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Valve Narrows Steam's AI Disclosures to Player-Facing Content

Behind-the-scenes efficiency tools no longer require labeling under the updated Jan. 19 policy.

Overview

  • Valve rewrote Steam’s AI disclosure form to focus on content that ships to players, such as in-game assets and store or marketing materials.
  • The update explicitly exempts AI development tools used for efficiency, including coding assistants or concept-art exploration, if they do not produce shipped assets.
  • Developers must describe any AI-generated assets and indicate if gameplay dynamically creates AI content through a dedicated checkbox.
  • Consultant Simon Carless flagged the revised language after spotting the change on Steam’s disclosure page.
  • Disclosure remains voluntary with limited enforcement, and the shift continues an industry debate that includes Epic CEO Tim Sweeney’s criticism of storefront labeling.