Keen-Eyed Fans Spot Activision Admitting To Using AI In Black Ops 6, & Players Are Not Surprised

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In a new controversy for , the game's Steam page has confirmed suspicions that the game is making use of AI-generated content. Released in October 2024, had a record-breaking launch, although the player count has trended downward since. With the introduction of a new AI disclosure policy from Steam, it's been confirmed that the game is using generative AI in certain capacities.

As spotted by charlieINTEL on X, the Steam page now discloses that "" Prior to this explicit confirmation, players had already suspected the use of AI in several of the game's assets, noting potential indicators like hands with the wrong number of fingers and nonsensical room layouts in some of the game's loading screen images. Notably, however, it has not been disclosed exactly where AI is being used in .

The disclosure on the Call of Duty Steam page is likely the result of a new Steam policy, announced in a January 2024 Steamworks Development post, that requires developers to disclose any use of "" or "" AI content to Valve. The main purpose of this policy is to let Valve avoid the possibility of "" making its way onto Steam, but it also means that any AI disclosures will be visible on a game's Steam store page.

Xbox has announced a new AI model intended as a tool for game development — which has immediately sparked a negative response from fans.

This policy would allow players to note which games use generative AI and potentially avoid playing them. Generative AI is controversial for a number of reasons, and a substantial portion of players would prefer to avoid any game that uses it. Unfortunately, in the case of, the disclosure of AI-generated content comes several months after the game's initial launch, when many players have likely invested a significant amount of money and time into the game.

Before the disclosure was added to the Steam page, was already undergoing scrutiny, as players spotted some notable signs of in-game AI content. Most notably, the «Necroclaus» loading screen