Catalyst Game Labs on AI

Catalyst Game Labs will always strive to employ humans to create games for humans. That will hold true regardless of what kind of creation tools are available in the future.

In an effort to set expectations for our freelancers, affiliates and community members, we want to clarify our policies on generative AI usage: 

• Catalyst will not knowingly publish any art or text–as part of our games, books, and so on–that was predominantly the production of generative AI tools. An artist or author may have used AI tools during the concepting stage of their work, but we will only knowingly accept submissions that qualify as fully human-made. Anyone working with us is contractually obligated to inform us of such tool use, so that we may determine if any boundaries were crossed we do not agree with. Violating this rule may result in Catalyst never working with that artist or author again.
• Community-created content sold through a licensed market–such as Holostreets–is subject to the same limitations noted above.
• Community-created content using AI-generated content, which is given away without any expectation of payment, we cannot control. Nor will we attempt to control those situations.
• If an affiliate or community organization approaches Catalyst for support and/or sponsorship, their use of AI will directly impact our ability to say “yes.” While we never use absolutes–and each instance will be a case-by-case basis–the odds of such support or sponsorship will diminish significantly if AI-generated content is used, especially if it is presented without significant human contribution to the finished work. The standard for human involvement is up to our discretion, but should be considered “very high.” To better aid our decision, we expect community submissions to disclose AI use and document exactly how it was integrated into the creation process. Violating this rule will result in Catalyst revoking any current and/or the possibility of any future sponsorship.

We know this is a topic fraught with legal and moral issues, impacting nearly every aspect of our lives. We are, along with all of you, working forward with the best tools and understanding we have, and hope this clarifies Catalyst’s current position.