Liam Squires-Hand

Liam Squires-Hand is the owner and editor of GamingOnLinux. He reports on Linux gaming, PC hardware, open-source software and game development.

What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Liam Squires-Hand on Artificial Intelligence, Arts and Culture, and Consumer Protection, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Liam Squires-Hand

Liam Squires-Hand

Role at the time: GamingOnLinux owner and editor

Defended or excused

Statement summary

Squires-Hand argues that if asset buyers deserve information about AI use, game buyers do too. He says disclosure lets customers decide rather than requiring them to boycott.

“So why shouldn't we lowly consumers get that same choice?”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Squires-Hand argues game buyers deserve the same AI disclosure as asset buyersOriginal editorial argument before the comments
Why we used this label

The reference point is Steam's AI disclosure labels, the policy Sweeney criticizes. On this case, statements supporting the labels are marked as defending them and statements rejecting them as condemning them. Squires-Hand argues that game buyers deserve the same choice Sweeney accepts for asset buyers, which supports the labels.

Liam Squires-Hand

Role at the time: GamingOnLinux owner and editorial writer

Condemned

Statement summary

Squires-Hand rejects Epic's AI push, criticizing the launcher and game jam and warning about costs and possible job losses.

“Oh Epic Games, what have you become? An AI shell of your former self. Please make it all stop.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Squires-Hand criticizes Epic's AI strategyByline, opening and full editorial before reader comments
Why we used this label

The case concerns Epic's AI development pivot. Squires-Hand explicitly condemns that direction and argues that it is producing poor results.

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