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Games Industry Goes All-In on AI in October

Original: In October, the floodgates burst open, and the games industry fully embraced AI. It was bad, topped off by Valve saying

October saw the games industry broadly embrace AI tools, drawing criticism from players and commentators. A key flashpoint was Valve's stance that it is not the company's job to curtail low-quality AI-generated content on Steam. Attention has also turned to Gabe Newell, with claims circulating that he donated $20 million to OpenAI, fueling frustration over AI's growing role in games.

Why now: Widespread backlash against AI-generated content in games peaked after Valve said it would not police AI slop on Steam.

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• In October, the floodgates burst open, and the games industry fully embraced AI. It was bad, topped off by Valve saying its not their job to curtail AI slop on Steam. Did you know Gabe Newell donated $20 million to OpenAI? Anyway, read about all that happened in October on my… · joshsjunkdrawer · 1

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