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The indie game community is in disarray over AI and Big Walk
Some Independent Games Festival (IGF) jurors published a statement yesterday saying they would not vote for games that use generative AI in "any capacity." Soon after, the developer of indie hit Big Walk has published a statement saying it "sparingly" used AI in the "final stretch" of the game's development to "help work through difficult
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- Ars TechnicaBig Walk used AI to fix a bug. Now the indie gaming world is having a reckoning.Any amount of AI coding is too much for many Indie Game Festival judges.
- The VergeThe indie game community is in disarray over AI and Big WalkSome Independent Games Festival (IGF) jurors published a statement yesterday saying they would not vote for games that use generative AI in "any capacity." Soon after, the developer of indie hit Big Walk has published a statement saying it "sparingly" used AI in the "final stretch" of the game's development to "help work through difficult