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It's still very much possible to make good Skyrim mods "without any use of AI" in 2026, declares the maker of a new DLC-sized Black Marsh expansion

The latest beefy expansion mod to hit Skyrim is an adventure to the Argonian homeland of Black Marsh, complete with hist trees and humid swamps. Though, its creator seems to be hoping the trip to the southern tip of the mysterious province will do more that just entertain, serving as a reminder that it's still possible for solo modders to make ambitious works happen for free without resorting to…

It's still very much possible to make good Skyrim mods "without any use of AI" in 2026, declares the maker of a new DLC-sized Black Marsh expansion

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Stealing AI Reasoning Traces

Interesting research: “ Stealing Reasoning Traces from Proprietary LLM APIs “: Abstract: Leading large language model providers now conceal their models’ step-by-step reasoning, or chain-of-thought…

  • Proprietary LLM providers conceal reasoning steps as encrypted blocks.
  • Researchers discovered interchangeable encrypted reasoning blocks across sessions and models.

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