'We support the work of those who are trying to limit the harm generative AI is doing to videogames and our world, and apologise that Big Walk’s LLM usage may not meet their standards'
AI generated code does need to be disclosed actually, per https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/4145017/view/3862463747997849618. It’s unclear to me exactly where the line is drawn between what needs to be disclosed through that and using AI for research like this, but IMO this is probably removed enough from the final product that it shouldn’t need to be disclosed.
To be clear, fuck ai, but examples like the one given are fair enough that I can’t really be mad at them for using it.
Welp, I’m stupid I guess. I do recall House House saying that code did not have to be disclosed.
Looking at the current Steam documentation, rather than that linked article from 2024, no mention of “code” is made (I used Ctrl+f to make sure this time).
AI generated code does need to be disclosed actually, per https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/4145017/view/3862463747997849618. It’s unclear to me exactly where the line is drawn between what needs to be disclosed through that and using AI for research like this, but IMO this is probably removed enough from the final product that it shouldn’t need to be disclosed.
To be clear, fuck ai, but examples like the one given are fair enough that I can’t really be mad at them for using it.
This article is from 2024.
The actual form (not visible to the public) has changed in January 2026: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/simoncarless_interestingly-pc-video-game-platform-steam-activity-7417944215675908096-OGNg/
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/valve-tweaks-and-clarifies-ai-disclosure-rules-for-steam
Where on that page does it say code needs to be disclosed?
The most relevant bit I found is this, and that is not about code:
Code is mentioned directly in the bit you quoted.
Welp, I’m stupid I guess. I do recall House House saying that code did not have to be disclosed.
Looking at the current Steam documentation, rather than that linked article from 2024, no mention of “code” is made (I used Ctrl+f to make sure this time).
https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/gettingstarted/contentsurvey