'Just deleted a couple terabytes of AI slop': Itch.io pushes back against the flood of AI on its storefront
Itch.io has also expanded its AI filters, enabling users to exclude games made with different types of generative AI.
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Itch.io has also expanded its AI filters, enabling users to exclude games made with different types of generative AI.
Indie game storefront Itch.io has announced it removed "a couple terabytes of AI slop" and has begun taking steps to combat the deluge of AI-created games appearing on the platform. "Just because you can upload 10 terabytes of poorly optimized AI-generated models doesn't mean you should upload 10 terabytes of poorly optimized AI-generated models," Itch wrote
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Director of both games, Maddy Thorson, confirmed the intent on BlueSky.
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