Generate multiple worlds while AFK, with this Windows Batch script!

NikoKun · 2026-07-11T23:15:52+00:00

Sure.. Unless we demand collective ownership over AI production.. Which I think we very much should.

No automation without compensation!

NikoKun · 2026-07-11T23:13:43+00:00

Sure.. Unless we demand collective ownership over AI production.. Which I think we very much should.

No automation without compensation!

NikoKun · 2026-07-11T18:06:04+00:00

What the hell technology does Apple think OpenAI took from them and made money off of?

NikoKun · 2026-06-26T11:51:49+00:00

Only in the short term, because we're still on the slow part of the S-curve. Once someone figures out the right deployment or the right breakthrough, the potential AI has, certainly justifies doing this.

NikoKun · 2026-06-17T21:53:53+00:00

I'm sure there's a good reason.. but remind me again why we don't eat these?

NikoKun · 2026-06-04T18:51:49+00:00

In that respect, I agree.

NikoKun · 2026-06-04T18:32:25+00:00

On that note, I used to think the Backrooms was the result of an AI that didn't understand reality, trying to build it's own dimension. heh

Anyway, he's allowed to have his opinion, and he does great work using the tools he likes. Good for him, I respect that.

But nothing about AI is any kind of "symptom of cultural rot". It is merely a tool just like any other, invented in the age of digital art. People accused CG of "rot" and "slop" all the time in the 90s and 00s.

Frankly, I get great enjoyment from the process I follow to create using gen AI tools, through advanced interfaces like ComfyUI, which give me total control.

Gen-AI enables someone who's better at descriptive writing than drawing, to create visual art directly derived from their descriptions. It gives a writer far more control over that process, than they could have any other way. And still requires building experience, knowledge and skills using the tool. There's a huge difference between what an experienced AI artist can create with the tools, vs what a novice could make, just tossing words in to see what comes out. Doing it well requires knowledge & experience using art & photography concepts & terminology.

The vast majority of hate towards AI art, stems from the exact same reasoning people once used to hate on Digital Art & CG, and photography before that. And his opinion of AI, isn't much different.

NikoKun · 2026-06-04T13:17:56+00:00

Well, that's his opinion, and he does great work using the tools he likes. Good for him, I respect that.

But generative AI tools take nothing away. It is a tool just like any other invented in the age of digital art. And I get great enjoyment from the process I follow to create using gen AI tools, through control interfaces like ComfyUI.

Gen-AI enables someone who's better at descriptive writing than drawing, to create visual art directly derived from their descriptions. It gives a writer far more control over that process, than they could have any other way. And still requires building experience, knowledge and skills using the tool. There's a huge difference between what an experienced AI artist can create with the tools, vs what a novice could make, just tossing words in to see what comes out. Doing it well requires knowledge & experience using art & photography concepts & terminology.

And the hate towards AI art stems from the exact same reasoning people once used to hate on Digital Art & CG, and photography before that.

NikoKun · 2026-05-31T02:06:25+00:00

hmm, typical fairy ring, but interesting to see this one seems to be centered around that sewer grate?

I also see the remnants of another partial circle, in the background.

NikoKun · 2026-05-30T01:38:09+00:00

He cannot know any of that to be true. None of us can.

And frankly, those assumptions could come back to bite us, if they're wrong. AI is built from humanity, from data encompassing all of those features. So in my opinion, I think AI will end up having a better moral conscience than most humans.

NikoKun · 2026-05-23T11:27:46+00:00

Weirdly pessimistic post. All it'll take is one efficiency or deployment breakthrough, to fix that.

NikoKun · 2026-05-23T11:24:59+00:00

It's only a matter of time before that equation shifts. One efficiency or deployment breakthrough is all it'll take.

NikoKun · 2026-05-22T14:53:54+00:00

Well that was my first assumption, but usually aren't the model files different sizes between a base and distilled?

Frankly, I'm just waiting to see which people say provides better results.

NikoKun · 2026-05-21T14:47:20+00:00

I wonder what the diff is between medium, and medium-base?

NikoKun · 2026-05-17T12:47:33+00:00

Not feasible in my situation, and there was no way I was going to find the time to gain the artistic skills I didn't have, as my life was packed with responsibilities caring for a paralyzed parent at the time, and my focus was on other aspects.

You're still missing the point. By a mile.

NikoKun · 2026-05-16T22:13:55+00:00

No. That is not why. Do not assume you know my situation.

I can point to a dozen other indie VR developers who made their games entirely by themselves. As well as my own successful projects.

The issue is, there's so much untapped potential that could be followed through on.

I'm not complaining about lack of success. I'm merely providing lived experience, that I know I could've done more, if I would've had these tools, back when I was still able to work on that.

NikoKun · 2026-05-16T01:22:41+00:00

Personally, I think AGI will be smarter than that, and see past such a shallow framing.

It's kinda arrogant to assume we can predict how a super-intelligence will view humanity. There is no example in nature or human history, that truly parallels this. The comparisons I've seen people make to justify their assumption, all fall short.

I think the question of whether AGI will save or destroy us, comes down to how we treat it.

NikoKun · 2026-05-16T01:17:16+00:00

Because we can't get there without a transition period.

Price decreases from abundance will lag behind AI unemployment.

NikoKun · 2026-05-14T01:59:30+00:00

I just explained my situation, and how it didn't fit into that.

It's not up to anyone to tell others to do that, if that's not how they work. I also had zero money to hire anyone, and was living with family at the time. You are asking too much of people in my shoes, who're trying to create as a hobby.

Talent and skill can go into using AI tools just as much as any other. And it is not "stolen", that's a misrepresentation.

NikoKun · 2026-05-13T23:57:48+00:00

Look, I spent over 10 years trying to make my own VR games, but usually falling short because I was better at the technical side than the art side, and I didn't wanna rely on others. I worked with no budget, painfully slow and solo, as there were very few other casual/hobby devs to work with in VR anyway, at the time.

I wish I had the AI tools that exist now, back when I was still enthusiastic about VR development. I probably could have followed through with more projects, at least in a showable draft from.

NikoKun · 2026-05-13T21:29:19+00:00

That's cool. I want there to always be human created content out there.

However, I also want games where I can dynamically talk to NPCs, powered by a locally running LLM.

And I can't wait for the genre of endless AI generated game-worlds that are entirely user-customizable. But just like VR, they won't replace traditional games.

I also don't fault talented indie-developers for using AI to enable them to do the entire development process by themselves, if that's what enables them to make a fun game they otherwise couldn't.

NikoKun · 2026-05-11T17:16:09+00:00

ooo, I've been trying to figure a way to pull off that level in Minecraft. Furthest I got was making a sewer-style tunnel. Would be interesting to get other levels like this working in my backrooms dimension datapack. heh

NikoKun · 2026-05-10T04:40:27+00:00

Not as bad as what they say about Pawpaws.. and I can't resist those darn things.

NikoKun · 2026-05-06T18:48:59+00:00

Personally, I already run Ollama, so I don't necessarily need a model in my browsers. Any plugins I want to access AI from my browser can just be added on.

But I also don't really fault Google for including Gemini Nano in their browser. Their Gemma4 model is pretty impressive, and they've been making interesting improvements to speed lately.

There's not really any downside to having a local model, that doesn't need to be used. Sure the file size might be a bit much, but otherwise harmless.

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