US EditionThe Alters Developer Confirms It Used Generative AI Text and Translations, Promises Updates
- 11 Bit Studios released The Alters on June 13, a narrative-driven sci-fi survival management game about a clone research facility.
- Players noticed AI-generated text in a computer terminal, prompting scrutiny because the game did not disclose AI use on its Steam page.
- The studio explained the AI text was a placeholder mistakenly left during final release and that limited AI-generated translations were used due to time constraints.
- An in-depth internal investigation determined that only a small portion—around 0.3%—of the text was affected, and efforts to replace AI-generated content with professionally created assets are currently in progress.
- Despite controversy over undisclosed AI usage, The Alters received positive reviews praising its character interactions, while the studio acknowledged AI remains a sensitive topic for creators.
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The Alters Developer Confirms It Used Generative AI Text and Translations, Promises Updates
The Alters developer 11 Bit Studios has responded to fan accusations it used generative AI text and translation in the game, and has promised an update to both to replace the AI-generated content with handcrafted assets.
'The Alters' Game Developer Comes Under Fire For Generative AI Usage, Promises Updates
11 Bit Studios, the Polish developer behind the recently released survival game The Alters, has come under fire for its usage of generative AI text and translation in the game, with the studio promising an update to replace these assets with handcrafted ones. The accusations first started last week, when players spotted what appeared to be AI-generated text on a screen in the game’s Command Center. The image in question, which was posted on the …
11 Bit Studios confirms AI usage in The Alters
But the studio doesn't want to "downplay the situation". 11 Bit Studios has confirmed it has used AI inside The Alters, issuing a statement that says it doesn’t “want to downplay the situation”. “We’ve seen a wide range of accusations regarding the use of AI-generated content in The Alters, and we feel it’s important to clarify our approach and give you more context,” reads a piece of crisis comms fro the studio. “AI-generated assets were used s…
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