Still mad at Valve for Steam's AI disclosures, Epic Games boss criticizes "forcing developers to write a political statement to be used against them by the hate mob"
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has strongly criticized Valve's policy requiring developers to disclose the use of generative AI in their games on Steam. Sweeney called the policy "abhorrent" and a "Scarlet Letter," arguing it forces developers into making political statements that can be used against them by critics. The article highlights Sweeney's long-standing advocacy for generative AI in game development and contrasts Valve's approach with Epic's own embrace of the technology.
- Entities
- Company: Valve
- Company: Epic Games
- Company: Activision Blizzard
- Game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
- Platform: Steam
- Topic: Game Development
- Person: Tim Sweeney
- Topic: Generative AI
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