Alliance Arts Delays Drunken Goddess Reflex Demo Over AI Cloning Fears Before Steam Next Fest
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Updated · Ars Technica · Oct 19
Alliance Arts Delays Drunken Goddess Reflex Demo Over AI Cloning Fears Before Steam Next Fest
3 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · Oct 19
Summary
Alliance Arts pulled a planned public demo for Drunken Goddess Reflex that had been set to launch with Steam Next Fest on Monday.
A Friday social-media post said the studio feared the demo could let others use AI or other tools to quickly copy the game's presentation and gameplay before its full release.
Closed sessions will replace the public demo, with access limited to people who agree to rules on posting and streaming gameplay; the studio also cited streaming-restriction concerns.
Indie developers have grown more guarded as AI speeds up cloning: Lucas Pope said in April he no longer feels comfortable discussing works in progress, and Freya Holmér saw copycat versions of her March prototype appear within days.