Molleindustria Strips Generative AI Voices From Future? No Thanks! And Offers Refunds
The refund offer turns a disclosure dispute into a direct cost: the studio is paying buyers who object rather than defending the AI credits, while Pedercini argues Steam never required disclosure for AI-assisted coding.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Molleindustria released an update on October 24 removing generative AI voices from the adventure game Future? No Thanks!, replacing them with human voices. The game, set in an environmental socialist utopia, launched September 4 and disclosed AI use on its Steam page after release. Developer Paolo Pedercini said in an October 23 blog post that he faced mockery and insults over the AI use and will refund buyers who feel betrayed.
The fix covers only the voice work. Pedercini's October 17 blog post had already said ChatGPT and Claude were used for finishing and debugging, and that AI-generated code is hard to find and remove once it is in a project. He also argued Steam does not require disclosure of AI-assisted coding in the first place. The update replaces the AI voice parts with human recordings. In his October 23 post, Pedercini said he received mockery and insults over the AI use and asked buyers who feel betrayed to send a PayPal or Venmo account to an email address listed in the blog.
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