Read this Steam news post before it vanishes (?)
There's a game on Steam, made by a younger person using AI, which they've decided to delete now that their stance on AI has changed. I don't know how long this post will be visible - not sure what happens when games are deleted off the service - but you can read it here. It's a really astonishing text and it has an incredible punchline:
AI is bad, game will be deleted 30.1.
AI is evil, and game will be deleted 30.1.
This game will be deleted at 30.1.
I made this game during the summer in couple months and thought to use AI because in university there is so much brainwashing on students and all the tools are given for free, so I could generate unlimited images for free and so.
But I have realized the AI is not actually free, and it has a major effect on the economy and environment. Some AI companies can use this game just existing as a reason the get more investment for their AI companies, that benefit no one, but rather suck resources from the economy from hard working people.
I coded everything myself, so I can in the future make a new game with real assets if I feel like it, but the game existing in its current form is a disgrace to all game makers and players. Ethically only logical reason is to delete the game from Steam. The girl I've been dating for a month made me realize this.
This is brave! It takes a lot to make a post like this - taking art off the internet because you don't stand by it anymore is a very vulnerable and difficult thing to do.
Also, wow, huge ups to girls!!
I omitted the writer's name from the end of their post because Bear blogs have uncommonly good SEO and there's a risk that if I include it, they'll get nailed to the wall on the SEO from this post for who knows how long. But yeah: brave kid, cool girlfriend. If you can code the whole damn game and stick it up there with unconsidered slop assets, you can find an artist friend to art direct the game for you again next time, I bet. Good luck!!