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Hot take, but I think that in the name of “doing good” and prohibiting generative AI usage, the indie game awards are actually hurting indie developers. Generative AI tools help smaller teams prototype, iterate, and produce content in a way that that actually allow them to compete with far better capitalized studios. In this specific case, it was AI generated textures - yes textures, which were quickly patched out, which led to Clair Obscur losing the GOTY awards. As an industry, gaming ought to be celebrating the innovative usage of technology instead of retrenching like Hollywood. https://lnkd.in/eBW6p8JA