Janus Rose

Janus Rose is a writer, editor and journalist whose work explores the impacts of information technology on resistance movements and marginalized communities. Previously a senior editor at Motherboard.

AI Is The Ultimate "Forced Meme"

There are few things in this world more insufferable than a rich person trying to force their shitty ideas on everyone else. And in 2025, there are very few things that feel more forced than “Generative AI.”

By Janus Rose

/ 12 Nov 2025

Shodan a rogue artificial intelligence from System Shock from Nightdive Studios

Fantasy At The End Of The World

This article contains some spoilers for the ending of Metaphor: ReFantazio Over the past few months, I’ve picked up a nasty habit that I swore I’d kicked for

By Janus Rose

/ 10 Feb 2025

The Avalanche Guide To Insurrection

It’s hard to think of a more iconic opening sequence in RPG history than the intro of Final Fantasy VII. After a CG cutscene that was groundbreaking in 1997

By Janus Rose

/ 21 May 2024