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The biggest modding site in PC gaming is taking a stance on AI

By · Via The Verge · Published by Everything Blog

In short

The new platform policy mandates that any upload marked as AI-assisted must include an explanation specifying where the technology was applied, backed by more prominent page tags. To support community preferences, Nexus Mods is launching display filters that allow visitors to hide automated projects from game hubs and homepage feeds. The site also pledged that it will never train artificial intelligence models on community submissions or sell user files to outside companies. Furthermore, administrators are adjusting the main feed to stop individual accounts from overwhelming the recent uploads list with rapid releases.

Key points

  • Mandatory transparency rules are designed to encourage honest disclosure instead of drivi…: Mandatory transparency rules are designed to encourage honest disclosure instead of driving automated workflows underground with an unworkable ban.
  • New browsing filters grant players direct control over whether machine-generated projects…: New browsing filters grant players direct control over whether machine-generated projects appear on homepages and game hubs.
  • Updated posting limits and tighter account restrictions aim to protect platform feeds fro…: Updated posting limits and tighter account restrictions aim to protect platform feeds from single creators mass-uploading low-effort content.

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The PC gaming mods repository Nexus Mods is making disclosures about AI mandatory for uploads of new mods, meaning that mod authors will have to declare “whether AI has been used in their work,” the site announced today as part of a big post about AI-generated content on the platform.

The biggest modding site in PC gaming is taking a stance on AI

Nexus Mods says that authors of newly uploaded mods will have to declare whether AI was ‘used in their work.’

Nexus Mods says that authors of newly uploaded mods will have to declare whether AI was ‘used in their work.’

“One of the most consistent concerns we’ve heard is that it’s not clearly disclosed when AI has been used to create a mod,” according to the post from site owner Victor “Foledinho” Folmann. “We already have tags for AI-generated and AI-assisted mods, but we recognise that there’s a lot more we can do to make that information more accessible and clear for you all.” Any mods tagged as “AI-assisted” will also be required to include “a public…

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