Steam Next Fest Flooded With AI Warnings, Dimming the Demos
A Kotaku columnist browses Steam Next Fest with an AI-content detector and finds that many demos carry generative AI warnings, turning the event into a depressing experience as AI-made visuals and assets creep into indie titles. The piece argues small teams feel pressured to use AI due to resource limits, worries about a future where human-made games are rarer, and notes the overall flood of AI-signed content alongside a backlog of non-AI titles.