Team Moonbears says no to genAI.
Team Moonbears is jamming, but we will not be submitting our game to GGJ. We do not approve of the use of genAI to displace and diminish labour in games and other creative industries. That GGJ accepted sponsorship from, and therefore tacitly endorses, an AI company is abhorrent, and a kick in the teeth to the communities and cultures the jam is supposed to encourage. Any claims of due diligence are laughable, and the supposedly ethical dataset that the friends of GGJ are selling is morally bankrupt and arguably criminal. Our game will be available on itch.io. . I am glad that jammers around the world have come together, had a great time, and made some cool games despite this horrendous misstep from GGJ management. It is the makers who are important here, not the cash-flow. Going forward, there are plenty other jams to take part in.
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['Nick Bell']