--- title: "Epic CEO Criticizes Valve's AI Disclosure Policy for Steam" url: https://daily.dev/posts/epic-ceo-criticizes-valve-s-ai-disclosure-policy-for-steam-bvbqayzgd source_url: https://80.lv/articles/epic-ceo-criticizes-valve-s-ai-disclosure-policy-for-steam type: article source: "80 LEVEL" published: 2026-06-26T09:57:10.859Z updated: 2026-06-26T09:57:29.133Z tags: ["ai", "game-development", "steam"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 12 comments: 12 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Epic CEO Criticizes Valve's AI Disclosure Policy for Steam **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 3 min read · 12 upvotes · 12 comments ## Summary Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney publicly criticized Valve's AI disclosure policy on Steam, arguing it unfairly burdens developers — especially smaller studios — by requiring them to label their games with an AI tag that invites community backlash. Sweeney contends that AI tools are essential equalizers for indie developers competing against well-funded studios, and that forcing disclosure effectively penalizes developers for using productivity-enhancing tools. He warns that denying smaller teams access to AI could drive them out of business entirely. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@haxking2** · 3 upvotes > In that case, they can go sell on the Epic Games Store!!!.... Oh wait.... **@pwitham** · 3 upvotes > I don't think folks should be forced to disclose their use of AI. I don't force a baker to tell me what oven he used to cook the bread. I just choose whether to get the bread based on my own opinion, not someone else's rules. **@a\_k\_a\_s\_h** · 2 upvotes > I think the real question is whether players deserve transparency. using AI isn't inherently a bad thing, but labeling it lets people make informed decisions without assuming every AI-assisted game is low quality~ **@musikk** · 1 upvotes > I don't hate his opinion. But I don't get why he has it. **@akkitto** · 1 upvotes > More transparency is usually better for consumer rights. That said, why would this CEO care about small creators, anyway? Well, the answer is: he does not. He just cares about what's best for his big corpo shit. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Epic's Sweeney claims Steam AI labels are "really irresponsible of Valve"](https://daily.dev/posts/epic-s-sweeney-claims-steam-ai-labels-are-really-irresponsible-of-valve--u96nmrlcr) · GamesIndustry.biz · 2 upvotes · 1 comments - [Epic's Sweeney says platforms should stop tagging games made with AI](https://daily.dev/posts/epic-s-sweeney-says-platforms-should-stop-tagging-games-made-with-ai-ecxrffcki) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Epic Games CEO Argues Marketplaces Don't Need the "Made With AI" Label](https://daily.dev/posts/epic-games-ceo-argues-marketplaces-don-t-need-the-made-with-ai-label-7d4odwvun) · 80 LEVEL · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development), [#steam](https://daily.dev/tags/steam) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/epic-ceo-criticizes-valve-s-ai-disclosure-policy-for-steam-bvbqayzgd)