Valve updates its Steam policy on AI so it can ‘release the vast majority of games that use it’-
Last year, after a game developer declared Steam wouldn’t accept any game that used AI, Valve clarified that it was “working through how to integrate it into our already-existing review policies” and that “our review process is a reflection of current copyright law and policies, not an added layer of our opinion. As these laws and policies evolve over time, so will our process.”
Another step in that process has been taken, as Valve has released a new statement addressing AI content on Steam. “Today,” it begins, “after spending the last few months learning more about this space and talking with game developers, we are making changes to how we handle games that use AI technology. This will enable us to release the vast majority of games that use it.”
There are two changes coming to Steam that will make this possible. The first is an update to the Content Survey, which is a form that developers fill out when submitting a game to Steam. The survey will now have a section whe…