Pirat_Nation 🔴(@Pirat_Nation):Party Animals developers have apologized to players following backlash over their Golden Paw Awards AI video contest. The event offers a $15,000 grand prize and $75,000 in total prizes, with submissions required to use generative AI The team stated the goal was to lower the barrier to creation for participants unfamiliar with video editing software. The announcement triggered review bombing on Steam and people uninstalled the game concerned about AI replacing human creativity in contests. In response, the developers added a player voting system to help decide the winners.

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Party Animals developers have apologized to players following backlash over their Golden Paw Awards AI video contest. The event offers a $15,000 grand prize and $75,000 in total prizes, with submissions required to use generative AI The team stated the goal was to lower the barrier to creation for participants unfamiliar with video editing software. The announcement triggered review bombing on Steam and people uninstalled the game concerned about AI replacing human creativity in contests. In response, the developers added a player voting system to help decide the winners.