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Dan Houser Warns Gaming Industry Against Blind Faith In Rapid AI

November 27, 2025 by Mintu

Dan Houser’s Measured Take on AI Signals a Crucial Reality Check for the Gaming Industry

The global gaming industry is caught in a moment of intense transformation—one driven by unprecedented technological acceleration, rapidly expanding production pipelines, Hollywood-scale budgets, and the increasing adoption of artificial intelligence across nearly every level of development. Some leaders herald AI as the future of content creation, the new engine of playable worlds, and the key to unlocking entirely new forms of storytelling. But amid the unrestrained enthusiasm, one of the industry’s most influential creative minds is urging caution. Dan Houser—legendary co-founder of Rockstar Games and now head of Absurd Ventures—has offered a nuanced, grounded assessment of what AI can and … Read more

Amazon Removes Echo Privacy Setting, Forcing Alexa Requests to Cloud

March 19, 2025 by Mintu

Amazon has announced a controversial change to its Echo devices, removing a privacy feature that allowed users to prevent their Alexa voice requests from being sent to the company’s cloud servers. This decision, set to take effect on March 28, 2025, has sparked a debate over user privacy, data security, and AI development. Currently, Echo devices offer an opt-in privacy setting called “Do Not Send Voice Recordings,” which ensures that voice requests are processed locally and never reach Amazon’s cloud infrastructure. However, this feature is now being discontinued and replaced with a new setting called “Don’t Save Recordings.” While this … Read more

China’s Autonomous AI Agent Manus Redefines Future of Artificial Intelligence

March 10, 2025 by Mintu

On the evening of March 6, 2025, in Shenzhen, a group of engineers sat in a co-working space, staring at screens, monitoring a system poised to reshape the artificial intelligence landscape. As the final lines of code executed seamlessly, Manus AI—China’s first fully autonomous AI agent—was born. Unlike conventional AI tools that require human guidance, Manus does not ask for permission; it acts. The global AI industry, long dominated by U.S. firms, now faces an entirely new paradigm—an AI that replaces, rather than assists, humans. The Birth of a Self-Directed AI For decades, artificial intelligence has been evolving, but Manus … Read more

Altman Praises DeepSeek’s R1 Model, Promises Superior AI Models

January 30, 2025 by Mintu

In a recent statement that has reverberated across the tech world, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman praised the newly unveiled R1 model by Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, calling it “impressive.” This acknowledgment comes at a pivotal moment as DeepSeek has quickly gained attention for releasing a generative AI model that is said to be both highly capable and more affordable compared to its U.S. counterparts. DeepSeek’s model challenges the dominance of AI giants like OpenAI and Meta, bringing into focus the increasing competition and innovation in the generative AI landscape. A Glimpse Into DeepSeek’s R1 DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup, has … Read more