UK Games Expo bans games and art made mostly using AI

What happened

The UK's largest tabletop gaming convention told exhibitors that they cannot show off games and other products mostly created using AI. UKGE said that it provides support for original works from human designers, publishers, artists, illustrators, and writers.

Many big AI tech companies are currently facing copyright-related legal battles. Meta is also accused of torrenting nearly 82TB of pirated books for training its AI models, while Nvidia allegedly tried to cut a deal with Anna’s Archive to get high-speed access to pirated books.

Because of these incidents, many artists and writers feel that their work is being threatened by AI. Aside from this, they also argue that they are being replaced by these algorithms, leading to a tighter job market for many creatives.

Key facts

• UKGE said that it — support: original works from human designers, publishers, artists, illustrators, and writers