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Tim Sweeney Says AI Labels on Game Stores Make No Sense Given Near-Universal Use

The remark spotlights a split in store rules between Steam's visible disclosures versus Epic's lack of default tags.

Overview

  • Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney endorsed dropping "Made with AI" tags in a reply to motion capture designer Matt Workman on X.
  • Sweeney said authorship or licensing venues may need disclosures but argued game stores should not, asserting AI will factor into nearly all future production.
  • The Epic Games Store does not require default AI-use labels, while Steam surfaces disclosures and evaluates AI outputs under its distribution agreement.
  • Steam storefront examples, such as Arc Raiders, include developer-written notes describing how AI tools assisted content creation.
  • Sweeney's stance arrives as major publishers invest in AI and as developers and players continue to push for transparency and question generative AI's labor and authorship impacts.