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what even is an "AI generated game"? AI/ChatGPT/Copilot are miles off from being able to produce an entire, runnable executable, with all assets and code requi

what even is an "AI generated game"? AI/ChatGPT/Copilot are miles off from being able to produce an entire, runnable executable, with all assets and code required for a functional game. So what does it even mean for a game to be AI generated? Are they talking specifically AI art assets? In which case, do procedurally generated assets count? Is No Man's Sky going to be dropped from the shop? this is such a stupid discussion from start to finish it's not even worth having.

acoard 3y ago
It’s about legal copyright exposure. The copyright status of AI art is unclear, it has not been legislated or tried before the courts. In a worst case scenario, Steam could allow “AI generated games” on, after which AI art is regulated perhaps requiring permission or royalties from the original art used to train the model. In such a scenario, Valve themselves may get included in the lawsuit. With this step, Valve massively reduces their legal exposure. Even if some AI are games slip through and the worst case scenario manifests it is still likely Valve will be fine, as they’ve sufficiently isolated themselves from the risk. As for whether NMS counts, the answer is no. This isn’t about AI per se, it’s about using models trained on other copyrighted works. NMS doesn’t do that in any of its procedural generation. As for how much AI generated art counts, this is a ship of Theseus problem. Not saying it’s easy, but hardly the first time regulation has come up against it.