Allow players to filter out games made with Gen AI

[AyeforScotland]

Next Fest February is coming up and I don't have any interest in playing demos from games that use Generative AI in their development. It would be good if an option was added to filter these games in the same way players can already filter Adult/NSFW content.

[HueSatLight]

Originally posted by ZenonZ ⚡:

I agree with the "hard working" developers vs the ones who use gen ai topic, but what if the game is actually good?

I want to be able to filter out your hypothetical good ai game. It's made with infringed material, and big-autocomplete generated images and text can't be copyrighted anyways, at least not in the US where valve is located. What are you paying for?

[davidb11]

Originally posted by Sunago:

Originally posted by ZenonZ ⚡:

I agree with the "hard working" developers vs the ones who use gen ai topic, but what if the game is actually good?

Personally, I'd still rather know and filter it out. I don't care if it's 'good'. I don't care if it 'looks better'. I don't want AI in my games and if AI art is used than it's no longer 'good' to me. It's slop.

Using AI to fully test a game from start to finish? No problem with that. Video game testers focus on specific sections so having an AI run through it in it's entirety is fine.

Using AI art assets or AI music or anything like that? Absolute no go. Hate it even more than those asset flips. learn to draw or save up for an actual artist. Stop being lazy and/or greedy.

If it's such a passion project then you can put some effort in to it.

While I do understand the undying hatred for AI, I do wish people would stop trying to bring back the literal Crusades over it. :P

I'd prefer we not go back to Dues Vult.
Especially now that we have nukes.

[William Shakesman]

Originally posted by HueSatLight:

Originally posted by ZenonZ ⚡:

I agree with the "hard working" developers vs the ones who use gen ai topic, but what if the game is actually good?

I want to be able to filter out your hypothetical good ai game. It's made with infringed material, and big-autocomplete generated images and text can't be copyrighted anyways, at least not in the US where valve is located. What are you paying for?

Reading a work and learning from it isn't infringement.

That said I'm perfectly happy to see people get the option to not see games using AI if we get similar options for third party launchers, kernel anti-cheat, and 3rd party DRM

[[ACE] Батко ™]

Very much in favour of this, yes please!

[MechaGandhi]

I came here to post this suggestion, saw that it was already listed on the front page. Please let us filter it out. A very high proportion of games made with significant AI assets are obvious slop and being able to filter all of it out would be nice.

[Anya]

this would in general be great for users, no downsides!

[Bruce]

+1, I've been seeing a lot of ai generated crap lately on steam and would love to have this option.

[davidb11]

Originally posted by MechaGandhi:

I came here to post this suggestion, saw that it was already listed on the front page. Please let us filter it out. A very high proportion of games made with significant AI assets are obvious slop and being able to filter all of it out would be nice.

I thought that it being on the store page would be a way to monitor it though?

[Magos Flibble]

Can't believe this still isn't a thing

[guardian1368]

yes i agreed with filter out AI made games but i would prefer it was just removed all the AI made games for many reasons such as it lacks the quality and performance and the love the game devs have put into the game and those games are short and cheap or cash grab

[Legion's Housewife]

Would be helpful, also maybe putting the "utilizes ai content" in a more prominent area; not like some weird foot note.

[tofistig]

Fest February is over but this is still something that would be great to implement. I don't want to have to deal with sussing out if a game is AI or not, I just want to not be shown the ones that have it.

[tofistig]

Originally posted by Legion's Housewife:

also maybe putting the "utilizes ai content" in a more prominent area; not like some weird foot note.

This! Would be incredibly helpful! If there was like a prominently visible note on the games that's used it, that would be great.

[davidb11]

There's no real spot where a large visible note would make sense.
No other game has anything close to that.

[lenevidunavolta]

Originally posted by tofistig:

Originally posted by Legion's Housewife:

also maybe putting the "utilizes ai content" in a more prominent area; not like some weird foot note.

This! Would be incredibly helpful! If there was like a prominently visible note on the games that's used it, that would be great.

Yes, that is a step in the right direction, but hardly a sufficient one.