This Publisher Is Banning AI Because Of Ethics: 'It's Cancerous'

This Publisher Is Banning AI Because Of Ethics: 'It's Cancerous'

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Publisher Hooded Horse Added "No F***ing AI Assets" to its Contracts, Calls GenAI "Cancerous"

Hooded Horse, a publisher that made a name for itself when it picked up Manor Lords and has since been known to have a keen eye for strategy and city-building games, has drawn its line in the sand on GenAI tech. In an interview with Kotaku, Hooded Horse's chief executive officer, Tim Bender, made it clear that the publisher will not sign studios that use GenAI. The studio has even gone so far as to add a "no f***ing AI assets" line into its cont…

Manor Lords Publisher Has Banned AI Assets In Its Games, Calls Them "Cancerous"

The publisher behind Manor Lords and Against the Storm has taken a hard line stance against AI art.

'I f**king hate gen AI art,' Hooded Horse chief says: 'If we're publishing the game, no f**king AI assets'

Tim Bender, the CEO of Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse, says generative AI is "cancerous" and he doesn't want to deal with it.

"If we're publishing the game, 'no f***ing AI assets'": CEO of Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse bans gen AI art and calls it "cancerous"

"We recommend they don't use any gen AI anywhere in the process"