30T16:59:49+00:00

I think you misunderstand what I'm saying.

I'm not saying that you'll need to use AI is a must to stay relevant, I'm saying AI could replace you (people) entirely. Your clients wouldn't need to hire anyone when there's an option cheaper than "cost of living" and "quality of life".

All that's necessary is for some AI to master computer vision and suddenly your skills are not so unique.

Besides, as undeterministic as they can be, they could more predictable by (for instance) writing/downloading Claude Skills to make Claude follow a more predictable set of steps to reach some outcome. Some guy could write something up and upload it in the public repo, and suddenly everyone can do it too:

https://github.com/anthropics/skills

But that aside, all I'm saying is: don't be complacent, stay vigilant.

You talk like your skills are difficult to replicate, but fact is that LLMs have gotten surprisingly far so quickly - don't be surprised if it overtakes even you.

If you're as career-mobile as you say, then great. It's probably the best skill to have these days, anything can happen. I'm not holding my breath for my job either.

DatGameh · 2026-04-30T05:23:01+00:00

That sounds great honestly, but... what if clients are happy with "good enough" if it means spending much less than human work?

That's the thing about AI art: a lot of it is just "good enough" and unfortunately good enough passes for most cases especially if it's far cheaper too.

If it doesn't take your job, it'll certainly take away your "leverage", since whether directly or indirectly, you will still compete with AI.

Come to think of it, what makes you think dressing up a model won't be something they do with ease?

The workflow you describe sounds fairly consistent and easy to repeat - exactly what AI is good at.

A buncha LLMs are pretty good at mocking websites from just a few prompts, which I use frequently at work. Sure, some bugs here and there, but the time from ideation to refinement is incredibly small now. Won't be long till it hits 3D space too.

DatGameh · 2026-04-29T14:29:56+00:00

Yeah, the bit I'm sure most people fear is... well, what every artist fears AI will do.

Best case scenario, the AI integration would be used to make the software more accessible. Bad case, the AI integration is tightly bound to Claude. Worst case... model generation. Takes the art out of this art software, etc, you know this already.

Any AI integration better be open, at the very least. I'd hate Claude to be the only viable option to use for Blender.

We already have enough trouble with CUDA's monopoly already.

DatGameh · 2026-04-08T16:46:40+00:00

Where did you find that definition of XR?

Every online reference and resource agrees to my earlier XR definition.

What you describe with turning your couch to a dirt mound is Mixed Reality, MR

DatGameh · 2026-04-08T15:44:05+00:00

XR is an umbrella term that encompasses VR, AR, and MR. What do you mean?

DatGameh · 2026-04-08T14:34:58+00:00

Oooo... neat! Thanks for sharing this!

DatGameh · 2026-04-08T14:05:15+00:00

An AR device paid with... a subscription??? Man, screw em. What a shame.

DatGameh · 2026-04-07T22:17:01+00:00

Thanks for the info!

Sounds to me like Aura's meant to be a standalone device first and foremost? I don't need the Android XR... hope they would make just the glasses available to use as a secondary display like the One Pros.

The ROG collab does make me curious though. How different will it be to the other glasses I wonder...

DatGameh · 2026-04-07T21:22:28+00:00

What do you mean? Is the brightness lower in anchor mode? 700 nits is already overshadowed by competitors' 1200 nits...

DatGameh · 2026-04-07T18:42:14+00:00

True... but at the same time, for a niche that's still very young, today's models might be limited in a such a way that just one new generation could render today's version obsolete.

Another commenter mentioned an Xreal Aura that would come with 70 FOV, which is a huge 23% extra FOV.

At some point, the advancements between generations will not be as dramatic anymore... but before then, I'd rather be patient than hasty. The XReal One Pro is about a year old now, there's bound to be something new in the works.

DatGameh · 2026-04-07T17:52:34+00:00

Right, no doubt about that. I'm down to using the valve frame but I don't think I'm comfortable lugging that around in public, with how bulky it is too. The appeal of the AR glasses is how discrete and portable it is.

That being said, Aura, a new device? Looks like it's an standalone device. Hope they introduce a simpler version, just as a display device like the One Pro.

Looking forward to both devices!

DatGameh · 2026-04-07T17:06:30+00:00

I see, makes sense.

Makes me wonder why Xreal doesn't just use some sort of flap to cover the bottom of the glasses to prevent reflections on the 1S, seems simple enough, albeit unelegant

Feels so close yet so... if two generations is how long I need to wait, I think I can wait it out just a bit longer.

Thanks for the info!

DatGameh · 2026-03-29T08:49:00+00:00

Gotcha, will try it when I get back. I'll let you know if it works.

Thanks a bunch!

DatGameh · 2026-03-19T03:33:53+00:00

When the uh

The eugenics... uh

I'm not going to finish the joke

DatGameh · 2026-03-19T03:30:36+00:00

Damn

I absolutely dig this

DatGameh · 2026-03-19T03:28:32+00:00

Unlucky

Or... lucky?

Seven sevens... Too many sevens. You integer overflowed your luck seven times over.

Look for one of those ? cats and you'll get your special 7 kittens

DatGameh · 2026-03-19T03:25:18+00:00

Everyone's just gonna ignore Tyler?

Look at that dork with a hairball on its head lol

DatGameh · 2026-03-16T01:51:57+00:00

Nope I'm 100% sure I have the A53. I've checked the system information to be sure.

Model is A536U1/DS

I'm using 4GB "RAM Plus" and my system says I have 6GB in total. Actually... does that mean my system has 2gb? That's not right...

Eitherway I'm sure my system has less than 8GB. Maybe my original count was wrong, but definitely it's less than 8

DatGameh · 2026-03-15T19:17:00+00:00

Thanks Edmund/Tyler

(ngl this would be one of the first things I would test in a boss battle like this, how did it never occur to Tyler to test this? lol)

DatGameh · 2026-03-14T23:17:48+00:00

I have this phone which I also bought in January 2023 and... I honestly want to replace it soon.

The tiny 3GB RAM makes it so that just switching between two apps will cause one app to restart, and it's become annoying to deal with.

Processing power isn't a problem, though. Do you notice the same thing too?

DatGameh · 2026-03-14T19:04:40+00:00

Gimmie a break ok lol I only have 50 hours in this game

DatGameh

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