--- title: Steam Has Clarified Its Rules on the Use of AI in Video... description: Steam updated its AI disclosure requirements for game developers, clarifying that only AI-generated content directly consumed by players needs to be disclosed.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/steam-has-clarified-its-rules-on-the-use-of-ai-in-video-games-vlrgeo76o twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Steam Has Clarified Its Rules on the Use of AI in Video Games | daily.dev og:description: Steam updated its AI disclosure requirements for game developers, clarifying that only AI-generated content directly consumed by players needs to be disclosed.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/steam-has-clarified-its-rules-on-the-use-of-ai-in-video-games-vlrgeo76o og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/vlrGeo76o.png og:image:alt: Steam Has Clarified Its Rules on the Use of AI in Video Games og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: 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. # Steam Has Clarified Its Rules on the Use of AI in Video Games **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Steam updated its AI disclosure requirements for game developers, clarifying that only AI-generated content directly consumed by players needs to be disclosed. This includes artwork, audio, localization, narrative, and marketing materials. Developers using AI tools for internal workflows, code assistance, or concept ideation without player-facing output are exempt from disclosure. The change addresses criticism that previous rules didn't reflect the nuances of AI usage in game development and provides clearer guidance on what constitutes reportable AI use. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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