Jack said this way better than I ever could, so I will just tack onto his statement.
I, of course, am deeply saddened by the layoffs. some of these employees were close friends, and acquaintances i have known for years and have helped me across numerous projects and even eras of me as a creator.
I think there is an extremely delicate line that needs to be drawn when it comes to the biggest issue right now - uefn payouts. epics bottom line is money, and that will forever be the case regardless of who is the CEO. if you are not a creator, i urge you to think about the hate you spew online. A lot of us that are active on social media are real creators. is it something you like? maybe not. but that is not an excuse to belittle and harass them.
There are so many people who rely on UEFN and Creative for their income. I dont believe they should be punished because of an outsiders opinion ("this is slop, this doesnt deserve money") because thats so subjective.
we should not be blaming creators for this. This is on Epic for the issues with spam and copy paste in the ecosystem. until this is fixed, the money will be uneven.
And im not talking about Steal a Brainrot here, or other games. You may not like them, but they genuinely raise the player count when they have live events. this is valuable to epic.
i wish i could articulate this more clearly. But instead of blaming creators for the layoffs, use the energy to uplift and support the affected.
This issue is bigger than it seems. Not only this is unfair to honest creators, as it takes the few chances they have to get to create their communities with honest and good games.
This is really bad for players as well. Imagine someone loading Fortnite to play and seeing a bunch of copy paste slop filling up discover (even important categories like Most Engaging or Top Rated!), what are the chances they will say "this game looks fun, I wanna try it"?
What are the chances of those games keeping the players attached to Fortnite, and therefore making them spend money on it?
To not even mention the amount of useless data and load this slop adds to the whole platform, servers, etc...
It's great to see @FNCreate reaching to creators and saying that they're working on it though. It's definitely not an easy fix, but it's a needed one to elevate Fortnite creative to a "side platform" from BR, to a proper platform, with games that attract people to Fortnite!
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I am against the use of generative AI.
I do not use AI to code and I do not use it for any sort of creative work.
I usually try to avoid drama but I want to be clear about my feelings on AI. To be transparent, I have used AI in the past, sometimes out of curiosity to try it out and other times to try to breakdown a confusing math formula I couldn’t figure out through Google. It can be a great temptation to make a task just a little easier or use it if you are in a rush. I can’t count the number of times I’m setting up a thumbnail scene and thinking, “Ugh, I could just generate this.”
That being said, outside of the environmental discussion and the IP theft, the thing I worry most about it is the effect it can have on my mind.
I think using AI is like using recreational drugs: a shortcut to dopamine that, long term, can become problematic. Sure, some people can use it only a little bit and be fine but a lot more cannot (even if they think they can). “I can stop whenever I want.” They will try to convince you it’s totally great and try to convince you to use it to justify their own use of it. “Everybody is doing it,”or “It’s industry standard,” or “Oh, I only use to brainstorm.”
Someone once told me, “Oh, you hate AI because it’s going to take your job.” No, it won’t; it’s actually a benefit to me if people start using AI because I think it’ll be worse for them in the long run, helping me to stand out. So this isn’t some ”derangement.” This is a PSA.
Each person will have to decide how much they use AI and I am not going to be able to stop anyone. I’ll probably even occasionally still use it for a quick help or two.
However, something I want to make very clear is that using AI is not harmless. Each time you take that shortcut to brainstorm with it, code for you, or create that thumbnail, you are losing a chance to use your brain and increase your skills. You are choosing to smooth your brain a small amount. I’ve seen way too many people overdose on AI to believe it’s not a risk each time you use it.
So the next time you want to use AI as a shortcut, be sure to take second to ask yourself if it’s worth losing the chance to develop your mind.
In a time where critical thinking is so important, I refuse to let a bot do it for me.
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