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Opinion: The future of gaming looks depressing

Opinion: The future of gaming looks depressing

A PlayStation 5 is shown (photo curiosity of Patrick Eiland). Since 2001 when I got my Gameboy Color and copies of Pokémon Yellow Version and Silver Version, gaming has been my go-to hobby to unwind and enjoy myself but this medium is teetering on the edge of falling apart and it’s upsetting me. Back on July 1, Sony announced that they would discontinue physical disks for all games released on their consoles by the start of 2028 with the implication that the PlayStation 6 would not release with a disk drive version at all. The announcement shook the internet and put…
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Opinion: Artificial intelligence in the newsroom: Tool or threat?

Opinion: Artificial intelligence in the newsroom: Tool or threat?

Photo courtesy of Tera Windstead on Pexels.com If artificial intelligence can fully replace journalists, then journalism has already failed. AI can become an asset to newsrooms, but it cannot take on the human role without compromising the credibility on which the industry itself is based. AI is already part of the most important newsrooms. In 2014, The Associated Press introduced Automated Insights into its newsroom to produce more than 3,000 earnings reports, bringing the world of journalism into contact with that of artificial intelligence. Before the introduction of artificial support, The Associated Press was able to produce about 300 reports…
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