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The Alters studio responds to generative AI criticism saying use was "temporary" or "very limited"


11 Bit Studios has responded to recent criticism of its sci-fi survival game The Alters, insisting controversial AI-gen…

11 Bit Studios has responded to recent criticism of its sci-fi survival game The Alters, insisting controversial AI-generated elements found in-game were either "temporary" assets "never intended to be part of the final release" or used in a "very limited manner." 11 Bit, which has also developed the acclaimed Frostpunk and This War of Mine, found itself the focus of controversy over the weekend after evidence of AI-generated assets were discovered in The Alters - despite the studio failing to disclosure their use on Steam, as mandated by Valve. One image widely circulated on social media showed an in-game background display featuring a text-based "Captain's Log" conspicuously incorporating the giveaway generative AI phrase, "Sure, here's a revised version focusing purely on scientific and astronomical data".

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