(Valve Software Image) The developers behind the popular digital gaming storefront Steam have implemented a new set of guidelines that govern the use of
The developers behind the popular digital gaming storefront Steam have implemented a new set of guidelines that govern the use of AI-powered development tools in new titles released on the storefront.
In a new post on the Steamworks development blog, Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software announced it had changed its policies on AI content for Steam. This will enable the company to release, in its own words, “the vast majority of games that use [AI].”
The plan is that it will update the submission process for new Steam games, where creators are required to disclose the role that AI software has played in “the development and execution of your game.”
As part of that process, Valve draws a distinction between two different kinds of AI use: pre-generated and live-generated. The former applies to any creative content, such as art, music, or code, that was created by generative programs, i.e. Midjourney, while the latter refers to any game that uses generative AI to develop assets or scenarios while the game is running.
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