Sweeney: Valve's Steam AI disclosure is a political statement
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says Valve's AI disclosure rule is a political statement for a hate mob, while Fab requires disclosure for contract reasons.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney publicly criticized Valve's requirement that developers disclose AI-generated content on Steam, calling it a political statement used by a hate mob, according to gamingonlinux.com.
Sweeney argued that forcing developers to write a political statement for use against them is abhorrent.
He contrasted Steam's policy with Epic's own approach on Fab, the company's business-to-business asset marketplace. Sweeney said Fab requires AI disclosure because customers operate under contracts that require knowledge of content provenance.
Sweeney also cited Steam's own contract as one that requires such provenance information.
Valve requires developers to disclose AI-generated content in games and on Steam store pages.
Quick answers
What does Valve require developers to disclose on Steam?
Valve requires developers to disclose AI-generated content in games and on Steam store pages.
Why does Epic's Fab marketplace require AI disclosure?
Sweeney said Fab customers operate under contracts that require knowledge of content provenance.