Stephen Ware
@sgware.bsky.social
I run the Narrative Intelligence Lab at U Kentucky where I do research and teach about storytelling, old school symbolic AI, and game dev. http://cs.uky.edu/~sgware
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Stephen Ware
@sgware.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Hi new followers! I do research on (oldschool symbolic) AI for interactive stories that need to rewrite themselves as you play. We use them for games and training simulations.
My mom recorded a poorly animated Richard Scarry TV special where a wolf breaks into a house and kidnaps some kids, and that shit was Richard Scary AF.
In honor of scary media month: what is the first piece of media you remember truly frightening you as a child?
October 5, 2026 at 2:32 AM
My mom recorded a poorly animated Richard Scarry TV special where a wolf breaks into a house and kidnaps some kids, and that shit was Richard Scary AF.
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It's really comin down out there (civilization)
September 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
It's really comin down out there (civilization)
On the bright side, this might make using AI so embarrassing that the military will stop.
Trump tells the UN he is officially changing the name of Artificial Intelligence to "Super Intelligence" and says all US government documents will now be changed to refer to "SI"
September 22, 2026 at 3:23 PM
On the bright side, this might make using AI so embarrassing that the military will stop.
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Nighthawks is OUT!
When the sun sets, outcasts rise. Gather new friends, face old prejudices, and prepare to seize the night in Nighthawks, the vampire RPG where the secret is out... but the hunt continues.
Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...
GOG:
www.gog.com/en/game/nigh...
When the sun sets, outcasts rise. Gather new friends, face old prejudices, and prepare to seize the night in Nighthawks, the vampire RPG where the secret is out... but the hunt continues.
Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...
GOG:
www.gog.com/en/game/nigh...
September 22, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Nighthawks is OUT!
When the sun sets, outcasts rise. Gather new friends, face old prejudices, and prepare to seize the night in Nighthawks, the vampire RPG where the secret is out... but the hunt continues.
Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...
GOG:
www.gog.com/en/game/nigh...
When the sun sets, outcasts rise. Gather new friends, face old prejudices, and prepare to seize the night in Nighthawks, the vampire RPG where the secret is out... but the hunt continues.
Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...
GOG:
www.gog.com/en/game/nigh...
I know @cwtycho.penny-arcade.com didn't write the phrase "from whence." It was extracted from him, unwilling. "We require more Vespene Gas," they hissed as they took it.
September 21, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I know @cwtycho.penny-arcade.com didn't write the phrase "from whence." It was extracted from him, unwilling. "We require more Vespene Gas," they hissed as they took it.
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Firing the 10 guys that prevented lettuce from giving everyone diarrhea was a bad idea, in retrospect. But to be fair at the time nobody knew if lettuce giving everyone diarrhea would be a good thing or a bad thing
September 17, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Firing the 10 guys that prevented lettuce from giving everyone diarrhea was a bad idea, in retrospect. But to be fair at the time nobody knew if lettuce giving everyone diarrhea would be a good thing or a bad thing
Somebody set out to prove that there actually ARE bad ideas in brainstorming...
Netflix has announced a new reality series titled ‘THE NEW STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT’.
The series follows 30 participants who enter a real prison and are randomly assigned as guards or prisoners. They must see if they conform to the roles or if morality wins.
The series follows 30 participants who enter a real prison and are randomly assigned as guards or prisoners. They must see if they conform to the roles or if morality wins.
September 15, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Somebody set out to prove that there actually ARE bad ideas in brainstorming...
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In my opinion Democrats get nothing nothing NOTHING by betraying trans people. They hurt themselves with a good deal of their committed voter base, and still don’t get the Republican votes they are so fucking obsessed with winning over. Lose-lose!
People hate voting for squishy moral cowards!!
People hate voting for squishy moral cowards!!
September 11, 2026 at 11:08 PM
In my opinion Democrats get nothing nothing NOTHING by betraying trans people. They hurt themselves with a good deal of their committed voter base, and still don’t get the Republican votes they are so fucking obsessed with winning over. Lose-lose!
People hate voting for squishy moral cowards!!
People hate voting for squishy moral cowards!!
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LLMs are not dangerous because of AGI or it becoming Skynet or anything like that, it won't and cannot.
It is dangerous because people in power don't understand what it is, they believe the Silicon Valley press releases. They are going to use it in deeply stupid ways.
This is the actual danger.
It is dangerous because people in power don't understand what it is, they believe the Silicon Valley press releases. They are going to use it in deeply stupid ways.
This is the actual danger.
September 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM
LLMs are not dangerous because of AGI or it becoming Skynet or anything like that, it won't and cannot.
It is dangerous because people in power don't understand what it is, they believe the Silicon Valley press releases. They are going to use it in deeply stupid ways.
This is the actual danger.
It is dangerous because people in power don't understand what it is, they believe the Silicon Valley press releases. They are going to use it in deeply stupid ways.
This is the actual danger.
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Here are the initial recruitment ads - please spread widely and encourage talented candidates to apply!
Postdoc:
www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha...
PhD students:
www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha...
More rounds of recruitment to follow!
Postdoc:
www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha...
PhD students:
www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha...
More rounds of recruitment to follow!
Vacancies
www.chalmers.se
September 8, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Here are the initial recruitment ads - please spread widely and encourage talented candidates to apply!
Postdoc:
www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha...
PhD students:
www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha...
More rounds of recruitment to follow!
Postdoc:
www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha...
PhD students:
www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha...
More rounds of recruitment to follow!
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3 minutes of Tim Curry holding back laughter while filming scenes for Red Alert 3
August 26, 2026 at 4:49 PM
3 minutes of Tim Curry holding back laughter while filming scenes for Red Alert 3
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'Cause I've seen
blue skies
through the tears
in my eyes
And I realize
I'm going home.
🖤
blue skies
through the tears
in my eyes
And I realize
I'm going home.
🖤
August 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
'Cause I've seen
blue skies
through the tears
in my eyes
And I realize
I'm going home.
🖤
blue skies
through the tears
in my eyes
And I realize
I'm going home.
🖤
Woo! Go Cats!
New things this year:
* For the first time since I started doing this in 2018, there's a new #1, Northeastern University
* University of Kentucky is in the top 10 for the first time (congrats @sgware.bsky.social!)
* Added the ACM journal _Games: Research and Practice_
* For the first time since I started doing this in 2018, there's a new #1, Northeastern University
* University of Kentucky is in the top 10 for the first time (congrats @sgware.bsky.social!)
* Added the ACM journal _Games: Research and Practice_
August 26, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Woo! Go Cats!
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Torment Nexus
Gun next to the printer
RIP to hubris
Moon's haunted
Gun next to the printer
RIP to hubris
Moon's haunted
What would you put on the Mount Rushmore of all time Tweets?
(Mount Rushmore means 4. Do not be a coward and hedge by saying more than 4. Make a decision. (Less than 4 is fine though))
(Mount Rushmore means 4. Do not be a coward and hedge by saying more than 4. Make a decision. (Less than 4 is fine though))
August 8, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Torment Nexus
Gun next to the printer
RIP to hubris
Moon's haunted
Gun next to the printer
RIP to hubris
Moon's haunted
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If you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.
July 28, 2026 at 11:30 PM
If you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.
Stack Overflow was so great for 5 years because people would just answer your questions.
Tried to use it yesterday, and I was reminded why AI is killing it so completely. The only thing it seems to be able to offer is the kind of annoying pedantry that AI agents are instructed to avoid.
Tried to use it yesterday, and I was reminded why AI is killing it so completely. The only thing it seems to be able to offer is the kind of annoying pedantry that AI agents are instructed to avoid.
July 25, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Stack Overflow was so great for 5 years because people would just answer your questions.
Tried to use it yesterday, and I was reminded why AI is killing it so completely. The only thing it seems to be able to offer is the kind of annoying pedantry that AI agents are instructed to avoid.
Tried to use it yesterday, and I was reminded why AI is killing it so completely. The only thing it seems to be able to offer is the kind of annoying pedantry that AI agents are instructed to avoid.
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Why didn't the eagles just fly Odysseus straight to Ithaca
July 21, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Why didn't the eagles just fly Odysseus straight to Ithaca
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has the constitutional authority to temporarily appoint someone to fill Mitch McConnell’s seat. If GOP lawmakers want to challenge that, they can do so.
This will be the first big test to see whether Beshear really is presidential material. I hope he passes the test.
This will be the first big test to see whether Beshear really is presidential material. I hope he passes the test.
July 20, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has the constitutional authority to temporarily appoint someone to fill Mitch McConnell’s seat. If GOP lawmakers want to challenge that, they can do so.
This will be the first big test to see whether Beshear really is presidential material. I hope he passes the test.
This will be the first big test to see whether Beshear really is presidential material. I hope he passes the test.
Haven't seen The Odyssey yet. No spoilers y'all.
July 19, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Haven't seen The Odyssey yet. No spoilers y'all.
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based on the trailer alone I don't think Chris Nolan even played Mario Odyssey
July 18, 2026 at 7:32 PM
based on the trailer alone I don't think Chris Nolan even played Mario Odyssey
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Think about a star student from another country. Intellect off the chart who wants to get a masters in computer science, and paying out of state tuition subsidizing American born students who pay a cheaper rate.
And we are saying, no. Stabbing ourselves in the foot to do a racism.
And we are saying, no. Stabbing ourselves in the foot to do a racism.
The Trump administration is scrapping a policy that has allowed international students and exchange visitors to remain in the US for as long as their studies last, replacing it with a four-year limit. Read more: bloom.bg/4fib1sh
📷: Sophie Park/Bloomberg
📷: Sophie Park/Bloomberg
July 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Think about a star student from another country. Intellect off the chart who wants to get a masters in computer science, and paying out of state tuition subsidizing American born students who pay a cheaper rate.
And we are saying, no. Stabbing ourselves in the foot to do a racism.
And we are saying, no. Stabbing ourselves in the foot to do a racism.
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I have not eaten
the plums
that were in
the freezer
you told me
not to
and I
just know
You would
have posted about
it online.
Don't set me up.
the plums
that were in
the freezer
you told me
not to
and I
just know
You would
have posted about
it online.
Don't set me up.
July 16, 2026 at 1:42 AM
I have not eaten
the plums
that were in
the freezer
you told me
not to
and I
just know
You would
have posted about
it online.
Don't set me up.
the plums
that were in
the freezer
you told me
not to
and I
just know
You would
have posted about
it online.
Don't set me up.