Valve has made recent statements about its position regarding games on Steam that contain content generated by artificial intelligence (AI). According to reports, some developers have experienced difficulties publishing games on Steam that use AI-created content due to copyright concerns.
In accordance with neowinthe American company has made it clear that will not generally ban games on Steam with AI content, as long as they don’t infringe existing copyrights. They have stated that their main concern is to make sure that the assets used in the games are the rightful property of the creator.
In a lengthy statement, a Valve spokesperson explained that are constantly learning about AI and how it can be used in game development.
“We’re continuing to learn about AI, the ways it can be used in game development, and how to factor it into our review process for games submitted for distribution on Steam. Our priority, as always, is to try to send as many titles as we can out of the ones we receive.”.
The text concludes:The introduction of AI can sometimes make it more difficult to prove that a developer has sufficient rights to use AI to create assets, including images, text, and music. In particular, there is some legal uncertainty in relation to the data used to train AI models. It is the responsibility of the developer to ensure that they have the appropriate rights to submit their game.”.
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Valve recognizes that the introduction of AI can present challenges in terms of the demonstration that the developers have the necessary rights for use in creating assets such as images, text, and music.
The company makes it clear that its goal is not to discourage the use of AI on Steam, but rather to work on integrating existing review policies to properly address AI-created content. Their primary focus is making sure developers honor existing copyrights and obtain the proper licenses to use AI in their work.