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Children of Men is actually pretty spot on in terms of matching the real world

I think you’re being a little unfair. A lot of the examples you state are not universal among dogs. And a lot of the issues could be solved with owners being more responsible. No owner should let a dog come up to you like that, that is just unacceptable. I would never allow my dog to do that unless it was clear the person wanted it. Likewise dogs should NOT be stealing food from people, that is bad behaviour and it’s on the owners who should know better and train the dog properly.

Sure, some dogs have annoying or difficult traits, but to paint all dogs in such a negative light is just not accurate. You’re perfectly entitled to be nervous around dogs, but if you reinforce that nervousness with negative connotations you will never be able to overcome it.

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SillyTavern with turbo 3.5 is pretty good but you have to pay for the OAI API.

My experience with pygmalion wasn’t great but some really like it.

Character AI is unquestionably the best model and the easiest to use however it has a strict NSFW policy.

I’ve never tried llama but people did rave about it when it first released. I don’t know how easy it is to get up and running though.

Thanks for the rec! I’m always on the lookout for movies that sear their imagery into your brain. Infinity pool looks pretty intriguing, great cast for such a bizarre premise.

Midjourney really is incredible. Easily the best image gen of this generation and blows its competitors out of the water.

That got me pretty hyped.

The ships, cities, space travel, combat and planets look awesome.

Less enthused by the character designs and models which look straight out of Skyrim. Character faces still have dead eyes and barely any expression to them which frankly seems a little unacceptable in 2023. Nevertheless this is a day one for me, this looks like it has loads to enjoy.

And as soon as the mods start coming out oh boy, it’s going to be pretty awesome.

This looks awesome

What apps are you referring to specifically here? Any examples?

Oh yeah mods added an extra 100 hours to that game for me at least! Not to mention trying to fix load orders etc, a game of sorts unto itself!

And starfield hasn’t even released yet cry at this rate the trailer will be as old as skyrim was at the time of the announcement before we get a release

Yeah it’s a pretty normal looking fish actually!

Pretty horrific way to go too :( here’s to the poor, humble blobfish.

Sure, I get that. Ideally people would have access to all the support they could need and a strong base of family and friends to lean on. But isn’t the issue here is that they don’t? I don’t think it’s a cure, I don’t think anyone is saying that. But I do think it could potentially provide a level of support that would alleviate some anxiety. If the alternative is for people to just sit in, let’s say, old folks home and let their brains rot I don’t see how that’s any less unethical than providing them mental stimulation in the form of an AI.