Shaun Prescott
Role at the time: PC Gamer Australian editor
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Prescott argues that Steam's release volume and uncertainty about AI provenance help explain its disclosure rule. He disputes treating the rule as proof that Valve opposes all AI use.
“the AI disclosure starts to look a whole lot more sensible.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Prescott defends Steam AI labels as a response to scale and legal uncertaintyAI-disclosure discussion before the revenue charts
Prescott distinguishes disclosure from a blanket ban on AI games and compares the scale of Steam and Epic's store.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The reference point is Steam's AI disclosure labels, the policy Sweeney criticizes. On this case, statements supporting the labels are marked as defending them and statements rejecting them as condemning them. Prescott says the disclosure looks sensible given Steam's volume and the legal uncertainty, which supports the labels.