AI use sparks conflict within indie game community following juror stance

Jurors from the Independent Games Festival (IGF) issued a statement yesterday indicating they would refuse to award any games that incorporated generative AI in any capacity. This stance comes amid growing debate within the community, as the jurors noted a substantial rise in entries utilizing generative AI tools this year, leading to considerable disagreement among participants. In response, the developer behind the popular title Big Walk released a statement clarifying that the game only employed AI sparingly during the final stages of development to assist with resolving technical issues and bugs.