(formerly known as) GWU De<p>Against the backdrop of <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a>'s mass <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/layoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>layoffs</span></a> at its <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Xbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xbox</span></a> division, the management advertises genAI workshops at <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/GamesCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GamesCom</span></a> and advises the fired <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamedevs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedevs</span></a> to use AI to cope with the job loss. </p><p>If there is any way to appear more out of touch with reality, I can't think of any. </p><p>As Brandon Sheffield documented these messages over on BlueSky: <br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/brandon.insertcredit.com/post/3lt32s7t22k2r" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/brandon.inser</span><span class="invisible">tcredit.com/post/3lt32s7t22k2r</span></a><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/brandon.insertcredit.com/post/3lt4diia3xc2l" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/brandon.inser</span><span class="invisible">tcredit.com/post/3lt4diia3xc2l</span></a></p>