There’s this joke/meme/trope about “Mentally ill teenagers piloting giant robots”. Bro, they already made a Mecha series about what would happen if mentally healthy teenagers piloted giant robots. It’s called Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers.
Pokémon Company International has issued a statement regarding the White House using Pokémon Pokopia to promote their agenda
"We are aware of recent social content that includes imagery associated with our brand. We were not involved in its creation or distribution, and no permission was granted for the use of our intellectual property. Our mission is to bring the world together, and that mission is not affiliated with any political viewpoint or agenda."
Shueisha, Japan’s largest publisher and home of Shonen Jump hits like One Piece, Dragon Ball, and Demon Slayer, has issued an official statement threatening OpenAI.
"This autumn, with the release of OpenAI’s new generative AI service Sora2, a large number of videos resembling famous works have appeared online."
"However, such progress cannot be tolerated if it is built upon acts that harm the dignity of authors who have devoted themselves to their creations and violate the rights of many individuals."
Missing on paycheck and immediately needing to go to a food bank says a lot, and we should pause and focus on that. This is a very bad sign as to what’s really going on in this economy. People are down bad.