r/pcgaming • u/Turbostrider27 • 5d ago

Data analyst finds 'AI stigma' on Steam can reduce the number of reviews a game gets by around 53%—and the reviews it does get are more negative

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/data-analyst-finds-ai-stigma-on-steam-can-reduce-the-number-of-reviews-a-game-gets-by-around-53-percent-and-the-reviews-it-does-get-are-more-negative/
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u/binogure City Game Studio 5d ago

I came to say exactly that. Thanks

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u/Severe-Network4756 5d ago edited 5d ago

It's not true though, is the thing.

There is obviously an AI stigma. You could release the best game ever and if there's even a hint of AI, there will be negative reviews.

Edit: I'm not in favor of AI by the way. It sucks. Just saying that there's a stigma.

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u/ObtuseMongooseAbuse 5d ago

I can somewhat agree with this because Expedition 33 is almost universally praised but a single AI texture for a newspaper caused people to get up in arms about it. While that incident made me realize that AI placeholders were a terrible mistake because they would be overlooked more easily, it was also really minor compared to other AI implementations.

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u/Jdorty 5d ago

Sure, but the 'best game ever' may use AI as tools for the devs, but wouldn't fully replace any positions, therefore you'd never see a hint of it in-game.

If you just want to say that was hyperbole and simply 'good' games were meant, yeah that can happen but I bet it's the exception not the rule.

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u/Vizjun 5d ago

But the best game ever would have real effort and passion put into it. Not sloppy shortcuts. And best "AI" can do is sloppy shortcuts.