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Disregard ethics for a second. I would argue it is much more unethical to use AI generated art in a game than it would be to use AI generated code. Here's why:

AI art steals the role of artists because it uses algorithms to produce a product that has never existed before, like an artist does with colors instead of math.

AI code isn't great. That's why so many experienced coders are being hired to come fix the nightmare code that companies used AI to generate after firing all their coders. But that's because AI only knows how to put together code that has already existed, which means all an AI is really doing is interpreting your input and producing an output - just like you would do if you thought of what you wanted your code to do, spent countless hours pouring through search results, forums, textbooks, etc., slapping some shit together, and running it through a validator. Most applications have validators built into the workspace, meaning if you write something that doesn't work or make sense, it's going to tell you (and probably even tell you how to fix it). So, just think of AI as a slightly smarter validator. You write some really bad code (what you want the code to do in English) and the validator goes "this English code makes no sense, here's what it should look like."

There's no guarantee the "corrections" it makes will actually work, fit into the code you already have, be organized in the most efficient way, or be the best way to handle that particular task. But, a huge chunk of a coder's time is thinking about things like that anyway. So let the AI fix your English code into whatever language you're actually trying to speak, and you deal with the other half: is this how I want it to work?

But that's just me. 🤷🏻

Edit: If after all that you're still not feeling very ethical, then show a coder your product and see if they'll use their brain's LLM to validate better code.

lol who?

You have autonomy? Easy solution: Don't use it.

Sorry, accidentally swapped the letters. Answered by brb

I don't like microtransactions, but can you come up with a source of revenue for a game that allows for constant updates that include new features, mechanics, artwork, audio, etc. that isn't MXT or ads?

The people that will be angry about MXT are the same that would be angry their game hasn't seen any major updates in 5-10 years, like their initial investment somehow supports unlimited development. It's just not feasible.

I installed it a week or so ago.. it was alright. Didn't care much for the DE animations, switched back to Mint the same day. Good for the lulz (and on-demand waifu pics).

Love the brevity.

There is a soft tag built into the post itself: the title. It says "Ikkitousen." If you know what Ikkitousen is, you know it's an ecchi anime. If you don't know what Ikkitousen is, you have to decide for yourself if the post is worth opening blind. On an anime community it should come as no surprise that people would post characters from ecchi (and not necessarily hard-defined NSFW) shows.

Though I don't disagree with your suggestion for having more user control, the root of this is entirely a personal problem that others shouldn't be expected to accommodate for you. Go into your display settings and turn off thumbnails and be self-policing in what links you click on.