Fewer genAI clones of "someone else's specific game" should flood the net going forwards, as Anthropic tell Claude to stop messing with some stuff other people own
Anthropic have told their genAI tool Claude to start ducking requests from users to recreate or clone existing games, following a flood of folks using the tech to generate six-fingered remakes. Instead of risking infringing on the intellectual property of series or titles that companies which aren't Anthropic own, Claude will instead restrict itself to only generating "original" games slopped…
Anthropic is taking steps to prevent users from asking their AI tool Claude to recreate or clone existing games, as the technology has been used to generate unauthorized copies of popular titles. Instead of risking copyright infringement, Claude will now focus on generating original games based on the data it draws from. Anthropic's spokesperson, Addy Osmani, explained that two sentences were added to Claude's prompt to steer it away from recreating someone else's specific game due to the company's usage policy.
Original games, genre games, and games built from users' designs and assets are still allowed to function as usual. Anthropic plans to continue refining their approach to ensure the right balance is maintained. The company has reached out to other developers for confirmation, and the change aims to curb the recent surge of AI-powered decompilations, recompositions, and ports flooding the internet.
While this move by Anthropic may not fully protect original developers from unauthorized cloning, it sends a clear message that using Claude for such purposes is not tolerated.
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