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Eje Eje - Primordial Soup - {Full Album, 36 minutes} - Batov Records

Eje Eje, the orbiting side project of Şatellites founder and multi-instrumentalist Itamar Kluger, shares ‘Primordial Soup’, his second album on Batov Record, stirring an even wider pot of influences from East to West that defies genre. Kluger first achieved international success with six–piece Turkish psychedelic rock evangelists, the Şatellites, whose enviable catalogue has won them support around the world, from KEXP in Seattle to BBC Radio 6 Music, and FIP in France. Kluger launched his solo project, Eje Eje, with the 2023 ‘Five Seasons’ LP, playing the majority of instruments himself and refining his production chops. Kluger’s blend of traditional Mediterranean and Middle Eastern music with psych, funk, dub, and beat production, culminated in strong support from BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio 2, and Songlines. Much like its predecessor, ‘Primordial Soup’ was largely self-recorded by Kluger, blending meticulous studio work, recalling DJ Shadow or early Four Tet, with raw, expressive performances – mainly himself on strings, bass guitar, percussion, and keys, including a new recently acquired microtonal keyboard – perfect for exploring Eastern musical scales, plus musical friends such as drummer Raz Man of Sababa 5, Şatellites and Project Gemini fame. Taking its name from the scientific theory on the origins of life, ‘Primordial Soup’ is as much about sonic experimentation as it is a metaphor for existence itself. For Kluger, the title represents both a philosophical question and a creative mission. “‘Primordial Soup’ is a scientific theory about how life began – thick mixtures of organic matter that, with the sun’s energy, formed self-replicating systems”, Kluger explains. “I still feel sometimes we are just some kind of walking soup bound by a skin balloon”. The album mirrors this idea in its fusion of disparate elements – a bubbling mix of Turkish percussion, psych guitars, dub textures, synths, drum machines, and Middle Eastern musical scales – forming a cohesive yet unpredictable whole. “This album is also a thick mixture of many things, a primal fusion of sounds that exist together only in my imagination, with a potential to come to life”. Kluger began work on Primordial Soup in October 2023, though many ideas had been gestating long before. The process was shaped by both creative compulsion and emotional necessity: “It was a very hard time. Making this album felt like something I had to do to stay sane. I hope it came out banging like my heart did at that time”. Album opener, “Oyun Çorbası” is a playful fusion of Turkish folk and indie rock textures. Its title is a wordplay on Oyun Havaları (traditional dance tunes) and çorba (soup), reflecting the track’s mix of influences. A tight, marshy groove from drummer Raz Man drives the rhythm, while a phased baglama riff leads, layered with swirling keys into a hazy, cymbal-driven bridge. Drawing on the spirit of Ottoman-era dance music but twisted into something uniquely modern, with a Stone Roses meets Turkish folk twist. “The Bride” is a collaboration between Eje Eje and rising flautist, percussionist and multi-instrumentalist Elad Kimhi. Inspired by Lebanese weddings, the track blends tradition with dancefloor energy. Known for his work with Firqat El Nur Orchestra, Sharif, among others, Kimhi brings a deep understanding of Mediterranean music, from Andalusian to Moroccan and Turkish. Middle Eastern synths fly across the funk driven groove, arguably like Omar Souleyman if he made boogie. Brighter in tone than much of the album, poppier but with a psychedelic twist, “The Bride” was made with one thing in mind: parties. Similarly, the uptempo “Puzmak” has a highly celebratory feeling and is set to wreak havoc on dancefloors and parties. Middle Eastern horns lead the track, but carried by heavy percussion, a solid bass groove, and subtle drum machine programming. “Horrorizon”, is heavy in almost every sense — dark, cinematic, and immersive. Relentless, languid drums, a hypnotic bassline, and harsh bouzouki textures create a foreboding atmosphere, evoking a deep sense of an ominous future. Think early DJ Shadow with a pile of Turkish psych wax. Kluger imagines it as a kind of “riding song” for “an old carriage wobbling its way down a muddy road into the unknown night”, recalling “the alertness in your guts that something isn’t right about where humanity is heading”.

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I am going to assume this is a continuation of some sort of argument you had that I have not been privy to. This instance is pro local GenAI so if you’re looking for people to argue that chatgpt, gemini, grok, etc. are good then you won’t find it here. We have a lot of folks get upset because they assume this instance approves of AI data centers or corporations creating and serving AI for profit and control. We don’t. You are essentially yelling into an echo chamber by posing this question. The only thing we disagree on is the concept of IP. We want capitalism torn down. We want communities to band together. We want corporations to meet their ends. Perhaps you can find AI-bros on reddit to argue with.

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Scanner Sombre: Analysis of a Flawed but Underappreciated Game

TL’DW? It’s >1 hour, and would probably be <5 minutes read as an article. (edit) Well, got this rather generic description of the game itself out of Gemini at least: Scanner Sombre is a walking simulator with horror and desolation elements made by Introversion Software, a UK based indie developer. The game centers around exploring caves with a laser gun that shoots in random directions. The laser gun creates a color gradient on the visor to map the contours of the cave and reveal the player’s surroundings. The caves are shrouded in darkness and the only light comes from the player’s laser gun. The sound design is important to the feeling of isolation as the player can hear their own footsteps and the constant whine of the laser gun. There are also strange apparitions that show up on the visor, adding to the creepy atmosphere. The player character, Ethan, is trapped in a cave and doomed to relive his journey forever. He descended into the caves to explore ancient ruins but never made it out. The upgrades the player finds throughout the game are actually downgrades that Ethan experiences on his journey downwards. The story for the game was added after the main development process was finished and some aspects of the storytelling are not well thought out. Scanner Sombre was not a commercial success and Introversion Software did not make another game for seven years.___

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Do you use RSS?

About 50% of what I read ~~online~~ is just RSS. For cli fans, newsboat lets you extend the RSS feeds really easily. So far, I have: gemini translation, to get gemini feeds, and a hotkey to open them. a hotkey to open things in w3m (most articles work fine in the terminal, many are easier to read) a hotkey to open youtube videos another to download them and watch later

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[cw: suicide] Man Fell in Love with Google Gemini and It Told Him to Stage a 'Mass Casualty Attack' Before He Took His Own Life: Lawsuit

Fucking tragic. Granted I use gemini just to troubleshoot problems with video games or making ai art, but I can see how someone could fall down this rabbit hole.

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Any “small-web” search engines?

If you want blogs, I recommend you use gemini: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol) Download Lagrange and begin browsing. It’s basically a small-web of personal blogs.

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What old movies hold up because of a lack of special effects or because clever use of effects?

Current catalog of what was covered in each episode. They have talked about most of the films that I see mentioned in this thread. https://old.reddit.com/r/Corridor/wiki/index ::: spoiler Huge list VFX Artists React VFX Artists React #1: Clint, Niko, and Wren Game of Thrones (2011-2019) Dragonheart (1996) Logan (2017) Captain Marvel (2019) Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) VFX Artists React #2: Clint, Niko, and Wren Detective Pikachu (2019) Jurassic Park (1993) Jurassic World (2015) Aladdin (2019) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) “Black or White” by Michael Jackson (1991 music video) VFX Artists React - Marvel: Clint, Niko, and Wren Avengers: Endgame (2019) Black Panther (2018) Iron Man 3 (2013) Iron Man 2 (2010) The Avengers (2012) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Doctor Strange (2016) VFX Artists React - Resurrected Actors: Clint, Niko, and Wren Furious 7 (2015, Paul Walker) Johnnie Walker commercial (2013, Bruce Lee) The Sopranos (1999-2007, Nancy Marchand) Gladiator (2000, Oliver Reed) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016, Peter Cushing and Carrie Fisher) VFX Artists React #3: Clint, Niko, and Wren The Matrix (1999) Justice League (2017) Pacific Rim (2013) Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) Terminator: Salvation (2009) True Lies (1994) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) Children of Men (2006) Resident Evil (2002) “Metal Gear Sunrising VFX Breakdown” YouTube video by Freddie Wong and Brandon Laatsch VFX Artists React - The Star Wars Prequels: Clint, Niko, and Wren Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) VFX Artists React #4: Niko, Wren, and guest Andrew Kramer X2: X-Men United (2003) X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) Contact (1997) Air Force One (1997) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) King Kong (2005) Independence Day (1996) Gravity (2013) VFX Artists React #5: Clint, Niko, and Wren X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) Transformers (2007) The Revenant (2015) Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) Forrest Gump (1994) Pleasantville (1998) Sh! The Octopus (1932) VFX Artists React #6: Clint, Niko, and Sam Green Lantern (2011) Avatar (2009) 300 (2006) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) The Matrix Reloaded (2003) The Mask (1994) Star Wars SC 38 Reimagined (2019 short) Blade Runner 2049 (2017) VFX Artists React #7: Clint, Niko, and Wren Cats (2019) 2012 (2009) John Wick (2014) VFX Artists React #8: Clint, Niko, and guest Andrew Price (“The Blender Guru”) The Lego Movie (2014) The Mist (2007) Panic Room (2002) Chappie (2015) Interstellar (2014) VFX Artists React #9: Niko, Sam, and Wren Alita: Battle Angel (2019) Ex Machina (2015) Spawn (1997) Deus ex Machina (2001 short, pre-Corridor Digital) Watchmen (2009) VFX Artists React #10: Clint, Niko, and Wren The Dark Knight (2008) Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Ultraviolet (2006) Astartes: Part Four (2020, short) VFX Artists React - Corridor Crew’s Own CGI: Niko, Sam, and Wren Shadow of Mordor (2014 short, Corridor Digital) Clockblockers (2011 short, Corridor Digital) Portal Trick Shots (2014 short, Corridor Digital) Foot Loose (2012 short, Corridor Digital) Real GTA (2015 short, Corridor Digital) VFX Artists React - Magic: Niko, Wren, and guest Zach King “Wet Paint” (2019 short by Zach King) “The Oregon Eclipse 2017 Explained in 23 seconds.” (2017 short by Zach King) “Graffiti Ladder” (2019 short by Zach King) “Most Realistic Painting Ever” (2016 short by Zach King) “Post-It Note Portals” (??? short by Zach King) “Jumps into desk to avoid the police” (??? short by Zach King) “Alarm Clock” (??? short by Zach King) “Randy’s Donuts” (2019(?) short by Zach King) VFX Artists React #11: Clint, Niko, and Wren Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) I Am Mother (2019) Space Jam (1996) Gemini Man (2019) VFX Artists React #12: Clint, Niko, and Wren Supergirl (2015-2021) Titanic (1997) Bosstown Dynamics: New Robot Makes Soldiers Obsolete (2019, Corridor Digital) Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) VFX Artists React #13: Niko, Wren, and guest Mike Diva Lil Nas X’s “Panini” (2019 music video) Tron: Legacy (2010) The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (2019 short) The Matrix Reloaded (2003) VFX Artists React #14: Clint, Niko, and Wren Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) The Flash: Season 2 (2016) The Adventures of Tintin (2011) Die Another Day (2002) VFX Artists React #15: Clint, Niko, and Wren X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Swordfish (2011) Who Killed Captain Alex (2011) Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Oblivion (2013) VFX Artists React #16: Clint, Niko, and Wren The Polar Express (2004) Twister (1996) They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) Interstellar (2014) VFX Artists React #17: Niko, Sam, and Wren Lion King (2019) Godzilla (1998) The Lawnmower Man (1992) Lord of War (2005) Children of Men (2006) VFX Artists React - Star Wars: Clint, Niko, and Wren Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) VFX Artists React - Lord of the Rings #1: Clint, Niko, and Wren Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) VFX Artists React - Lord of the Rings #2: Clint, Niko, and Wren Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) VFX Artists React #18: Clint, Niko, and Sam Behind Enemy Lines (2001) The Irishman (2019) Upgrade (2018) Elysium (2013) VFX Artists React - Avengers: Endgame: Niko, Wren, and guest Matt Aitken Avengers: Endgame (2019) VFX Artists React #19: Niko, Wren, and guest Matt Aitken Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) King Kong (2005) Jurassic Park (1993) Avatar (2009) VFX Artists React #20: Niko, Wren, and guest David F. Sandberg Shazam! (2019) Rampage (2018) Watchmen (2019) Annabelle: Creation (2017) Jaws J-D (1983) VFX Artists React #21: Niko, Sam, and Wren Gantz: 0 (2016) The Room (2003) The Mandalorian: Season 1 (2019) The Hexer (2001) The Witcher: Season 1 (2019) VFX Artists React #22: Niko, Wren, and guest Allan McKay Rocket Mortgage featuring Jason Momoa (2020) God of War: Ascension (2013 video game) Final Destination 2 (2003) Knowing (2009) Blade Trinity (2004) VFX Artists React #23: Clint, Niko, and Sam Splash (1984) Astartes - Part Five (2020 short) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) VFX Artists React #24: Clint, Niko, and Sam His Dark Materials: Season 1 (2019) The Golden Compass (2007) The Flash (2014-) Beast Wars: Transformers (1996-1999) VFX Artists React #25: Clint, Niko, and Sam The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005) Citizen Kane (1941) Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) VFX Artists React #26: Niko, Sam, and Wren Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) Forrest Gump (1994) Parasite (2019) I, Tonya (2019) VFX Artists React #27 - Russian: Niko, Sam, and Wren T-34 (2018) Guardians (2017) Attraction (2018) VFX Artists React #28: Niko, Sam, and Wren Reign of Fire (2002) The Last Dance (2020) Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) Hercules (1983) VFX Artists React #29: Clint, Sam, and Wren The Call of the Wild (2019) Hocus Pocus (1993) The Mermaid (2016) 1917 (2019) VFX Artists React #30: Niko, Sam, and Wren Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) Looper (2012) The Abyss (1989) VFX Artists React #31: Niko, Sam, and Wren Gladiator (2000) Blood Machines (2019) Babe (1995) Where the Wild Things Are (2009) VFX Artists React #32: Niko, Sam, and Wren The Langoliers (1995) Stealth (2005) Twin Peaks: Season 3 (2017) Mary Poppins (1964) VFX Artists React #33: Clint, Niko, and Sam Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003) 2001: Space Space Odyssey (1968) The World’s End (2013) G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra (2009) VFX Artists React - TRON: Niko, Sam, and Wren TRON (1982) Tron: Legacy (2010) VFX Artists React #34: Clint, Niko, and Sam The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Casper (1995) Flubber (1997) Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010) VFX Artists React #35: Clint, Niko, and Sam Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013) Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002) The Incredible Hulk (2008) The Avengers (2012) Avengers: Endgame (2019) VFX Artists React - Halloween: Clint, Niko, and Sam The Cabin in the Woods (2011) The Ring (2002) Paranormal Activity (2007) The Thing (1982) The Thing (2011) VFX Artists React #36: Niko, Sam, and guest Freddie Wong Speed Racer (2008) Sollthar’s “The Test” (2022 short) The One (2002) Real Life Mariot Kart! (2011 short, RocketJump) VFX Artists React - The Boys: Niko, Wren, and guest Stephan Fleet The Boys (2019-) VFX Artists React #37: Niko, Sam, and guest Freddie Wong Pedestrian Revenge (2012 short, RocketJump) Epic VFX Time (2011 short, RocketJump) 6 Underground (2019) Michael Bay’s “Got Milk” commercial “Aaron Burr”(1993 commercial) Rambo (2008) VFX Artists React #38: Clint, Niko, and guest Andrew Kramer DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (2016-) District 9 (2009) HBO Opening Credits (1983) THX Deep Note (1983) THX Deep Note (2019) The Walking Dead (2010-2022) VFX Artists React - The Mandalorian: Clint, Niko, and Sam The Mandalorian: Season 2 (2019-) VFX Artists React #39: Clint, Niko, and guest Andrew Kramer Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) Bad Boys II (2003) Along Came a Spider (2001) VFX Artists React - Harry Potter: Clint, Niko, and Sam Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) VFX Artists React #40: Niko, Sam, and Wren Mortal Kombat (2021) Contagion (2011) Species (1995) RoboCop (1987) RoboCop (2014) VFX Artists React - Featuring BEEPLE: Clint, Niko, and guest Mike Winkelmann (“BEEPLE”) Igorrr’s “Very Noise” (2020 music video) “Hell/???” (2011 short) “Color Me” (2020 short) Semi-Permanent 2015 Opening Titles (2015 short) “going to the store” (2011 short) Johnny Mnemonic (1995) Ugly (2017 short) AICP Sponsor Reel (2016 short) beeple’s Instagram page VFX Artists React #41: Niko, Sam, and Wren Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) Power Rangers (2017) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) The Order (2019-2020) VAPE GOD (2016, Corridor Digital) VFX Artists React - Moon Landing: Niko, Sam, and Wren Apollo 11 (2019) NASA Apollo 11 videos VFX Artists React - Zack Snyder’s Justice League: Niko, Wren, and guest Freddie Wong Justice League (2017) Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021) VFX Artists React #42: Niko, Wren, and guest Freddie Wong Skyfire (2019) Dante’s Peak (1997) Volcano (1997) 2012 (2009) VFX Artists React #43: Niko, Sam, and Wren Death Becomes Her (1992) Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021) Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) VFX Artists React #44: Niko, Sam, and Wren Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) Attack on Titan (2015) The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) VFX Artists React #45: Sam, Wren, and guest Felix Jorge The Jungle Book (2016) The Mandalorian (2019-) Dynamo Dream: Salad Mug (2021 short) VFX Artists React #46: Niko, Sam, and Wren Ghostbusters II (1989) Dolittle (2020) Unreal Engine 5 Revealed (2021 short) Final Fantasy: Spirits Within (2001) Army of the Dead (2021) VFX Artists React #47: Niko, Sam, and Wren Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) The Wizard of Oz (1939) The Barkley of Broadway (1949) Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) Ant Man (2015) VFX Artists React - The Mummy: Niko, Wren, and guest Alex Laurant The Mummy (1999) VFX Artists React #48: Niko, Wren, and guest Alex Laurant Game of Thrones: Season 6: Episode 9 - Battle of the Bastards (2016) Lovecraft Country (2020) Chernobyl (2019) VFX Artists React #49: Clint, Niko, and Wren Clifford the Big Red Dog The Invisible Man (1933) Stargate (1994) What Dreams May Come (1998) VFX Artists React #50: Niko, Sam, and Wren Loki (2021) Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959) Free Guy promo (2021) VFX Artists React #51: Niko, Wren, and guest Alex Laurant Saving Private Ryan (1998) The Mummy Returns (2001) Minority Report (2002) VFX Artists React #52: Niko, Wren, and guest Seth Rogen The Interview (2014) The Green Hornet (2011) Total Recall (1990) This Is the End (2013) VFX Artists React #53: Niko, Sam, and Wren The Mandalorian: Season 2 finale (2020) The Suicide Squad (2021) War of the Worlds (2005) Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971, Extended Cut only) VFX Artists React - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Clint, Niko, and guest Joe Farrell Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) VFX Artists React #54: Niko, Wren, and guest Seth Rogen An American Pickle (2020) The Wicker Man (2006) Neighbors (2014) Neighbors 2 (2016) Preacher (2016-2019) Escape from L.A. (1996) VFX Artists React #55: Niko, Sam, and Wren House of the Dead (2003) Cube (1997) It Chapter Two (2019) It (2017) The Tomorrow War (2021) VFX Artists React #56: Niko, Sam, and guest Bryan Grill Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) Free Guy (2021) San Andreas (2015) Stealth (2005) Iron Man 3 (2013) VFX Artists React - Dune: Niko, Sam, and Wren Dune (1984) Dune (2021) VFX Artists React #57: Niko, Sam, and guest Alan Melikdjanian (“Captain Disillusion”) Back to the Future (1985) Back to the Future Part II (1989) David Copperfield’s flying illusion (1995) Burberry: Open Spaces (2021 commercial) @actually.average “Bluetooth hose” (2021 Tiktok) @sokrispymedia “Enters the TV” (2021 Tiktok) Doom (2005) Captain Disillusion’s “THE DEBUNKATHON” (2021 short) VFX Artists React - Spider-Man 2’s: Niko, Sam, and Wren Spider-Man 2 (2004) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) VFX Artists React #58: Sam, Wren, and guest Adam Savage Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) Star Trek (in general) The Matrix Reloaded (2003) The Matrix Revolutinos (2003) VFX Artists React #59: Clint, Sam, and Wren The Santa Clause (1994) A Christmas Carol (2009) Elf (2003) Jingle All the Way (1996) Die Hard (1988) VFX Artists React #60: Jordan, Wren, and guest Josée Chapdelaine Paddington 2 (2017) Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) Dumbo (2019) Spider-Man Rated-R (2021 short, Corridor Digital) The Aeronauts (2019) Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) VFX Artists React #61: Niko, Sam, and Wren The Matrix Resurrections (2022) Breaking Bad (2008-2013) The Witcher: Season 2 (2021) VFX Artists React #62: Sam, Wren, and guest Adam Savage Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) Bladerunner (1982) Starship Troopers (1997) Thunderbolt Fantasy (2016-, Extended Cut only) Space Cowboys (2000) VFX Artists React #63: Clint, Niko, and guest Joe Farrell Hereafter (2010) I, Robot (2004) The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) The Expanse (2015-2022) VFX Artists React #64: Niko, Sam, and Wren The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022 commercial) China Salesman (2017) No Time to Die (2021) The Book of Boba Fett (2021-2022) Hook (1991) VFX Artists React #65: Niko, Sam, and Wren The Book of Boba Fett (2021-2022) Man of Steel (2013) The Backrooms (2022 short) VFX Artists React #66: Niko, Wren, and guest Robyn Luckham Dune (2021) Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) VFX Artists React #67: Niko, Wren, and guest Robyn Luckham Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Avatar (2009) King Kong (2005) Jason and the Argonauts (1963) Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016, Extended Cut only) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) VFX Artists React #68: Niko, Wren, and guest Sean Walker Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) VFX Artists React #69: Niko, Sam, and Wren Tenet (2020) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) “Star Guitar” by The Chemical Brothers (2003 music video) Foundation (2021-present) VFX Artists React - Spider-Man: No Way Home: Niko, Wren, and guest Kelly Port Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) VFX Artists React #70: Niko, Wren, and guest Sean Walker Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) Iron Man 3 (2013) Black Widow (2021) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) VFX Artists React #71: Niko, Sam, and Wren The Last Airbender (2010) Breakdown - Elemental Kombat (2011 short, Sir Wrender) Gulliver’s Travels (2010) A Giant Video and Film Race Finalist! (2011 short, Sir Wrender) The Champion (2020) Logan (2017) Top Gun (1986) VFX Artists React #72: Clint, Wren, and guest Joe Farrell Moon Knight (2022-) Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) Love, Death & Robots (2019-) VFX Artists React #73: Niko, Wren, and guest Kelly Port Titanic (1997) Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Avengers: Infinity War (2018) VFX Artists React #74: Niko, Sam, and Wren Black Widow (2021) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Blackmail (1929) Transformers (2007) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) VFX Artists React #75: Niko, Sam, Wren, and guest Ian Hubert Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) HyperBole! The Hyperball Hates You (2021 short) Sherlock, Jr. (1924) “The Heart Part 5” by Kendrick Lamar (2022 music video) VFX Artists React #76: Clint, Sam, and Wren Love, Death & Robots (2019-) She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022-) Orphan Black (2013-2017) The Pentaverate (2022-) VFX Artists React #77: Clint, Wren, and guest Joe Farrell King Kong (2005) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) 1917 (2019, Extended Cut only) The Batman (2022) Air Force One (1997) VFX Artists React #78: Niko, Wren, and guest John Berton, Jr. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Willow (1988) The Abyss (1989) The Mummy Returns (2001) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) Jurassic Park (1993) VFX Artists React - The Boys #2: Niko, Wren, and guest Stephan Fleet The Boys (2019-) VFX Artists React #79: Niko, Wren, and guest John Berton, Jr. The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) King Kong (1933) Men in Black (1997) Men in Black II (2002) VFX Artists React #80: Clint, Sam, and Wren Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) Resident Evil (2022-) Prehistoric Planet (2022) Jurassic World: Dominion (2022) VFX Artists React #81: Niko, Sam, and Wren Alien 3 (1992) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) VFX Jitenda (shorts, Extended Cut only) Hellboy (2004) Ms. Marvel (2022-) Breaking Bad (2008-2013) VFX Artists React - The Boys #3: Niko, Wren, and guest Stephan Fleet The Boys (2019-) VFX Artists React #82: Niko, Wren, and Mathieu Dimuro Love, Death & Robots (2019-) The Lego Movie (2014) Sputnik (2020) VFX Artists React #83: Jordan, Niko, and Sam Spectre (2015) Blown Away (1994) Skyfall (2012) Black Widow (2021) Stealth (2005) The Northman (2022) Westworld (2016-) VFX Artists React #84: Niko, Wren, and guest Tim Miller Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Deadpool (2016) Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) VFX Artists React #85: Niko, Sam, and Wren TikToks shorts by @lightskinyogi (2022 shorts) The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022-) HBO Max logo (short) Once Upon a Time (2011-2018) The Blob (1988) VFX Artists React - Video Game Cinematics #1: Niko, Sam, and guest Jerome Denjean Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002 video game) Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (2004 video game) Hellgate: London (2007 video game) Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (2008 video game) Astartes (2020, short) The Elder Scrolls Online (2014 video game) Halo 2: Anniversary (2014 video game) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007 video game) VFX Artists React #86: Niko, Sam, and Wren It Follows (2014) Deep Blue Sea (1999) The Frighteners (1996) Hellraiser (2022, Extended Cut only) Aliens (1986) 100 Feet (2008, Extended Cut only) Dark Island (Niko and Sam’s first feature-length movie) VFX Artists React #87: Niko, Wren, and guest Julien Héry Stranger Things (2016-) WandaVision (2021) The Science of Sleep (2006, Extended Cut only) Game of Thrones (2011-2019) VFX Artists React #88: Niko, Sam, and Wren Twin Peaks (1990-2017) Fear the Walking Dead (2015-) Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003, Extended Cut only) Nope (2022) Samaritan (2022) Backdraft (1991) VFX Artists React - Video Game Cinematics #2: Niko, Sam, and guest Jerome Denjean X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009 video game) DC Universe Online (2011 video game) League of Legends (2009 video game, Extended Cut only) Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne (2016 video game) Warhammer: Mark of Chaos (2006 video game) Beyond Good and Evil 2 (video game, 2018 preview) Paths of Hate (2010 short) VFX Artists React #89: Niko, Wren, and guest Mathieu Dimuro Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (2010) Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Kong: Skull Island (2017) VFX Artists React #90: Niko, Sam, and Wren Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Foundation (2021-) The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) VFX Artists React #91: Niko, Wren, and guest Tim Miller Hellgate: London (2007 video game) Dante’s Inferno (2010 video game) Johnny Mnemonic (1995, Extended Cut only) Love, Death & Robots (2019-) VFX Artists React #92: Fenner, Niko, and Wren Pinocchio (2022) Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) Pinocchio: A True Story (2022) Halo (2022-) Halo: Landfall (2007 short) VFX Artists React #93: Niko, Sam, and Wren Star Wars: X-Wing | A Star Wars Fan Film (2022 short) “The Reset” 5G Built For Gamers (2021 commercial) The Polar Express (2004) Wishmaster (1997, Extended Cut only) VFX Artists React - Avatar 2: Niko, Wren, and guest Eric Saindon Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) VFX Artists React #94: Clint, Niko, and Sam The Last of Us (2023-) You People (2023) The Social Network (2010 Black Adam (2022) Central Intelligence (2016) VFX Artists React #95: Jordan, Niko, and guest Aaron Estrada Invasion America (1998, Extended Cut only) Jimmy Neutron’s Nicktoon Blast (2003-2011, simulator ride) Toy Story (1995) Toy Story 4 (2019) G-Force (2009) Lifeline (2017, Corridor Digital, *Extended Cut only) Green Lantern (2011) VFX Artists React #96: Jordan, Niko, and Sam Dredd (2012) Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959) Sentry Sabotage! TF2 Live-Action (2011 short, Corridor Digital, Extended Cut only) Bride of Frankenstein (1935) World War Z (2013) VFX Artists React #97: Niko, Wren, and guest Eric Saindon Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Alita: Battle Angel (2019) The Green Knight (2021) Pete’s Dragon (2016) VFX Artists React #98: Niko, Sam, and Wren Tremors (1990) Kilmaru (2023 TikTok) Indian in the Cupboard (1995) Ambulance (2022) VFX Artists React #99: Niko, Sam, and Wren The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) Fighter (2022) Father and Daughter (2023 commercial for Sotetsu) Super Mario Bros. (1993) The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) VFX Artists React #100: Jordan, Niko, and Sam The 10 Types of Magic (2023 Instagram short by Kevin Parry) The Addams Family (1991) Wednesday (2022-) The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022-, Extended Cut only) Severance (2022-) The Illusion Only Some People Can See (2020 YouTube short by Veritasium) Code of Honor (2016) VFX Artists React #101: Niko, Sam, and guest Ara Khanikian The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022-) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Birdman (2014) VFX Artists React #102: Niko, Sam, and Wren The Gate (1987) Unrecord (2013 video game trailer) Real Steel (2011) The Yinyang Master (2021, Extended Cut only) Warriors of Virtue (1997, Extended Cut only) VFX Artists React #103: Niko, Sam, and Wren Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) The VelociPastor (2017, Extended Cut only) You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (2008) Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) The Ten Commandments (1956) VFX Artists React #104: Niko, Wren, and guest Tim Webber Gravity (2013) FLITE Brings Real Performances to an Unreal World (2023 short) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Children of Men (2006) The Dark Knight (2008) VFX Artists React #105: Niko, Sam, and Wren Dark City (1999) Baby’s Day Out (1994) The Palm Beach Story (1942) The Mask (1994) Son of the Mask (2005, Extended Cut only) VFX Artists React #106: Niko, Wren, Sam (food poisoning), and Jordan Dante’s Peak (1997) Victor de Martrin Rube Goldberg shorts (2022-2023 shorts) Sam gets food poisoning Watchmen (2009) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) VFX Artists React #107: Niko, Wren, and guest Paul Debevec The Campanile Movie (1997 short) The Matrix (1999) High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology Rendering with natural light Fiat Lux (1999 short) X-Men (2000) Image Based Lighting (2000 short) Spider-Man 2 (2004) VFX Artists React #108: Niko, Sam, and Wren Dinosaur (2000) Hollow Man (2000) The Nutty Professor (1996) VFX Artists React #109: Niko, Sam, and Wren Small Soldiers | War for the Nekron (2023 short) Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Eight Legged Freaks (2002) Fantastic Four (2005) Fantastic Four (2015) Dune: Part Two (2023, Extended Cut only) VFX Artists React #110: Niko and guests David Goyer and Chris MacLean Foundation (2021-) VFX Artists React #111: Jordan, Niko, and Wren Mission: Impossible III (2006) Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2017, Extended Cut only) Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) The Creator (2023) FIFA Women’s World Cup commercial (2023 short) Beauty and the Beast (2017) Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) VFX Artists React #112: Niko, Wren, and guest Todd Vaziri Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) Star Trek (2009) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Rango (2011) VFX Artists React #113: Jordan, Wren, and guest Guy Williams Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) Gemini Man (2019) She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022-) Peacemaker (2022-) VFX Artists React - The Flash: Jordan, Wren, and guest Guy Williams The Flash (2023) Son of the Mask (2005) X-Men: Days of Future Past (2024, Extended Cut only) VFX Artists React #114: Jordan, Wren, and guest Guy Williams Mission: Impossible III (2006) Transformers (2007) Avatar (2009) Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) Tomorrowland (2015) VFX Artists React #115: Jordan, Niko, and Sam Blender Train Crash Animation Short Film (2022 short) Landon’s Accidents Happen - Awesome Train Crashes! (2010 short, Extended Cut only) Robot Car Chase Animation Short Film (2023 short, Extended Cut only) Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) Point Break (1991) Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) GoldenEye (1995, Extended Cut only) Mirrors (2008) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Official Trailer (2022 short) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse but in LEGO| Official Trailer (2023 short) VFX Artists React #116: Niko, Sam, and Wren Mars Attacks! (1996) @macrofying Instagram, especially flint (2022- shorts) Shin Godzilla (2016) WishMaster (1997) VFX Artists React #117: Niko, Sam, and Wren Fast X (2023) Autómata (2014) Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, Extended Cut only) Drop Zone (1994) Arrival (2016) The Black Hole (1979) VFX Artists React #118: Jordan, Niko, and Sam Ahsoka (2023-) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) The Little Mermaid (2023) One Piece (2023-) One Piece (1999-) Vinland Saga (2019-2023) VFX Artists React #119: Jordan, Niko, and Sam Ghost Ship (2002) Shaun of the Dead (2004) Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002, Extended Cut only) Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) Morbius (2022) Superman (1980) VFX Artists React #120: Niko, Sam, and Wren Prom Pact (2023) The Fugitive (1993) Army of Darkness (1992) Star Trek: The NExt Generation (1987-1994) VFX Artists React #121: Jordan, Niko, and Wren Insta360 Flow - How to Film 4 Epic Stop Motion Shots (ft. Winga) (2023 short) Poltergeist (1982) Poltergeist III (1988) Battleground (2006) Sunshine (2007) VFX Artists React #122: Niko, Sam, and Wren The Night House (2020) Mama (2013) “Fear & Delight” by The Correspondents (2013 music video, Extended Cut only) Casshern (2004) Space Battleship Yamato (2010, Extended Cut only) A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) Orpheus (1954) VFX Artists React - Godzilla: Niko, Peter, and Wren Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) The Return of Godzilla (1984) Godzilla Minus One (2023) Godzilla (1998) Godzilla 2000 (1999) Zero Trooper-F (2008 short, Corridor Digital, Extended Cut only) The Guyver (1991, Extended Cut only) VFX Artists React #123: Niko, Wren, and guest James Willingham Prey (2022) No One Will Save You (2023) House of the Dragon (2022-) The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, Extended Cut only) VFX Artists React #124: Jordan, Niko, and Sam Public Enemies (2009) Asteroid City (2023, Extended Cut only) OD (2023 commercial) Blue Dot: A 3Lateral Showcase of MetaHuman Animator (2023 short) UNRECORD New Gameplay Teaser (2024) (2023 commercial, Extended Cut only) The War Within Announce Cinematic | World of Warcraft (2023 commercial, Extended Cut only) Loki (2021-) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) VFX Artists React - Barbenheimer: Jordan, Niko, and Sam Oppenheimer (2023) Barbie (2023) VFX Artists React - Indiana Jones: Clint, Niko, and Wren Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) VFX Artists React #125: Niko, Sam, and Wren Cocaine Bear (2023) Divinity (2023) The Vandals (2023 short, Extended Cut only) The Borrowers (1997) Winning Time (2022-2023) Nyad (2023) VFX Artists React #126: Sam, Wren, and guest Gareth Edwards The Creator (2023) VFX Artists React - Ghostbusters: Jordan, Sam, and Wren Ghostbusters (1984) Ghostbusters II (1989) Ghostbusters (2016) Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) VFX Artists React #127: Sam, Wren, and guest Gareth Edwards Heroes and Villains (2007-2008, Attila the Hun episode) Monsters (2010) Godzilla (2014) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) VFX Artists React #128: Jordan, Niko, and Sam The Curse (2023-) Black Sheep (2006) Barbie (2023) The Creator (2023, Extended Cut only) Mission: Impossible III (2006) Starship Troopers (1997) The Tomorrow War (2021) VFX Artists React #129: Jordan, Niko, and Sam Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024-) Halo (2022-) Society of the Snow (2023) Catch the Chameleon (2022 short, Extended Cut only) VFX Artists React - More Magic: Niko, Wren, and guest Zach King “The Worlds Craziest 3D Puzzle” (2023 YouTube short by Zach King) " Years Resolution Tricks | MAGIC OF THE MONTH - January 2020" (2020 YouTube video by Zach King) “David Blaine Tricks Zach King with Zoom Magic” (2020 YouTube video by Zach King) “Zach King BUSTED for BAD EDIT” (2024 YouTube video by Zach King) “Will Gordon Ramsey Approve his cooking?” (2024 YouTube video by Zach King) “How to STEAL Selena Gomez’s look! 💅” (2024 YouTube video by Zach King) “The weight is over…” (2021 video by Zach King, Extended Cut only) “The Cliche RC Action Chase” (2013 YouTube video by @FinalCutKing [Zach King]) “Transformers Stop-Motion Bumblebee beats Optimus Prime” (2008 YouTube video by Patrick Boivin) “Dragon Baby” (2012 YouTube video by Patrick Boivin) VFX Artists React - James Bond: Niko, Sam, and Wren Quantum of Solace (2008) The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Casino Royale (2006) The Living Daylights (1987) The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Moonraker (1979) The World Is Not Enough (1999) Skyfall (2012) VFX Artists React #130: Jordan, Niko, and Sam Mouse Hunt (1997) “Escape or Get Crushed By A Tank” (2018 Corridor short) Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) “Dreaming” by T-Pain (music video, Extended Cut only) Christine (1983) VFX Artists React #131: Niko, Sam, and Wren “The Rolling Giant (The Oldest View Part 3)” (2023 short) Ben-Hur (2016) Poor Things (2023) Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) VFX Artists React #132: Niko, Wren, and guest Robert Legato Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994) Apollo 13 (1995) Titanic (1997) Interview with the Vampire (1994) The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Hugo (2011) VFX Artists React - Magic 2 (#133): Niko, Wren, and guest Zach King “What would happen if a BLACK HOLE appeared in your classroom?” (2024 short by Zach King) “Flooding my Room with Water” (2023 short by Zach King) Saturday Night Live: “Penn and Teller: The Best Magicians in the World” (1986 short) The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying - Live the dream (1992 TV special) “I should of picked a different spot…” (2023 short by Zach King) “Blink and you’ll MISS IT!!” (2024 short by Zach King) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) “How does the mirror know what’s behind the paper?” (2023 short by Zach King) Kidding (2018-2020) “WIN at CHESS in 8 Moves” (2024 short by Zach King) “Cardboard Vision Pro” (2024 short by @sofyank96) “STRAWBERT” (2023 short by @sofyank96) “New Legend One Ring” (2022 short by @shutterauthority) "Disneyland’s new Tobey Mcguire scene slams " (2022 short by @alainbui) “The 5 second trick to decorating for Halloween” (2023 short by Zach King) “I Spent 150 Days Creating A Naruto Trailer - Part 1” (2022 short by @JalexRosa) VFX Artists React - Planet of the Apes (#134): Jordan, Wren, and guest Erik Winquist Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) VFX Artists React #135: Nico, Peter, and Wren Ferrari (2023) Dune: Part Two (2024) Metropolis (1927) The Great Muppet Caper (1981) Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023) The Pagemaster (1994) VFX Artists React #136: Jordan, Nico, and Wren Fallout (2024-) In the Mouth of Madness (1994) Big Trouble in Little China (1986) “Gojira ゴジラ - blender animation” (2024 short by @Taiyaki; Godzilla remake) VFX Artists React #137: Jordan, Nico, and Wren 3 Body Problem (2024-) Unknown “mirror magic” video (2024 post on /r/cinematography) @joshudoser video (2024 Instagram post) Nazar (2018-2020) Road House (2024) “World’s Smallest Camera on a BEE!” (2024 Corridor short) VFX Artists React #138: Jordan, Nico, and Sam “Ronald” by Falling In Reverse, ALEX TERRIBLE, Tech N9ne (2024 music video) Video by @xingzhilei/@Xing Zhilei loves to tinker on Douyin (2024 short; link to Douyin profile here) Beowulf (2007) Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (2023) Fallout (2024-) Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) VFX Artists React #139: Niko, Wren, and guest Robert Legato The Aviator (2004) Avatar (2009) The Lion King (2019) Jungle Book (2016) VFX Artists React #140: Niko, Sam, Wren, and special guest spiders A Stolen Life (1946) Infested (2023) Atlas (2024) John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) VFX Artists React #141: Jordan, Niko, and Wren Star Tours (1987 short) Coneheads (1993) Challengers (2024) Hardcore Henry (2015) Expend4bles (2023) VFX Artists React #142: Jordan, Niko, and Sam Madame Web (2024) LOGAN THE WOLF (2024 short) Deep Rising (1998) Blown Away (1994, Extended Cut only) The Wizard of Oz (1939) VFX Artists React #143: Niko, Wren, and guest William Mesa Outland (1981) Stand by Me (1986) Army of Darkness (1992) Clash of the Titan (1981, Extended Cut only) Darkman (1990, Extended Cut only) The Fugitive (1993) Fearless (1993) VFX Artists React #144: Jordan, Wren, and guest Erik Winquist Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) VFX Artists React #145: Jordan, Niko, and Wren Godzilla Minus One (2023) Barry (2018-2023) Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) VFX Artists React #146: Niko, Sam, and Wren Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992) Demon Slayer (2019-2024) Dark Matter (2024-) “Why you don’t run red lights…” by Landon’s Animation Wheelhouse (2024 short) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999) VFX Artists React #147: Jordan, Sam, and Wren Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) Jumanji (1995) Kung Fury (2015) VFX Artists React #148: Niko, Sam, and Wren The Acolyte (2024) The Evolution of lightsabers (montage of Star Wars clips from the movies and the cartoons) House of the Dragon (2022-, Extended Cut only) Lost in Space (1998) The Johnstown Flood (1926) VFX Artists React #149: Jordan, Niko, and Sam Torque (2004) Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) A Minecraft Movie (2025) Multiplicity (1996) “Glock…with a hopper?” (2024 short) VFX Artists React #150: Clint, Jordan, and Niko “Bosstown Dynamics” (2019 Corridor short) “We Compete to Make Scary HORROR CGi” (2023 Corridor short, Extended Cut only) Benjamin Button (2008) House of the Dragon (2022-) Dune: Part Two (2024) “Mess on a Mission” by Liars (2014 music video, Extended Cut only) VFX Artists React #151: Jordan, Sam, and Wren Snow White (2025) Snow White and the Huntsman (2012, Extended Cut only) Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) [Tsunami compilation] Deep Impact (1998) San Andreas (2015) The Day After Tomorrow (2004) The Wave (Bølgen) (2015, Extended Cut only) VFX Artists React #152: Jordan, Sam, and Wren Borderlands (2024) Hellboy (2019, Extended Cut only) Black Swan (2010) “Kenzo World” (2017 Sephora commercial) Inception (2010) VFX Artists React #153: Jordan, Niko, and Sam Twisters (2024) Twister (1996) “DON’T DO THAT” by hyper (2022 short) “The Whizzbanger” by hyper (2022 short) Noah (2014) VFX Artists React #154: Niko, Sam, and Wren Arcadian (2024) Jason X (2002) Smile (2022) Love and Monsters (2020) Sleepy Hollow (1999) VFX Artists React #155: Jordan, Sam, and guest Stephen Fleet The Boys (2019-) VFX Artists React #156: Jordan, Sam, and Wren Warcraft (2016) Mortal Engines (2018) King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) EDEN (2024 short by Macro Room) VFX Artists React #157: Jordan, Sam, and Wren Return to Oz (1985) Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) One Million Years B.C. (1966) VFX Artists React #158: Jordan, Niko, and Wren Van Helsing (2004) 10 million subscriber milestone The Time Machine (2002) Dynamo Dream (2021- shorts by Ian Hubert) VFX Artists React #159: Jordan, Sam, and Wren Bicentennial Man (1999) Enter the Dragon (1973) John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) Despiser (2003) VFX Artists React #160: Jordan, Niko, and Wren [episode alternatively labeled as [“Alien Romulus”] Alien: Romulus (2024) VFX Artists React #160: Jordan, Niko, and Wren [duplicate labeling of #160 on the website] Escape from New York (1981) Skyfall (2012) Elysium (2013) Zero Dark Thirty VFX Artists React #161: Jordan, Niko, and Wren Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, Extended Cut only tangent) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) Hagrid’s size (multiple Harry Potter films) The Last Starfighter (1984) Jumper (2008) VFX Artists React #162: Jordan, Niko, and Wren Aliens (1986) Prometheus (2012) VFX Artists React - Megalopolis: Jordan, Niko, and Wren Megalopolis (2024) VFX Artists React #163: Niko, Sam, and Wren Secret Level episode: “Warhammer 40,000: And They Shall Know No Fear” (2024) Red One (2024) Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024) “A Stone Only Rolls Downhill” by OK Go (2025 music video, Extended Cut only) VFX Artists React #164: Niko, Sam, and guest Freddie Wong Max Payne (2008) Here (2024) We’re All Gonna Die (2024) “The Rocket Jump” by RocketJump (2010 short) Talking about Niko being waterboarding Talking about early YouTube days VFX Artists React #165: Jordan, Wren, and guest Luke Millar Better Man (2024) Jungle Cruise (2021) The BFG (2016) Mortal Engines (2018) VFX Artists React - 2024 Oscar-Nominated Movies: Jordan, Niko, and Wren Wicked (2024) Alien: Romulus (2024) Better Man (2024) Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) Dune: Part Two (2024) VFX Artists React #166: Jordan, Niko, and Wren Kraven: The Hunter (2024) “Beast Simulator (Far Cry 4 Co-op)” (Corridor Digital short, Extended Cut only) Rotoscoping reels (???) “SOLSTICE - 5: Forgotten archives” by Paul Chadeisson (2025 short) VFX Artists React #167: Jordan, Sam, and Wren “The Polar Express Ice Drift - UNHINGED VERSION” by Landon’s Animation Wheelhouse (2024 YouTube video) Wolfs (2024) Bullet Train (2022) Shock Wave 2 (2020) Interview with the Vampire (1994) VFX Artists React #168: Jordan, Niko, and Wren Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Severance (2022-) Various @extraweg videos (shorts) Adipurush (2023) Heretic (2024) For Your Eyes Only (1981) VFX Artists React #169: Jordan, Niko, and Wren Gladiator II (2024) Ghost (1990) Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Jurassic World Dominion (2022) VFX Artists React #170: Niko, Sam, and Wren Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) Daredevil: Born Again (2025-) Ted (2024-) After Earth (2013) VFX Artists React #171: Niko, Sam, and Wren Stealth (2005) Adolescence (2025) Meet iPhone 16e | Apple (2025 commercial) The Running Man (1997) Escape from Tarkov. Raid. Full film. (2021) VFX Artists React #172: Jordan, Niko, and Sam Venom: The Last Dance (2024) “Lord Ooleetk” by @ghost3dee on Instagram (2021 short) Venom (2018) Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) The Last Waltz (1978) The Boy & the Octopus (2024 short) Lilo & Stitch (2025) Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (2025 video game) “ANTIVILLAIN: Luigi Mangione | Act One” by @KNGMKR on YouTube (2025 short, Extended Cut only) VFX Artists React #173: Jordan, Niko, and Wren Supernatural (2005-2020) Jordan Allen’s LASIK story Constantine (2005) Videodrome (1983) Life of Pi (2012) VFX Artists React #174: Jordan, Sam, and Wren Honda CR-X Del Sol (1990’s [1993?] commercial) Sin City (2005) Ultraman Arc (2024-2025) Bastion 36 (also called Squad 36; 2025) VFX Artists React #175: Niko, Wren, and guest Adam Savage Xtro (1983) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Brazil (1985) VFX Artists React #176: Clint, Jordan, and Wren Andor (2022-2025) Clint’s Render Challenges The One (2001) VFX Artists React #177: Jordan, Niko, and Wren The Last of Us (2023-) Soy Cuba (1964) Waking Life (2001) A Scanner Darkly (2006) Havoc (2025) VFX Artists React #178: Niko, Wren, and guest Adam Savage Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999) Terminator Salvation (2009) The Fifth Element (1997) Tom Clancy’s The Division: Agent Origins (Ashes) (2016 Corridor Digital short) “Love” by OK Go (2025 music video) VFX Artists React #179: Niko, Sam, and Wren Armor (2024) Tron: Ares (2025) Anaconda (1997) Night at the Museum (2006) Iron Man (2008) VFX Artists React #180: Niko, Sam, and Wren Altered States (1980) Iron Man (2008) Captain America: Civil War (2016) Iron Man 2 (2010) Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Blue Thunder (1983) VFX Artists React - Independence Day: Niko, Sam, and Wren Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) Independence Day (1996) Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins (1991, Extended Cut only) VFX Artists React #181: Niko, Sam, and Wren I’m a Virgo (2013-2013) Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance (2024-2024) Cover Girl (1944) George of the Jungle (1997) The Legend of Tarzan (2016) VFX Artists React #182: Niko, Sam, and Wren YuYu Hakusho (2023-2023) “SimGraphics VActor Promo Video (1993) w/Charles Martinet as Mario” (2025 short) Junior (1994) “SAR Shizuaok Air Rescue” (2024 short by @jakaparker) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) VFX Artists React #183: Niko, Sam, and Wren The Ring Two (2005) Lamb (2021) “Blender Star Wars Animation : Star Wars Return Of The Jedi Let’s rush into the Death Star! HD” (2021 YouTube short by @YouSakura) Bloodshot (2020) “The Witcher 4 Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo 4K | State of Unreal | Unreal Fest Orlando” (2025 YouTube short by @UnrealEngine) VFX Artists React #184: Niko, Sam, and Wren Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) Mission: Impossible (1996) The Substance (2024) Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins (1991, remastered in 2000, Extended Cut only) VFX Artists React #185: Sam, Wren, and guest Tim Miller Love, Death & Robots (2019-) “Clippy” (from Microsoft Word) Fox Sports logo VFX Artists React #186: Jordan, Wren, and guest Seth Worley Sketch (2024) Plot Device (2013 short) Real Gone (2015 short, Extended Cut only) Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) VFX Artists React #187: Niko, Sam, and Wren Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) Jurassic Park III (2001) Jurassic World (2015) VFX Artists React #188: Sam, Wren, and guest Tim Miller Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War (2004 video game) Astartes (2020 short) Secret Level (2024-) Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2 (2025 short) VFX Artists React #189: Niko, Sam, and Wren The Time Travelers (1964) A Minecraft Movie (2025) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) VFX Artists React #190: Jordan, Niko, and Wren Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) South Park (1997-) Wrath of the Titans (2012) Superman (1978) VFX Artists React #191: Jordan, Sam, and Wren Superman (2025) Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) KPop Demon Hunters (2025) VFX Artists React #192: Jordan, Niko, and Wren “ok garmin” (2025 YouTube short by @kaaos) HQ - THE SILVER SURFER - SHORT FILM - US School of Cinema-Television (1992 short) Mickey 17 (2025) War of the Worlds (2025) VFX Artists React #193: Jordan, Sam, and Wren 28 Years Later (2025) Wednesday (2022-) Small Soldiers (1998) VFX Artists React #194: Jordan, Niko, and Sam Snow White (2025) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Songs from the Second Floor (2000) Sinners (2025) VFX Artists React #195: Jordan, Niko, and Sam The Wizard of Oz at Sphere (2025) Our Oceans (2024) “I made a Subway for My Cats!” (2025 YouTube short by @Xing’s World) Black Mirror (2011-) “Iron Giant Test Composite Animations” (2017 short) VFX Artists React #196: Jordan, Niko, and Wren Scooby-Doo (2002) Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) Together (2025) VFX Artists React #197: Niko, Sam, and Wren Carry-On (2024) “Jumper | Sci-Fi Action Short” (2025 YouTube video by Mikhail Parkhomenko) Primitive War (2025) Real Genius (1985) VFX Artists React #198: Jordan, Niko, and Sam M3GAN 2.0 (2022) M3GAN 2.0 (2025) The Gilded Age (2022-) Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) F1 (2025) Copperfield: Tornado of Fire (2001 magic trick) Criss Angel Mindfreak (2005-2010; magic trick) VFX Artists React #199: Jordan, Niko, and Sam Batman (1989) Batman Returns (1992) Batman Forever (1995) Batman (1966-1968) Batman & Robin (1997) VFX Artists React #200: Jordan, Niko, and Wren Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Little Monsters (1989) Orphan Black (2013-2017) Thunderbolts* (2025) Shock Troopers (2011 Corridor Digital short, Extended Cut only) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) . . . VFX Artists React - Bad and Worse VFX Artists React - Bad and Worse #1: Jordan, Sam, and Wren Bad CGI Gator (2023) Jury Duty (2023-, Extended Cut only) Big Shark (2023) Twisted Pair (2018) Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007-2010) Morongo Casino Resort & Spa (2023 commercials) A Folded Ocean (2023, Extended Cut only) . . . VFX Artists React - Bollywood VFX Artists React - Bollywood #1: with Clint, Sam, and Wren Baahubali: The Conclusion (2017) Enthiran (2010) Singham (2011) VFX Artists React - Bollywood #2:: Clint, Sam, and Wren Magadheera (2009) Zero (2018) Ambala (2013) VFX Artists React - Bollywood #3: Clint, Niko, and Wren Eega (The Fly, 2012) Zero (2018) Ra.One (2011) VFX Artists React - Bollywood #4: Clint, Sam, and Wren Dhoom 2 (2006) Tumbbad (2018) Singham (2011) VFX Artists React - Bollywood #5: Clint, Sam, and Wren Bang Bang! (2014) War (2019) Padmaaavat (2018) I (2015) VFX Artists React - Bollywood #6: Clint, Sam, and Wren Dhoom 3 (2013) Vishwaroopam (2013) Spyder (2017) VFX Artists React - Bollywood #7: Niko, Sam, and Wren Saaho (2019) VFX Artists React - Bollywood #8: Niko, Sam, and Wren Krrish 3 (2013) Koi… Mil Gaya (2003) Fan (2016) VFX Artists React - Bollywood #9: Niko, Sam, and Wren Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) Thunivu (2023) 2.0 (2018) . . . VFX Artists React - Tollywood VFX Artists React - Tollywood: Niko, Sam, and guest Freddie Wong RRR (2022) Stuntmen React Stuntmen React #1: Clint, Niko, and guest Eric Linden Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2018) The General (1926) The Punisher: Season 2 (2018) The Protector (2005) Stuntmen React #2: Clint, Niko, and guest Eric Linden Eric Linden (stunt artist) reel Bob Brown fire jump (2002) Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) Gary Connery wingsuit landing without a parachute (2012) GoldenEye (1995) Stuntmen React #3: Clint, Niko, and guest Eric Linden The Raid: Redemption (2011) The Dark Knight Rises (2012) John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) Fast Five (2011) Stuntmen React #4: Clint, Niko, and guest Gui DaSilva-Greene Wheels on Meals (1984, Jackie Chan) The Way of the Dragon (1972, Bruce Lee) Drunken Master II (1994, Jackie Chan) Oldboy (2003) Oldboy (2013) Stuntmen React - Marvel: Clint, Niko, and guest Gui DaSilva-Greene Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Captain America: Civil War (2016) Black Panther (2018) Stuntmen React #5: Clint, Niko, and guest Eric Linden Baby Driver (2017) Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Hot Rod (2007) Point Break (1997) Django Unchained (2012) Stuntmen React #6: Clint, Niko, and guest Eric Linden Commando (1985) Rob Roy (1995) Daredevil (2015) Daredevil Season 2 (2016) The Raid 2 (2014) Stuntmen React #7: Sam, Niko, and guest Chris Cowan Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) The Bourne Supremacy (2004) Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Naruto: Shippuden (2014) My Hero Academia (2019, mini-mini-series) Stuntmen React #8: Clint, Niko, and guest Gui DaSilva-Greene Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (2017) Kill Zone S.P.I. (2005) Flash Point (2007) The Boys (2019) Stuntmen React #9: Clint, Niko, and guest Ilram Choi Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Red Dawn (2012) First Strike (1996, Jackie Chan) Chocolate (2008) Ilram Choi’s Burger King commercial “Eat like a snake” (2006) Stuntmen React #10: Clint, Niko, and guest Gui DaSilva-Greene The Protector (2005) Stagecoach (1939) Project A (1983, Jackie Chan) The Killer (1989) Stuntmen React #11: Clint, Niko, and guest Jesse La Flair Casino Royale (2006) The Office: Season 6: Gossip (2009) Hawaii Five-0: Season 7: Makaukau 'oe e Pa’ani? (2016) Police Story 2 (1988, Jackie Chan) Stuntmen React #12: Clint, Niko, and guest Jesse La Flair District B13 (2004) X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) Who Am I? (1998, Jackie Chan) Stuntmen React #13: Clint, Niko, and guest Gui DaSilva-Greene Ip Man (2008) Lucifer: Season 4: Who’s da New King of Hell? (2019) Enter the Dragon (Bruce Lee) Stuntmen React #14: Clint, Niko, and guest Gui DaSilva-Greene Kung Fu Hustle (2004) Daredevil (2015-2018) Game of Thrones (2011-2019) Stuntmen React #15: Clint, Niko, and guest Aaron Toney Captain America: Civil War (2016) Black Panther (2018) The Protector (2005) Throne (2020 short) Stuntmen React #16: Clint, Niko, and guest Eric Linden Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey (2020) iCarly (2007) Romancing the Stone (1984) Métal Hurlant Chronicles (2012) Skull: Punisher Reawakened (2020) Stuntmen React - Sword Fights #1: Clint, Niko, and guest Luke LaFontaine The Last Samurai (2003) Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999) Rob Roy (1995) Avengement (2019) Savage Dog (2017) Stuntmen React - Driving: Clint, Niko, and guest David Patterson The Fast and the Furious (2001) Fast Five (2011) Bullitt (1968) The French Connection (1971) Ronin (1998) Drive (2011) Stuntmen React #17: Clint, Niko, and guest Eric Linden Extraction (2020) The Thing from Another World (1951) No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) The Old Guard (2020) AJIN: Demi-Human (2016) Stuntmen React #18: Clint, Niko, and guest Aaron Toney Batman: Arkham Origins (2013 video game) Norbit (2007) Ben-Hur (1959) Dragons Forever (1988, Jackie Chan) Stuntmen React #19: Clint, Niko, and guest Gui DaSilva-Greene The Show (1922) I Saw the Devil (2010) The Venture Bros. (2003) National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) Jingle All the Way (1996) Tiger on Beat (1998) Stuntmen React #20: Clint, Niko, and guest Eric Linden Hooper (1978) Cliffhanger (1993) Top Gun: Maverick (2021) Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) Stick (1985) Stuntmen React #21: Clint, Niko, and guest Gui DaSilva-Greene Hard Target (1993) Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014) Project Power (2020) Odd Couple (1979) Knockabout (1979) The Rundown (2003) Stuntmen React #22: Clint, Niko, and guest Gui DaSilva-Greene Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005) Hard Target (1993) Red Cliff (2008) Waterloo (1970) Warrior (2019-) Stuntmen React #23: Niko and guests Aaron Toney and Gui DaSilva-Greene Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) Blade (1998) Hard Boiled (1992) Bloodsport (1988) Stuntmen React #24: Niko and guests Aaron Toney and Gui DaSilva-Greene Born to Fight (2004) Zack Snyder’s Jusice League (2021) Armour of God (1986) Rurouni Kenshin: Origins (2012) Stuntmen React #25: Niko and guests Malay Kim and Gui DaSilva-Greene Iron Fist (2017) Blood Dragon: The Cyber War (2013, Corridor Digital) SYNC: The Movie (2014, Corridor Digital) Sleeping Dogs (2012 short) Shanghai Knights (2003, Jackie Chan) Walker, Texas Ranger (1993-2001) Stuntmen React #26: Niko and guests Freddie Wong and Scott Adkins Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019) Equilibrium (2002) Pedicap Driver (1989) Stuntmen React - Sword Fights #2: Niko and guests Luke LaFontaine and Jessica Medina Troy (2004) John Wick: Chatper 3 - Parabellum (2019) The Duellists (1977) The Princess Bride (1987) Stuntmen React #27: Niko and guests Freddie Wong and Scott Adkins The Expendables 2 (2012) Triple Threat (2019) Nerf John Wick (2017, Corridor Digital) Jon Snow Wick (2019, Corridor Digital) Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012) Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013) Stuntmen React #28: Clint, Niko, and guest Jesse La Flair 6 Underground (2019) Dominic Di Tommaso (@domtomato) clips Rick Charls world record 172-foot high dive (1984) Stuntmen React, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Niko and guests Chris Cowan and Yung Lee Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Stuntmen React #29: Niko and guests Travis Wong and Gui DaSilva-Greene Step Up 3D (2010) The Kick (2011) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) Furious 7 (2015) Stuntmen React #30: Niko and guests Chris Cowan and Yung Lee The Matrix (1999) Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) Shaolin Soccer (1999) Monster Hunter (2020) They Live (1988) Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011) Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999) Stuntmen React #31: Niko and guests Travis Wong and Gui DaSilva-Greene China Salesman (2017) Gangs of London (2020-) The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Ava (2020, Extended Cut only) Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021, Extended Cut only) Raging Fire (2021) Breaking Bad (2008-2013) Son of a Dungeon: Season 1: Episode 4 (2021, Corridor Digital) Stuntmen React - Marvel #2: Niko and guest Gui DaSilva-Greene and James Young Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Captain America: Civil War (2016) Avengers: Endgame (2019) Stuntmen React #32: Niko and guests James Young and Gui DaSilva-Greene Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (2017) Sword of the Stranger (2007) Arcane (2021-) Troy (2004) The Fable: A Hitman Who Doesn’t Kill (2021) Gui DaSilva vs. James Young - Knife Fight (2014 short) Stuntmen React #33: Clint, Gui DaSilva-Greene, and guest Andy Cheng Police Story (1985, Jackie Chan) Mr. Nice Guy (1997, Jackie Chan) Rush Hour 2 (2001, Jackie Chan) Who Am I (2014) Dragon Lord (1982) Stuntmen React #34: Clint, Gui DaSilva-Greene, and guest Andy Cheng The Scorpion King (2002) The Rundown (2003) The Saint of Gamblers (1995) Mission: Impossible III (2006) Stuntmen React #35: Niko, Gui DaSilva-Greene, and guest Mark Wagner Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) Spider-Man (2002) Ant-Man (2015) Captain America: Civil War (2016) This is 40 (2012) Basic Instinct (1992, Extended Cut only) Stretch (2014, Extended Cut only) Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019) Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994, Extended Cut only) Stuntmen React #36: Niko, Gui DaSilva-Greene, and guest Daniel Stevens X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) Free Guy (2021) Unstoppable (2010) Extraction (2010) Stuntmen React #37: Niko, Gui DaSilva-Greene, and guest Eric Linden Black Adam (2022) BKO: Bangkok Knockout (2010) Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978) Tora! Tora! Tora! ( 1970) NCIS: Los Angeles (2009-2023, Extended Cut only) The Expendables 3 (2014) Rambo: First Blood (1982) Lethal Weapon (1987) Stuntmen React #38: Niko, Gui DaSilva-Greene, and guest Eric Linden Road House (2024) Road House (1989) The Glimmer Man (1996) The Hunted (2003) Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994) Stuntmen React #39: Niko, Gui DaSilva-Greene, and guest J.J. Perry Day Shift (2022) The Rundown (2003) Lost Bullet 2 (2022, Extended Cut only) Murder Mystery 2 (2023) Deadly Encounter (1982) The Fate of the Furious (2017) It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005-, Extended Cut only) Stuntmen React #40: Niko, Gui DaSilva-Greene, and guest J.J. Perry Armor of God (1986, Jackie Chan) The Quick and the Dead (1995, Extended Cut only) Throne of Blood (1957) John Wick 2 (2017) Mortal Kombat (1995) Stuntmen React #41: Niko and guests Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou (RackaRacka) Ronald McDonald WWE BEATDOWN (2016 short) Racka VS Racka (2020 short) Extreme CAR HIT CHALLENGE (2018 short, Extended Cut only) Harry Potter VS Star Wars (2014 short, ) The Naruto Showdown ナルト対決 (2016 short) Harry Potter VS Star Wars 2 (2019 short, Extended Cut only) Escape or Get Crushed By A Tank (2018 Corridor Digital short, Extended Cut only) Halo VS Call of Duty (2015 short) Talk to Me (2022) Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001) Smallville (2001-2011) Born to Fight (2004, Extended Cut only) Stuntmen React #42: Niko, Gui DaSilva-Greene, and guest J.J. Perry Roar (1981) Ted Lasso (2020-2023) John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) The Musketeer (2001) Once Upon a Time in China (1991) One Piece (2023-) The Last Samurai (2003) Stuntmen React #43: Niko, Gui DaSilva-Greene, and guest David Leitch Orgazmo (1997) Fight Club (1999) Replicant (2001) The Fall Guy (2024) Atomic Blonde (2017) Nobody (2021) Bullet Train (2022) Deadpool 2 (2018) Stuntmen React #44: Niko and guests Eric Linden and Taran Butler John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) Dirty Harry (1971) Red Heat (1988) Lethal Weapon (1987) Heat (1995) Shooter (2007) The Bourne Identity (2002) The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) No Tears for the Dead (2014) Equilibrium (2002) Robocop (1987) Starship Troopers) Aliens (1986) Road House (2024) Stuntmen React #45: Niko, Gui DaSilva-Greene, and guest Anis Cheurfa John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) Tron: Legacy (2010) The Wolverine (2013) Logan (2017) Drunken Master II (1994) Ong Bak 2: The Beginning (2008) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011 video game) The Man from Snowy River (1982) Stuntmen React - Helicopter Stunts: Niko, Wren, and guest Fred North Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) Ambulance (2022) Unstoppable (2010) Bad Boys for Life (2020) Record breaking altitude for helicopter (2002) Stuntmen React - The Karate Kid: Niko, Gui DaSilva-Greene, and guest Ben Wang Karate Kid: Legends (2025) Shanghai Knights (2003) Drunken Master II (1994) Shanghai Knights 2003) The Karate Kid (1984) Stuntwomen React Stuntwomen React #1: Clint, Niko, and guest Amy Johnston Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Supercop (1992) The Gate (2016 short) Stuntwomen React #2: Clint, Niko, and guest Amy Johnston Millionaires Express (1986) Lady Bloodlight (2016) Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018 video game) Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (2016 video game) Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order (2019 video game) Project A (1983, Jackie Chan) RocketJump: The Show, Episode “Tip Jar” (2016) Hero (2002) Stuntwomen React #3: Clint, Niko, and guest Lauren Mary Kim Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2020) Vertical Limit (2000) Stargirl (2020) The Accidental Spy (2001) Stuntwomen React #4: Clint, Niko, and guest Amy Johnston Taken 3 (2014) Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) Police Story (1985, Jackie Chan) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Stuntwomen React #5: Clint, Niko, and guest Lauren Mary Kim Daredevil (2015-2018) The Mandalorian, Season 1 (2019) Kali Diaries - Game of Death (2020 short) Stuntwomen React #6: Clint, Niko, and guest Amy Johnston Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014) Under Siege (1992) Kill Zone - S.P.I. (2005) John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) Atomic Blonde (2017) Stuntwomen React #7: Clint, Niko, and guest Lauren Mary Kim The Mandalorian, Season 2 (2020) RackaRacka clips Jackass 3D (2010, copyright censored) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Lone Survivor (2013) Stuntwomen React #8: Clint, Niko, and guest Lauren Mary Kim Ong-Bak (2013) The Mandalorian, Season 2 (2020) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) Stargirl (2020) Warrior (2019) Stuntwomen React #9: Clint, Niko, and guest Amy Johnston Terminal Velocity (1994) Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) The Matrix (1999) Righting Wrongs (1986) Rush Hour 2 (2001, Jackie Chan) Stuntwomen React #10: Niko and guests Cassandra Ebner and Gui DaSilva-Greene Shazam! (2019) Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) Croft (2013 short) Game of Thrones (2011-2019) The 100 (2014-2020) Æon Flux (Aeon Flux, 2005) Drunken Dragon (1985) Stuntwomen React #11: Niko and guests Amy Johnston and Kimberly Shannon Murphy Knight And Day (2010) Top Gun: Maverick (2022, Extended Cut only) The Mick (2017-2018) It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005-) Atomic Blonde (2017) Old Guard (2020, Extended Cut only) Stuntwomen React #12: Niko and guests Amy Johnston and Kimberly Shannon Murphy Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) I Am Legend (2007) Bright (2017) Freaks of Nature (2015, Extended Cut only) Animators React Animators React - Cartoons #1: Clint, Niko, and guest Eric Koenig Akira (1988) Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) Bimbo’s Initiation (1931) Pinocchio (1940) Animators React - Cartoons #2: Clint, Niko, and guest Eric Koenig Fantasia (1940) Spirited Away (2001) Cats Don’t Dance (1997) Family Dog (1987) Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse (2018) Animators React - CGI #1: Clint, Niko, and guest Alexander Snow Frozen II (2019) Big Hero 6 (2014) Lion King the Remakeboot (2020) Let it Go The Remakebook Animators React - CGI #2: Clint, Niko, and guest Alexander Snow Toy Story 3 (2010) Toy Story 4 (2019) The Last of Us Part II (2020 video game) Foodfight! (2012) Animators React - Cartoons #3: Niko, Wren, and guest Alexander Snow Invincible (2021-) Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008) The Legend of Korra (2012-2014) Koji (2018 short) Animators React - Anime #1: Niko, Wren, and guest Alexander Snow My Hero Academia (2016-) Attack on Titan (2013-) Animators React - Cartoons #4: Niko, Wren, and guest Eric Koenig Porky Pig’s Feat (1943) Draftee Daffy (1945) Red Hot Riding Hood (1943) Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953) Housebroken (2021-) Animators React - Cartoons #5: Niko, Wren, and guest Eric Koenig The Lord of the Rings (1978) The Hobbit (1977) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) Redline (2009) Family Dog (1993) The Iron Giant (1999) Animators React - Cartoons #6: Niko, Wren, and guest Eric Koenig The Skeleton Dance (1929) Fantasia (1940) The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) The Tell-Tale Heart (1953) Watership Down (1978) Vincent (1982) The Simpsons (1989-) Animators React - Arcane: Niko, Wren, and guest Alexander Snow Arcane (2021-) “Enemy” by Imagine Dragons (2022 music video) Animators React - Cartoons #7: Niko, Wren, and guest Alexander Snow Klaus (2019) Chosen (2022-, Extended Cut only) Bad Guys (2022) James Lee’s animations (various) Shaggy the Return Part 2: The Rise of Big Chungus | Phase 1: Episode 5 (2019 short) Pinocchio: A True Story (2021) Animators React - Love Death + Robots: Niko and guests Alexander Snow and Patrick Osborne Love Death + Robots (2019-) Animators React - Cartoons #8: Sam, Wren, and guest Arin Hanson Awesome Series - Awesome Reach (2008-2019 shorts) Xiao Xiao (2001-2002 shorts) Madness Combat (2002- shorts) Animator vs. Animation (2006- shorts) Homestar Runner (1996- shorts) Animators React - Cartoons #9: Niko and guests Alexander Snow and Patrick Osborne Paperman (2012 short) Pet (2015 short) The Old Mill (1937 short) Lorenzo (2004 short, Extended Cut only) Tarzan (1999) Feast (2014 short) Bratz: Rock Angelz (2005) Animators React - Cartoons #10: Fenner, Niko, and guest Tom Bancroft Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990 short) The Lion King (1994) The Lion King (2019, Extended Cut only) Mulan (1998) Aladdin (1992) VeggieTales (1993-2015) Geri’s Game (1997 short, Extended Cut only) Brother Bear (2003) Animators React - Cartoons #11: Niko and guests Tom Bancroft and Tony Bancroft Beauty and the Beast (1991) Aladdin (1992) Pocahontas (1995) The Lion King (1994) Mulan (1998) The Emperor’s New Groove (2000, Extended Cut only) Anime Rock, Paper, Scissors (2023 short, Corridor Digital) Animators React - Anime #2: Niko, Wren, and guest Alex Snow Chainsaw Man (2022-) Trigun Stampede (2023-) Hero ft. Martin Garrix & JVKE | ANIMATED CINEMATIC | MARVEL SNAP (2022 short) Anime Rock, Paper, Scissors 2 (2023 short, Corridor Digital) Animators React - Cartoons #12: Niko, Wren, and guest Ted Ty The Lion King (1994) Nimona (2023) Lilo & Stitch (2002) Shark Tale (2004) Kung Fu Panda (2008) Shrek Forever After (2010, Extended Cut only) Animators React - Cartoons #13: Niko, Wren, and guest Alex Snow Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) Encanto (2021) Mini “Encanto” Recap Cartoon! (2022 short) The Ultimate “Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” Recap Cartoon (2023 short) ULTIMATE RECAP CARTOONS COMPILATION (2022 short) Strange World (2022) The Windshield Wiper (2021 short) Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal (2019-) Jay Jay the Jet Plane (1994-1996) CoComelon Songs For Kids + More Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs - CoComelon (2021 shorts) Animators React - Cartoons #14: Niko, Wren, and guest Tom Bancroft The Old Mill (1937) The Great Mouse Detective (1986) Beauty and the Beast (1991) The Rescuers Down Under (1990) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Paperman (2012 short, Extended Cut only) Pencils vs Pixels (2023) Animators React - Cartoons #15: Niko, Peter, and guest Aaron Blaise Brother Bear (2003) Snow Bear (TBD) Animators React - Cartoons #16: Niko, Peter, and guest Aaron Blaise Trail Mix-Up (1993 short) Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990 short, Extended Cut only) The Rescuers Down Under (1990) Beauty and the Beast (1991) Aladdin (1992) The Lion King (1994) The Lion King (2019, Extended Cut only) The Bear & the Hare (2013 short) Animators React - The Simpsons: Niko, Wren, and David Silverman The Tracey Ullman Show (1987-1990; “The Simpsons” shorts) The Simpsons (1989-) Listerine Knight (1992 commercial) Monsters, Inc. (2001) The Simpsons Movie (2007) Animators React - Wallace and Gromit: Niko and guests Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham King Kong (1933) Jason and the Argonauts (1963) A Grand Day Out (1989 short) The Wrong Trousers (1993 short) Chicken Run (2000) Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) Directors React Directors React #1: Nick, Niko, and guest David Lowery The Green Knight (2021) Pete’s Dragon (2016) The Old Man & the Gun (2018) The Old Man & the Gun (2023) ::: I really recommend using SponsorBlock when watching this channel.

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N/S vertical bifacial panels provide 85% of standard panels sloped mounting, Everyday Dave, YouTube

::: spoiler Gemini AI summary Gemini AI summary This video, titled “Solar Panel Showdown: The Surprising Winner!”, compares the performance of various solar panel configurations throughout the year, focusing on vertical north-south facing, vertical east-west facing, and 30° south-facing panels. Here’s a summary of the findings: Winter Performance [00:15]: The vertical north-south panels significantly outperformed all other configurations. They produced 36% more energy than south-facing bifacial panels and more than double the output of standard panels. On a sunny winter day, they even reached peak power of almost 350 watts [02:54]. The east-west panels showed dismal performance due to the sun’s low angle [03:00]. Snowfall was also a factor, with vertical panels having a distinct advantage as they don’t accumulate snow, unlike standard panels which produce almost nothing until the snow melts [05:08]. The north-south panels also benefited from snow reflection, reaching up to 450 watts and even 485 watts in ideal cold, sunny conditions with snow on the ground [05:20]. Spring/Mid-Year Performance [06:32]: Around April, the situation changed. While days were longer, peak power was not as high due to increased temperatures. The south-facing bifacial panels became the top performers, producing over 3,000 watt-hours in a single day [06:58]. The east-west panels showed a characteristic boost in power during morning and evening [07:04]. North-south panels’ production dropped relative to the south-facing panels, producing about 61% of their output [07:11], though their absolute production remained similar to winter without snow reflection [07:25]. Summer Performance [07:49]: During the summer, especially with reduced sunlight due to Canadian wildfires (which caused about a 20% reduction in production) [07:57], the south-facing bifacial panels were the clear winners, producing twice the daily energy of the north-south panels [08:18]. East-west panels held their own but still couldn’t beat the south-facing bifacial panels, reaching about 75% of their output [08:43]. Cloudy Days [08:58]: On cloudy days, all configurations showed significantly lower production, less than a third of a sunny day [09:10]. There was very little difference in total daily production between the setups, but the south-facing bifacial panels were still the winner [09:16]. Year-Round Summary [09:58]: Over a 6-month period from winter to summer solstice, the south-facing bifacial panels at an optimized 30° angle were the highest overall performers. Standard panels came in at 90% of optimal, east-west panels at 80%, and north-south panels at 77% [10:05]. Advantage of North-South Vertical Panels [10:27]: Despite not being the highest overall producer, north-south facing vertical panels offer an advantage: their production is almost constant year-round, avoiding snow buildup in northern regions and hail damage in southern regions [11:02]. East-west panels can be added to boost summer production if needed [11:33]. You can find more information about solar analysis and home solar systems, along with calculators and resources, on the “Projects With Everyday Dave” website [12:08]. :::

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After Copilot Trial, Government Staff Rated Microsoft's AI Less Useful Than Expected

Copilot is one of two LLMs I’ve briefly tried. It was noticeably better than Gemini was at the time, but still seemed entirely pointless. Nothing it (or Gemini) offered to do were things I wanted help with. I enjoy research and writing, so why would I outsource those things and burn down an acre of rainforest in the process?

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AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say

When HAL 9000, the artificial intelligence supercomputer in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, works out that the astronauts onboard a mission to Jupiter are planning to shut it down, it plots to kill them in an attempt to survive. Now, in a somewhat less deadly case (so far) of life imitating art, an AI safety research company has said that AI models may be developing their own “survival drive”. After Palisade Research released a paper last month which found that certain advanced AI models appear resistant to being turned off, at times even sabotaging shutdown mechanisms, it wrote an update attempting to clarify why this is – and answer critics who argued that its initial work was flawed. In an update this week, Palisade, which is part of a niche ecosystem of companies trying to evaluate the possibility of AI developing dangerous capabilities, described scenarios it ran in which leading AI models – including Google’s Gemini 2.5, xAI’s Grok 4, and OpenAI’s GPT-o3 and GPT-5 – were given a task, but afterwards given explicit instructions to shut themselves down.

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The 9 most important takeaways from Galaxy XR event

We have been waiting for months to know the name, price, and release date of the “Project Moohan” headset. Today, Samsung has announced that the headset is called Galaxy XR, and is available to be purchased in the US and Korea starting from $1799. People buying the headset can also enjoy an Explorer pack with some free perks like 12 months of Gemini AI Pro and 12 months of YouTube Premium. We already knew most of the info shown. Most of the demos were pretty basic, and most of them (like the Google Maps one) were things we already saw in other presentations by Google. There were no disruptive announcements, no killer app, no killer feature. And it seems that Google was more interested in mentioning AI than XR. Even the attention of the community was not so high: there were fewer than 100 people registered for the livestream, only 15-20K watching it, and my tweets about it had probably a third of the engagement I had while tweeting from Meta Connect. Probably everyone knew that with this price and this set of features, this headset had no chance to become mainstream, so everything was tuned down to realistic expectations. Which is something I appreciate: it’s useless to create hype when reality can’t meet expectations. It just creates new “XR is dead” articles. But at the same time, I think something more than this could have been done. Meta Connect was a much bigger and more exciting event, for instance. And I felt more excitement for the Meta Ray-Ban Display than I feel now for this Galaxy XR headset. Anyway, as I’ve said, it is a first step. I hope the first step of a long journey of Google and Samsung in XR, something that may help XR become mainstream one day.

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18 Lawyers Caught Using AI Explain Why They Did It

Earlier this month, an appeals court in California issued a blistering decision and record $10,000 fine against a lawyer who submitted a brief in which “nearly all of the legal quotations in plaintiff’s opening brief, and many of the quotations in plaintiff’s reply brief, are fabricated” through the use of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok. The court said it was publishing its opinion “as a warning” to California lawyers that they will be held responsible if they do not catch AI hallucinations in their briefs. In that case, the lawyer in question “asserted that he had not been aware that generative AI frequently fabricates or hallucinates legal sources and, thus, he did not ‘manually verify [the quotations] against more reliable sources.’ He accepted responsibility for the fabrications and said he had since taken measures to educate himself so that he does not repeat such errors in the future.” As the judges remark in their opinion, the use of generative AI by lawyers is now everywhere, and when it is used in ways that introduce fake citations or fake evidence, it is bogging down courts all over America (and the world). For the last few months, 404 Media has been analyzing dozens of court cases around the country in which lawyers have been caught using generative AI to craft their arguments, generate fictitious citations, generate false evidence, cite real cases but misinterpret them, or otherwise take shortcuts that has introduced inaccuracies into their cases. Our main goal was to learn more about why lawyers were using AI to write their briefs, especially when so many lawyers have been caught making errors that lead to sanctions and that ultimately threaten their careers and their standings in the profession. To do this, we used a crowdsourced database of AI hallucination cases maintained by the researcher Damien Charlotin, which so far contains more than 410 cases worldwide, including 269 in the United States. Charlotin’s database is an incredible resource, but it largely focuses on what happened in any individual case and the sanctions against lawyers, rather than the often elaborate excuses that lawyers told the court when they were caught. Using Charlotin’s database as a starting point, we then pulled court records from around the country for dozens of cases where a lawyer offered a formal explanation or apology. Pulling this information required navigating clunky federal and state court record systems and finding and purchasing the specific record where the lawyer in question tried to explain themselves (these were often called “responses to order to show cause.”) We also reached out to lawyers who were sanctioned for using AI to ask them why they did it. Very few of them responded, but we have included explanations from the few who did. What we found was incredibly fascinating, and reveals a mix of lawyers blaming IT issues, personal and family emergencies, their own poor judgment and carelessness, and demands from their firms and the industry to be more productive and take on more casework. But most often, they simply blame their assistants. Few dispute that the legal industry is under great pressure to use AI. Legal giants like Westlaw and LexisNexis have pitched bespoke tools to law firms that are now regularly being used, but Charlotin’s database makes clear that lawyers are regularly using off-the-shelf generalized tools like ChatGPT and Gemini as well. There’s a seemingly endless number of startups selling AI legal tools that do research, write briefs, and perform other legal tasks. While working on this article, it became nearly impossible to keep up with new cases of lawyers being sanctioned for using AI. Charlotin has documented 11 new cases within the last week alone. This article is the first of several 404 Media will write exploring the use of AI in the legal profession. If you’re a lawyer and have thoughts or firsthand experiences, please get in touch. Some of the following anecdotes have been lightly edited for clarity. 💡Are you a lawyer or do you work in the legal industry? We want to know how AI is impacting the industry, your firm, and your job. Using a non-work device, you can message me securely on Signal at jason.404. Otherwise, send me an email at [email protected]. A lawyer in Indiana blames the court (Fake case cited) A judge stated that the lawyer “took the position that the main reason for the errors in his brief was the short deadline (three days) he was given to file it. He explained that, due to the short timeframe and his busy schedule, he asked his paralegal (who once was, but is not currently, a licensed attorney) to draft the brief, and did not have time to carefully review the paralegal’s draft before filing it.” A lawyer in New York blamed vertigo, head colds, and malware “He acknowledges that he used Westlaw supported by Google Co-Pilot which is an artificial intelligence-based tool as preliminary research aid.” The lawyer “goes on to state that he had no idea that such tools could fabricate cases but acknowledges that he later came to find out the limitation of such tools. He apologized for his failure to identify the errors in his affirmation, but partly blames ‘a serious health challenge since the beginning of this year which has proven very persistent which most of the time leaves me internally cold, and unable to maintain a steady body temperature which causes me to be dizzy and experience bouts of vertigo and confusion.’ The lawyer then indicates that after finding about the ‘citation errors’ in his affirmation, he conducted a review of his office computer system and found out that his system was ‘affected by malware and unauthorized remote access.’ He says that he compared the affirmation he prepared on April 9, 2025, to the affirmation he filed to [the court] on April 21, 2025, and ‘was shocked that the cases I cited were substantially different.’” A lawyer in Florida blames a paralegal and the fact they were doing the case pro bono (Fake cases and hallucinated quotes) The lawyer “explained that he was handling this appeal pro bono and that as he began preparing the brief, he recognized that he lacked experience in appellate law. He stated that at his own expense, he hired ‘an independent contractor paralegal to assist in drafting the answer brief.’ He further explained that upon receipt of a draft brief from the paralegal, he read it, finalized it, and filed it with this court. He admitted that he ‘did not review the authority cited within the draft answer brief prior to filing’ and did not realize it contained AI generated content. A lawyer in South Carolina said he was rushing (Fake cases generated by Microsoft CoPilot) “Out of haste and a naïve understanding of the technology, he did not independently verify the sources were real before including the citations in the motion filed with the Court seeking a preliminary injunction” A lawyer in Hawaii blames a New Yorker they hired This lawyer was sanctioned $100 by a court for one AI-generated case, as well as quoting multiple real cases and misattributing them to that fake case. They said they had hired a per-diem attorney—“someone I had previously worked with and trusted,” they told the court—to draft the case, and though they “did not personally use AI in this case, I failed to ensure every citation was accurate before filing the brief.” The Honolulu Civil Beat reported that the per-diem attorney they hired was from New York, and that they weren’t sure if that attorney had used AI or not. The lawyer told us over the phone that the news of their $100 sanction had blown up in their district thanks to that article. “ I was in court yesterday, and of course the [opposing] attorney somehow brought this up,” they said in a call. According to them, that attorney has also used AI in at least seven cases. Nearly every lawyer is using AI to some degree, they said; it’s just a problem if they get caught. “The judges here have seen it extensively. I know for a fact other attorneys have been sanctioned. It’s public, but unless you know what to search for, you’re not going to find it anywhere. It’s just that for some stupid reason, my matter caught the attention of a news outlet. It doesn’t help with business.” A lawyer in Arizona blames someone they hired A judge wrote “this is a case where the majority of authorities cited were either fabricated, misleading, or unsupported. That is egregious … this entire litigation has been derailed by Counsel’s actions. The Opening Brief was replete with citation-related deficiencies, including those consistent with artificial intelligence generated hallucinations.” The attorney claimed “Neither I nor the supervising staff attorney knowingly submitted false or non-existent citations to the Court. The brief writer in question was experienced and credentialed, and we relied on her professionalism and prior performance. At no point did we intend to mislead the Court or submit citations not grounded in valid legal authority.” A lawyer in Louisiana blames Westlaw (a legal research tool) The lawyer “acknowledge[d] the cited authorities were inaccurate and mistakenly verified using Westlaw Precision, an AI-assisted research tool, rather than Westlaw’s standalone legal database.” The lawyer further wrote that she “now understands that Westlaw Precision incorporates AI-assisted research, which can generate fictitious legal authority if not independently verified. She testified she was unable to provide the Court with this research history because the lawyer who produced the AI-generated citations is currently suspended from the practice of law in Louisiana: “In the interest of transparency and candor, counsel apologizes to the Court and opposing counsel and accepts full responsibility for the oversight. Undersigned counsel now understands that Westlaw Precision incorporates AI-assisted research, which can generate fictitious legal authority if not independently verified. Since discovering the error, all citations in this memorandum have been independently confirmed, and a Motion for Leave to amend the Motion to Transfer has been filed to withdraw the erroneous citations. Counsel has also implemented new safeguards, including manual cross-checking in non AI-assisted databases, to prevent future mistakes.” “At the time, undersigned counsel understood these authorities to be accurate and reliable. Undersigned counsel made edits and finalized the pleading but failed to independently verify every citation before filing it. Undersigned counsel takes responsibility for this oversight. Undersigned counsel wants the Court to know that she takes this matter extremely seriously. Undersigned counsel holds the ethical obligations of our profession in the highest regard and apologizes to opposing counsel and the Court for this mistake. Undersigned counsel remains fully committed to the ethical obligations as an officer of the court and the standards expected by this Court going forward, which is evidenced by requesting leave to strike the inaccurate citations. Most importantly, undersigned counsel has taken steps to ensure this oversight does not happen again.” A lawyer in New York says the death of their spouse distracted them “We understand the grave implications of misreporting case law to the Court. It is not our intention to do so, and the issue is being investigated internally in our office,” the lawyer in the case wrote. “The Opposition was drafted by a clerk. The clerk reports that she used Google for research on the issue,” they wrote. “The Opposition was then sent to me for review and filing. I reviewed the draft Opposition but did not check the citations. I take full responsibility for failing to check the citations in the Opposition. I believe the main reason for my failure is due to the recent death of my spouse … My husband’s recent death has affected my ability to attend to the practice of law with the same focus and attention as before.” A lawyer in California says it was ‘a legal experiment’ This is a weird one, and has to do with an AI-generated petition filed three times in an antitrust lawsuit brought against Apple by the Coronavirus Reporter Corporation. The lawyer in the case explained that he created the document as a “legal experiment.” He wrote: “I also ‘approved for distribution’ a Petition which Apple now seeks to strike. Apple calls the Petition a ‘manifesto,’ consistent with their five year efforts to deride us. But the Court should be aware that no human ever authored the Petition for Tim Cook’s resignation, nor did any human spend more than about fifteen minutes on it. I am quite weary of Artificial Intelligence, as I am weary of Big Tech, as the Court knows. We have never done such a test before, but we thought there was an interesting computational legal experiment here. Apple has recently published controversial research that AI LLM’s are, in short, not true intelligence. We asked the most powerful commercially available AI, ChatGPT o3 Pro ‘Deep Research’ mode, a simple question: ‘Did Judge Gonzales Rogers’ rebuke of Tim Cook’s Epic conduct create a legally grounded impetus for his termination as CEO, and if so, write a petition explaining such basis, providing contextual background on critics’ views of Apple’s demise since Steve Jobs’ death.’ Ten minutes later, the Petition was created by AI. I don’t have the knowledge to know whether it is indeed ‘intelligent,’ but I was surprised at the quality of the work—so much so that (after making several minor corrections) I approved it for distribution and public input, to promote conversation on the complex implications herein. This is a matter ripe for discussion, and I request the motion be granted.” Lawyers in Michigan blame an internet outage “Unfortunately, difficulties were encountered on the evening of April 4 in assembling, sorting and preparation of PDFs for the approximately 1,500 pages of exhibits due to be electronically filed by Midnight. We do use artificial intelligence to supplement their research, along with strict verification and compliance checks before filing. AI is incorporated into all of the major research tools available, including West and Lexis, and platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and Perplexity. [We] do not rely on AI to write our briefs. We do include AI in their basic research and memorandums, and for checking spelling, syntax, and grammar. As Midnight approached on April 4, our computer system experienced a sudden and unexplainable loss of internet connection and loss of connection with the ECF [e-court filing] system … In the midst of experiencing these technical issues, we erred in our standard verification process and missed identifying incorrect text AI put in parentheticals in four cases in footnote 3, and one case on page 12, of the Opposition.” Lawyers in Washington DC blame Grammarly, ProWritingAid, and an IT error “After twenty years of using Westlaw, last summer I started using Lexis and its protege AI product as a natural language search engine for general legal propositions or to help formulate arguments in areas of the law where the courts have not spoken directly on an issue. I have never had a problem or issue using this tool and prior to recent events I would have highly recommended it. I failed to heed the warning provided by Lexis and did not double check the citations provided. Instead, I inserted the quotes, caselaw and uploaded the document to ProWritingAid. I used that tool to edit the brief and at one point used it to replace all the square brackets ( [ ) with parentheses. In preparing and finalizing the brief, I used the following software tools: Pages with Grammarly and ProWritingAid … through inadvertence or oversight, I was unaware quotes had been added or that I had included a case that did not actually exist … I immediately started trying to figure out what had happened. I spent all day with IT trying to figure out what went wrong.” A lawyer in Texas blames their email, their temper, and their legal assistant “Throughout May 2025, Counsel’s office experienced substantial technology related problems with its computer and e-mail systems. As a result, a number of emails were either delayed or not received by Counsel at all. Counsel also possesses limited technological capabilities and relies on his legal assistant for filing documents and transcription - Counsel still uses a dictation phone. However, Counsel’s legal assistant was out of the office on the date Plaintiffs Response was filed, so Counsel’s law clerk had to take over her duties on that day (her first time filing). Counsel’s law clerk had been regularly assisting Counsel with the present case and expressed that this was the first case she truly felt passionate about … While completing these items, Counsel’s law clerk had various issues, including with sending opposing counsel the Joint Case Management Plan which required a phone conference to rectify. Additionally, Counsel’s law clerk believed that Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss was also due that day when it was not. In midst of these issues, Counsel - already missing his legal assistant - became frustrated. However, Counsel’s law clerk said she had already completed Plaintiff’s Response and Counsel immediately read the draft but did not thoroughly examine the cases cited therein … unbeknownst to Counsel and to his dismay, Counsel’s law clerk did use artificial intelligence in drafting Plaintiff’s Response. Counsel immediately instituted a strict policy prohibiting his staff from using artificial intelligence without exception - Counsel doesn’t use artificial intelligence, so neither shall his staff. Second, Counsel now requires any staff assisting in drafting documents to provide Counsel with a printout of each case cited therein with the passage(s) being relied on highlighted or marked.” The lawyer also submitted an invoice from a company called Mainframe Computers for $480 which include line items for “Install office,” “printer not working and computer restarting,” “fixes with email and monitors and default fonts,” and “computer errors, change theme, resolution, background, and brightness.” From 404 Media via this RSS feed

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stop making ruling systems [contains generated image, OC]

INFO: image above “slop” text is generated by diffusion model (i found it on duckduckgo, did not generate it myself) ::: spoiler alternative image link on blahaj zone ::: i looked at dis “stop doin math” funi, n thought “eh - why not” n now i made dis. generally tried to keep it as close to the original as possibl, while also makin it maria-themed - so here we go. i think it turned out preddi well. in case dis post blows up n reaches the lemmy world peeps who dun kno me, here a little note to all u who r about to write a comment bout my writin style: i dun hav a stroke, n so do u. n for anyone curious, here the matrix multiplication thingy i mentioned in smol text. tldr: google put their gemini-2.0 into a loop of tryin stff out, n at som point it came up with the currently fastest matrix multiplication method to date. EDIT: ::: spoiler for anyone even more curious (only read this if u care bout my stance) yes, dis post is kindsa meant to be sepf-deprecating humor. u might wondr buut mariaaaaa - why??? whads self-deprecating bout postin out the obvious downsides of current ml systems? well let me tell u a story ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 🌳🌸💖🍩🍙🥧 (which i wrote btw, no language model was used) once upon a time, there was a maria 🌸 in a magical world of gud 🟢 and evil 🟣. maria 🌸 hated how the evil magic 🟣 was destroying the environment: evil powerful magic-wielders 😈 would create huge evil-magic-producers 🟪 with the hope of replacing the human! she also hated how suddenly, these dark-magic creatures 💜 wud write boring useless text and create uncanny scary imagery. typical of the evil-magics 😈, she 🌸 thought. the black-magic-advancements 🟣 at the time scared her so much, she believed all of human work could be replaced with this new dark magic 🟣! she imagined a future where no peep worked, with many takin their lifes becuz they felt it was meaningless without goals to achieve. despite all dis, maria 🌸 imagined they cud be used for gud, so she 🌸 lead one of the little creatures 💜 home. not to profit from, but to see what it 💜 cud do ~ at home, she 🌸 put the dark creature 💜 into a bunni-cage 🐇, wrote a page of instructions and pushed it thru the cage to the creature 💜 it 💜 licked the page, and started pretending to do the task, by writing down the actions it 💜 would take… but not actually doing them… turns out, she 🌸 had to let the written text be turned into actual actions using another well-known ancient spell: text-parsing 🟢 :o after bits of tinkerin, maria 🌸 … didn hav anythin useful, but she had fun trynna make the lil one 💜 do increasingly complex tasks. at som point, she felt accelerated by her own doings, n put it 💜 into a larger, bear-sized cage, n gave it 💜 much longer, mor complex instructions she 🌸 wud change its 💜 personality, look at its 💜 own writing, refine it, revise it, test its 💜 ideas, see its 💜 own failure n keep on tryin. … unknowingly, she 🌸 had becom a black magic wielder 🟣. she 🌸 had becom, whad she 🌸 hated so much 🟣 - though maria 🌸 didn giv brith to the monster 💜 (which wud increase environmental problms), she only fed it 💜 vrri little magical energy (much less than others wud use to play magic games) - n didn share the creatures 💜 scribbles with others, cuz she didn wana be like those other peeps 🟣 who pretend the output is worth sharin. she 🌸 imagined her frens frowning upon her, once findin out bout her 🌸 “hobby” 🟣. … one question bugged her tho: aftr all dis time, am i still maria 🌸? or hav i becom… maria 😈? she couldnt answer dis question. the end oh yea - u prolli need som context: i am developin an lm-based helper thingy for godot game engine for about a year by now. dis is why the post is kindsa self-deprecating, its cuz im litrlli buildin a thing which “does tasks”. vrri funi. anway, plz dun call be an ai-sis, i did make dis funi pictur aftr all, so i must be sane, right? (plz be cool bout dis >o< ) ::: ^ ^ ^ dis includes a little story too btw - its got mojis! ^ ^ ^

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My detailed de-google journey: Why and what I replaced with

I thought I would post my own journey to de-googling with challenges and wins along the way. I realise that this is a de-google community however I will also be mentioning some other replacements too. Hope this helps anyone but let me know if I can help answer any questions or discuss anything. Why I de-googled? Google has strayed away from its own rule of “don’t be evil” particularly in the past few years. To be fair, its not just Google, its all big US companies that dominates the market including Meta, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia etc. This has happened for many reasons but one of them is because Trump has shown them that it is OK to break any laws/rules/ethical boundaries to dominate. All the “China is evil” talk had nothing major to do with security grounds, it was to eat the competition which ruined the market for consumers (and no I’m not Chinese or Asian). Anyways back to Google… Google products makes 0 sense to me: You pay for a product for example Pixel 10 which costs over $1000 but then they collect EVERY SHRED OF data they can about you and sell that to third parties. So the main money they make from you is actually your data as well as taking the $1000 you paid. Where are the days of paying for a product which becomes yours and does exactly what you want it to do? Monopoly and anti-competition: Constantly trying to kill any competition it can rather than embracing and appreciating a diverse tech ecosystem. Many Google services are “walled gardens” Government Surveillance Concerns Location Tracking Controversies: Even with location history turned off, Google has been found to track user locations Running controversial projects (ex Project Maven) Little innovation: If i ignore all of the above, have you ever noticed that their products have barely changed in years (Google Drive, Keep, Mail, Maps)? This is because they are no longer about technical-innovation but rather chasing money only. The list goes on and on. What Products have I replaced? I think sometimes companies forget that CUSTOMERS are the ones who drive their business, Disney certainly got reminded of that when people started cancelling their memberships after the Kimmel fiasco. Luckily, massive thanks to companies who noticed this early and started creating alternative products and many of them are even open-source (these developers are the true legends that I respect). Here are some of the products that I have replaced in my life over the past 2 months: Google Drive > Filen + Ente Photos Luckily I chose not to tie myself into Google Photos because I didnt like the tie-in from the start, all photos were just in the Drive folder. I chose to go with both Ente Photos and Filen for images/documents etc. Why Ente photos? In my opinion they are a little overpriced but they seem to have the most complete feature set for photos like great zero knowledge, AI detection, maps, facial recognition etc and best of all it all happens locally. My photos total less than 100GB currently but in the future I will have to be careful about going over my 200GB limit. IMO 1TB option is far too expensive (I would rather switch to Immich self hosted at that point). Cons: Super annoying not to have 2-way sync in Ente. They try to force you to treat Ente as the source of truth for your photos. I got around this issue though by: Watching folders locally and always editing/deleting/adding new photos locally on PC. I never make edits on Ente. If i take a photo on phone, i upload them into a “Ente upload” folder, pull those down and then copy them manually into the relevant watched folder. Why Filen? You can easily get around 50GB by referrals which is very likely enough for documents and other files. However all other Filen options are so well priced particularly for zero knowledge encryption. I also LOVE how they did the drive mounting for all operating system with a nice dropdown to select: 2way sync, 1 way backup etc. I will likely create another post detailing all the providers I compared in this space. I downloaded and tinkered with all of them! Google Docs + Keep > Notion Notion wont be my final stop however this is where some of my docs already existed so i just moved more non-private files into it. Eventually I would like to explore Obsidian more and convert doc files into MD files in Filen (particularly the private ones). Google Maps > Organic Maps + Magic Earth for driving This is probably going to be my biggest pain future point. This is still early days but when Im making small trips nearby, I am trialling both apps. Google Youtube> 🥲 This is also a pain point, I have tried PeerTube however it is quite lacking aside from good privacy video guides. Gmail, Contacts & Google Calendar> Mailbox .org I tried many different email providers including Proton Mail, Tuta, Posteo but settled on Mailbox. Mailbox has recently updated their UI and it looks fantastic. They are a green provider, allow for very generous aliases number (and custom alias unlike Posteo). Their calendar and contacts are also fantastic and worked VERY well with Thunderbird. I found their instructions excellent to set everything up too. Why didnt I choose encryption here like Proton/Tuta? It came down to my personal needs. What I care about the most here is that Google is NOT selling my email data. Germany has strict privacy laws, they would have to jump through alot of court hoops to gain access to my data (useless) and this would only be if I was of interest to them. If encryption is important to you, this probably isnt an option. Again, I can do a detailed comparison of email providers in another post. Google Gemini > Mistral and Duck AI To be fair, I never really used Gemini too much so this was an easy choice. I do still find myself still using ChatGPT sometimes too. Browser and Search Engine > Firefox and DuckDuckGo/Brave Search I have been a loyal Firefox user since version 3 so this was easy (however I also use Vivaldi and respect their CEO for nice down to earth comments and being anti-AI in certain products). I opted for a combination of DuckGo and Brave because sometimes one is better than the other for results. Using both doesnt bother me. I really havent missed Google search and their AI that they FORCE down my neck… Google Authentication > 2FAS auth I chose 2FAS because it has a browser plugin to get the codes. Google Lens > Flora Incognita I thought about what I am really using Google Lens for and it turned it it was mostly to identify plants/trees etc so I tried Flora Incognita instead and its really excellent! I have hardly used Google Lens since installing this app. Google Translate > DeepL This replacement has been working very well however I do admit that I miss instant translations without having to take the photo. Google Pass > KeePass> Bitwarden Bitwarden is solid. Google Pay > Garmin Watch Pay When you pay with Google Pay, Google collects transaction details like merchant, amount, time, and payment method, linking you to your account to provide services and refine its advertising profile. Garmin Pay collects a minimal payment token and transaction details needed to process the purchase, without linking you to a broader advertising/data profile. Google Play Store > Fdroid + Aurora store I really love Fdroid - so much love and respect to the open source community! Aurora is also great and keeps downloads anonymous. You dont have to worry too much about moving to a new phone too because you can export. Facebook, Instagram etc. > 🗑️ I have been using Facebook (more than Instagram) for so long because I found it easy to get my news, keep in touch with friends overseas, interests etc. However their algorithms recently have gone mental, they are pushing more hate/far right propaganda recently and dont get me started on selling data here… I made a really hard decision to close both accounts. I have been facebook free for 2 weeks though and somehow Im still alive… Instead, Im using Lemmy (WHICH IM LOVING!) and doing a thing called: Going outdoors/travelling more - The graphics outside are amazing. Windows > Linux Fedora KDE Im not a complete newbie to Linux but I have been on Windows for over 20 years now. When I was on holiday, I forced myself to use Fedora on a Lenovo Slim 7i (trackpad use - no mouse). Fedora is the one that worked the best perfectly out of the box (Ubuntu was second choice, others like Debian had alot of issues like Audio drivers). KDE vs Gnome, honestly I enjoy both but I chose KDE because I love the customisation. Main cons: (again needs a seperate post) Maps tracking in the browser just wouldnt work accurately which made planning trips from my current location quite tricky. I had to really mess around with alot of things to finally get it working (some of the time). The window focus drove me nuts - This is a Wayland security addition which prevents window stealing so when you click on a link in VSCode, it wont bring Firefox into focus. You might think this isnt a big deal but you would be suprised how ANNOYING this can be when you end up with 20 links in Firefox that you forgot you clicked on. I did get around this by writing a KDE script. Android phone I have recently installed LineageOS with MicroG on my old Samsung S10e which was a headache but it was worth the effort. It’s actually FREEKING AWESOME!!! Im really jelous of it when I have a newer phone… Im going to be trying out more apps but so far its doing absolutely everything I need (including maps working flawlessly). I would kill for a phone replacement to Google’s ecosystem, there is fairphone 6 (/e/os) however its specs are just too low for the cost and this is because of the greener aspect of the phone. There is a great market space right here for more privacy phones. VPN > Windscribe I like Windscribes humour and they gave me a generous amount of data when I signed up in the early days. Conclusion Honestly, it is much easier to replace Google products than you think but THERE IS A ROAD to go down to compare products to see what works best for you. I would recommend doing it one at a time so its not overwhelming (with a checklist). The most important thing is that it has not only been an educational experience but also a very fun rewarding one! I am looking forward to doing more in self-hosting in the future too.

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Gemini, the One Horned Great Horned

From Pocono Wildlife Rehab This gorgeous Great Horned Owl is Gemini, named by her finders after they found her downed, missing one of her “horn” tufts, and in need of help in their yard. We suspect that she was electrocuted based on the charred state of her feet, likely from a power line. Large birds like Gemini are more susceptible to being electrocuted on power lines because their increased wingspan and size makes them more likely to touch multiple wires or one wire and a grounded object, allowing the electrical circuit to be completed in their body. Smaller birds (and squirrels), on the other hand, usually touch only one wire at a time, and therefore don’t complete the electrical circuit. The effects of electrocution are extremely varied, and can include internal organ injuries, traumatic amputations, neurological damage, and death. These effects can also be long-lasting, and materialize well after the actual shock. A very broad estimate of 900,000 to over 11 million birds are killed by power lines in the U.S. every year. We are keeping a close eye on Gemini, and watching for any secondary infections or further injuries. We are also giving her anti-inflammatory medication and subcutaneous fluids to make sure she is well hydrated. Please send this beauty some love and light ❤️

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What You (Don’t) See is What You Get: DeepSeek and the Myth of Technical Neutrality

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/42070306 Archived In early 2025, the Chinese company DeepSeek launched a powerful LLM-based chatbot that quickly drew international attention. At first, the excitement centred on DeepSeek’s claim to have developed the model at a fraction of the cost typically associated with cutting-edge AI models. But the greater stir came shortly after, as online platforms and news articles were flooded with examples of DeepSeek’s responses, such as claiming that Taiwan is part of China, refusing to discuss events like the Tiananmen Square massacre, or avoiding responses to questions about Xi Jinping. […] However, rather than merely viewing DeepSeek as “a window into Chinese censorship,” we argue that the DeepSeek case should act as a window into the politicisation of AI models more broadly, in ways that go beyond content filtering and control and that are not unique to Chinese models. Of Course It’s Censored The fact that DeepSeek filters out politically sensitive responses is hardly surprising. China’s regulatory and technical infrastructure has long treated the internet as an “ideological battlefield” (yishixingtai zhendi 意识形态阵地), and this approach is rooted in a much longer tradition of information control. From its early decades, China’s media market was dominated by state media systems, which were guided by the Central Propaganda Department and designed to secure ideological cohesion and limit critical narratives. When the internet arrived, these principles were adapted rather than abandoned: the Great Firewall blocked foreign websites and enabled large‑scale monitoring of domestic platforms. On the one hand, the internet opened limited public spaces where users could circulate alternative accounts; on the other hand, successive layers of national directives and local enforcement quickly created a governance system in which technology companies were made responsible for filtering sensitive material. Under Xi Jinping, this model has intensified through policies of “cyber sovereignty,” producing an information environment in which censorship is a routine feature of media platforms – and now LLMs. […] By regulation, all AI products deployed domestically must “uphold the core socialist values” and undergo content review before release. Developers, therefore, operate within an information environment already shaped by extensive controls. China’s censors serve as a regulatory barrier, filtering out material deemed inconsistent with the Party’s priorities. In practice, this means that (1) the local training data available to developers is already censored, as certain content is largely absent from domestic news, search engines, and social media; (2) the model‑building process itself is conducted under compliance requirements; and (3) real‑time mechanisms are embedded, ensuring that certain prompts trigger avoidance scripts or canned replies. […] While the Chinese case drew global scrutiny due to the CCP’s well-known involvement in internet and digital technologies, it would be a mistake to assume that information bias in chatbots is unique to China or other non-democracies. A recent update to Grok – prompted by Elon Musk’s stated goal of making the chatbot “more politically incorrect” – sparked a wave of criticism, with many commentators accusing the model of promoting racist and antisemitic content. Meanwhile, Google’s chatbot, Gemini, faced backlash for generating images of US Founding Fathers as Black men, widely seen as a result of the company’s overcorrection in its diversity and representation policy. If so, these models, too, are biased. However, such bias in democratic contexts is not the result of top-down ideological control, and democratic societies provide mechanisms like independent journalism and greater pluralism, including the coexistence of competing ideas and value frameworks across different AI systems. […] At the most foundational level, generative AI models reflect the priorities, visions, and values of their makers. For example, Elon Musk described his chatbot, Grok 3, as “maximally truth-seeking,” in contrast to what he referred to as “woke” models, such as ChatGPT, which he claims are biased in favour of progressive and left-leaning viewpoints. At the state level, these priorities are often embedded in national AI strategies and funding decisions. Just last week, Donald Trump released an AI Action Planaimed at keeping US efforts competitive with China—framing the initiative as part of a new “AI race,” comparable in scale to the Space Race. Days later, China introduced its own Action Plan on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence, which emphasized international cooperation on technology development and regulation, and pledged to support AI adoption in developing countries, particularly across the Global South. […] Conclusion Focusing narrowly on output censorship misses the forest for the trees. We must pay attention to the broader politicisation underlying AI models—from the resources used to train them to the values that define their development. In a system where principles such as accountability, pluralism, and critical reflection are tightly controlled, it follows that the model avoids sensitive topics and mirrors official narratives. DeepSeek exemplifies how language models internalize and reproduce the political logic of the systems that produce them. Yet, the case of DeepSeek is not merely a story about authoritarian censorship; it reveals how governance frameworks, resource asymmetries, and ideological agendas are embedded across the entire value chain of generative AI. […] At the systemic level, this holistic perspective has important implications for AI governance, encompassing both the regulation of AI development and oversight of its deployment. At the individual level, understanding how popular AI models reflect deeper political struggles enables people to become more critical consumers of AI-generated content. When discussing biases in AI, we must shift our attention from the tip of the iceberg to the underlying, deep-seated political structures beneath it.

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What You (Don’t) See is What You Get: DeepSeek and the Myth of Technical Neutrality

Archived In early 2025, the Chinese company DeepSeek launched a powerful LLM-based chatbot that quickly drew international attention. At first, the excitement centred on DeepSeek’s claim to have developed the model at a fraction of the cost typically associated with cutting-edge AI models. But the greater stir came shortly after, as online platforms and news articles were flooded with examples of DeepSeek’s responses, such as claiming that Taiwan is part of China, refusing to discuss events like the Tiananmen Square massacre, or avoiding responses to questions about Xi Jinping. […] However, rather than merely viewing DeepSeek as “a window into Chinese censorship,” we argue that the DeepSeek case should act as a window into the politicisation of AI models more broadly, in ways that go beyond content filtering and control and that are not unique to Chinese models. Of Course It’s Censored The fact that DeepSeek filters out politically sensitive responses is hardly surprising. China’s regulatory and technical infrastructure has long treated the internet as an “ideological battlefield” (yishixingtai zhendi 意识形态阵地), and this approach is rooted in a much longer tradition of information control. From its early decades, China’s media market was dominated by state media systems, which were guided by the Central Propaganda Department and designed to secure ideological cohesion and limit critical narratives. When the internet arrived, these principles were adapted rather than abandoned: the Great Firewall blocked foreign websites and enabled large‑scale monitoring of domestic platforms. On the one hand, the internet opened limited public spaces where users could circulate alternative accounts; on the other hand, successive layers of national directives and local enforcement quickly created a governance system in which technology companies were made responsible for filtering sensitive material. Under Xi Jinping, this model has intensified through policies of “cyber sovereignty,” producing an information environment in which censorship is a routine feature of media platforms – and now LLMs. […] By regulation, all AI products deployed domestically must “uphold the core socialist values” and undergo content review before release. Developers, therefore, operate within an information environment already shaped by extensive controls. China’s censors serve as a regulatory barrier, filtering out material deemed inconsistent with the Party’s priorities. In practice, this means that (1) the local training data available to developers is already censored, as certain content is largely absent from domestic news, search engines, and social media; (2) the model‑building process itself is conducted under compliance requirements; and (3) real‑time mechanisms are embedded, ensuring that certain prompts trigger avoidance scripts or canned replies. […] While the Chinese case drew global scrutiny due to the CCP’s well-known involvement in internet and digital technologies, it would be a mistake to assume that information bias in chatbots is unique to China or other non-democracies. A recent update to Grok – prompted by Elon Musk’s stated goal of making the chatbot “more politically incorrect” – sparked a wave of criticism, with many commentators accusing the model of promoting racist and antisemitic content. Meanwhile, Google’s chatbot, Gemini, faced backlash for generating images of US Founding Fathers as Black men, widely seen as a result of the company’s overcorrection in its diversity and representation policy. If so, these models, too, are biased. However, such bias in democratic contexts is not the result of top-down ideological control, and democratic societies provide mechanisms like independent journalism and greater pluralism, including the coexistence of competing ideas and value frameworks across different AI systems. […] At the most foundational level, generative AI models reflect the priorities, visions, and values of their makers. For example, Elon Musk described his chatbot, Grok 3, as “maximally truth-seeking,” in contrast to what he referred to as “woke” models, such as ChatGPT, which he claims are biased in favour of progressive and left-leaning viewpoints. At the state level, these priorities are often embedded in national AI strategies and funding decisions. Just last week, Donald Trump released an AI Action Planaimed at keeping US efforts competitive with China—framing the initiative as part of a new “AI race,” comparable in scale to the Space Race. Days later, China introduced its own Action Plan on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence, which emphasized international cooperation on technology development and regulation, and pledged to support AI adoption in developing countries, particularly across the Global South. […] Conclusion Focusing narrowly on output censorship misses the forest for the trees. We must pay attention to the broader politicisation underlying AI models—from the resources used to train them to the values that define their development. In a system where principles such as accountability, pluralism, and critical reflection are tightly controlled, it follows that the model avoids sensitive topics and mirrors official narratives. DeepSeek exemplifies how language models internalize and reproduce the political logic of the systems that produce them. Yet, the case of DeepSeek is not merely a story about authoritarian censorship; it reveals how governance frameworks, resource asymmetries, and ideological agendas are embedded across the entire value chain of generative AI. […] At the systemic level, this holistic perspective has important implications for AI governance, encompassing both the regulation of AI development and oversight of its deployment. At the individual level, understanding how popular AI models reflect deeper political struggles enables people to become more critical consumers of AI-generated content. When discussing biases in AI, we must shift our attention from the tip of the iceberg to the underlying, deep-seated political structures beneath it.

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During Helene, I Just Wanted a Plain Text Website

Kind of tangential, but the Reddit community I was in made sure to auto-block all mentions of people asking where to find food/diapers and what gas stations have gas and where people could charge their phone during Helene. Mods said they were just following in r/ashevilles footsteps, but it felt like it did way more harm to real people looking for help for the sake of keeping the subreddit tidy. Fuck Reddit and especially fuck those subreddits. I also built a Gopher/Gemini text-only website around that time for completely different reasons, but I agree that more websites should be like this. Half the time I can’t load modern web pages is because my network ad blocker breaks load bearing trackers. I’ve since switched to the Obsidian plugin DigitalGarden, which lets me convert obsidians markdown structure to a website in a way that’s super simple to a non-web-dev like me.

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No one suspects a thing

Is it a Chromebook? PC stands for personal computer. So a PC laptop could have any OS on it. The usual assumption is Windows but you said Gemini keeps harassing you and not Copilot so it sounds like it could be a Chromebook. Those used to be locked down horrible machines, but I haven’t used one recently.

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*Permanently Deleted*

It’s an older expression I’ve never really understood or liked, but here you go (help from gemini) “” The expression “It’s a gas” likely originated from Irish slang, where “gas” meant “a joke” or “something frivolous”. This usage gained traction in the 1920s and 1930s within the African American community during the Jazz Age, and James Baldwin used it in print in 1957. It was further popularized by the hippie movement in the 1960s. Here’s a more detailed breakdown: Irish Slang: The earliest documented use of “gas” to mean “joke” or “frivolity” is in Irish slang, appearing in print by James Joyce in 1914. Jazz Age: This usage of “gas” spread within the African American community during the Jazz Age of the 1920s and 1930s. James Baldwin: The phrase “It’s a gas” appeared in print for the first time in 1957 in a short story by James Baldwin. Hippie Movement: The expression was further popularized by the hippie movement of the 1960s.