I have to admit I’m a little scared of Sulfur. I’m a fan of classic FPS games like Doom, ARPGs like Diablo, and roguelikes like Shattered Pixel Dungeon. So a game that combines aspects of all three types of game into one seems dangerous to me. It feels that if I dare play it I’ll become lost, forever sucked into its world. That threat is now very real, as Sulfur is out now in Steam Early Access and ready to be played. Continue reading Sulfur is an FPS RPG hybrid with a gorgeous art style, and it’s out now MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best RPGs, Best roguelike games

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UMG and AI company Klay are forming their own foundational Music-generating AI model. | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Image Universal Music Group (UMG) announced a new deal centered on creating an “ethical” foundational model for AI music generation. It’s partnered with a company called Klay Vision that’s creating a “Large Music Model” named KLayMM and plans to launch out of stealth mode with a product within months. Ary Attie, its founder and CEO, said the company believes “the next Beatles will play with KLAY.” The two say the model will work “in collaboration with the music industry and its creators,” without many details about how, while Klay plans to make music AI “more than a short-lived gimmick.” This is how the companies explain their shared goals: Building generative AI music models ethically and fully respectful of copyright, as well as name and... Continue reading…

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has released its official definition of “open” artificial intelligence, setting the stage for a clash with tech giants like Meta — whose models don’t fit the rules. OSI has long set the industry standard for what constitutes open-source software, but AI systems include elements that aren’t covered by conventional licenses, like model training data. Now, for an AI system to be considered truly open source, it must provide: Access to details about the data used to train the AI so others can understand and re-create it The complete code used to build and run the AI The settings and weights from the training, which help the AI produce its results This definition directly challenges Meta’s Llama, widely... Continue reading…