Valve plans to add an “AI disclosure section” to Steam, asking developers to describe how their games use AI content and to let gamers report illegal AI content
https://steamcommunity.com/... James House-Lantto / @Theeo123@mastodon.social : https://www.gamingonlinux.com/ ... Valve has posted new, and clearly defined rules or games using AI on steam. — In short, they aren't banning the use of AI but want to make sure that player CLEARLY understand that the game uses AI, and make sure it's not using or generating any sort of illegal or infringing material. … X: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : Steam is updating their content policy by asking devs to label when their games contain art, code or sound generated by AI. They also will allow users to report illegal AI content. Both policies are weird. Outside of CSAM, what is illegal AI content? https://steamcommunity.com/... Henrik Pettersson / @carnalizer : .@Steam's new AI policy is disappointing. It normalizes that the responibility falls on AI users, which is exactly how the AI peddlers are hoping to dodge the theft issue. Lets hope that courts will recognize that the output isn't the problem. The theft of IP is! Nick Dobos / @nickadobos : Ai games allowed on steam Lets goooooooooo Paul Montgomery / @m0nty : So, Valve has essentially backed down on blocking AI-generated content. This will mean #mrfootball, which has Midjourney art assets all over it, can be published on Steam. Never made much sense to begin with, IMO. Common sense. https://store.steampowered.com/ ... @falconeerdev : alright steam is allowing AI content on steam, let the ripping off legitimate devs begin. Cloning and ripping content is gonna reach a new level. https://steamcommunity.com/... Things are going to get decidedly worst at a rapid pace. '24 has begun. Nick Reineke / @rockleesmile : Very much not pleased with Steam loosening their terms toward AI game submissions. They had an opportunity to serve as an example for the industry and stand against it. Kala Elizabeth / @kalaelizabeth : Game studios using AI instead of real art, Valve allowing Steam to publish AI games, Sag-Aftra signing away rights of actors to have their voices AI generated and AAA studios like Square Enix leaning into AI while the industry suffers from massive layoffs is fucking depressing. Luke Plunkett / @lukeplunkett : a lot of people seem content with “well you can just filter it out”, and like, thats not the problem here. the problem is that we can't trust devs to tick the “features AI” box, and we can't trust valve to be able to police the origin of every asset in every game @ossyflawol : Reminder: I do not like Valve, the corporate entity that runs Steam and sits on it's ass doing nothing. I like Valve, the team of developers who create some of the best video game titles there is. @aftermath_site : Valve's new AI rules will open the floodgates to a river of shit: https://aftermath.site/... [image] Mike Cook / @mtrc : This goes in both directions too - players will be expected to report in-game violations, while developers will be responsible for “illegal or infringing content” in pre-generated content, so the buck gets passed both ways. [image] Dominic Tarason / @dominictarason : Welp, so much for that brief age of ‘Valve are heroically standing up against AI while Epic are evil and embracing it’. I've told y'all many times: Both companies are run by weird libertarian nerds insulated from interaction with normal people. Both suck about equally. Karla Ortiz / @kortizart : An irresponsable decision from @valvesoftware as its impossible for anyone to guarantee genAI content is neither illegal nor infringing, as that is in the lengthy process of being decided in courts via a multitude of lawsuits. Valve could've waited but gotta get that cash 😒 [image] @sleepyzoroark : AI being so vaguely stated here is just, not all too good. I really hope Valve takes the corrective measures following this as it has with NFT games Mike Cook / @mtrc : Valve now allow AI-generated content in games sold on Steam. Notably none of their objections to AI content have changed, but in true Valve style they've simply shifted responsibility for dealing with it onto the user. https://steamcommunity.com/... [image] Jussi Kemppainen / @jussikemppainen : Valve updated their AI policy: https://store.steampowered.com/ ...