Tim Sweeney slams Steam's mandatory AI disclosures

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney called Valve's mandatory AI disclosures on Steam "just as partisan as mandatory political essays," arguing they fuel campaigns against developers and cost them revenue. He also suggested the controversy is an opening for the Epic Games Store.

• Sweeney: Steam AI disclosures are a "political statement" against developers
• He cited economic harm and called it an opening for Epic
• Valve introduced AI disclosure rules amid legal uncertainty over the tech
• Steam saw 18,433 releases in 2024 versus 1,100 on Epic Games Store