Despite having been released well over four months ago, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has finally disclosed its use of Generative AI for the purpose of creating in-game assets. As first spotted in the Steam subreddit, the official Steam page for Black Ops 6 includes the disclosure of AI use.
"Our team uses generative AI tools to help develop some in-game assets," the disclosure reads.
According to Steam policies, prior to release, developers must disclose in the Content Survey whether their title has AI or not. Use of AI falls into two categories, either pre-generated or live-generated. In the time following Black Ops 6's release, several accusations were levied against Treyarch, though a full acknowledgment of AI use had never been issued.
Necroclaus is just one example of Activision Blizzard apparently using the tech to cut corners.
Most notably, a loading screen featuring an undead version of Santa Claus drew the ire of fans due to its perceived use of AI. Specifically, the figure had six fingers, a common error with AI imagery.
That wasn't the only use, as multiple gamers found other instances in which AI was likely used to generate an asset,...
