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|website=[[Reddit]] |date=7 Dec 2024 |access-date=13 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116055426/https://old.reddit.com/r/CODZombies/comments/1h90fn2/amid_the_6_fingered_santa_controversy_i_looked/ <!-- Had to use "old" domain, new domain was buggy --> |archive-date=16 Jan 2025}}</ref> This content was additionally paywalled, which further upset fans online.<ref name=":0" /> It was not originally disclosed to consumers that this content was in-fact AI-generated, and it was not until [[Valve]] changed [[Steam]]'s disclosure policies that it was confirmed publicly that this content was generated using AI software.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Cole |last=Martin |title=Activision is forced to confirm the use of AI in Call of Duty due to Steam's disclosure policy |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activision-is-forced-to-confirm-the-use-of-ai-in-call-of-duty-due-to-steams-disclosure-policy |website=Windows Central |date=24 Feb 2025 |access-date=13 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225051549/https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activision-is-forced-to-confirm-the-use-of-ai-in-call-of-duty-due-to-steams-disclosure-policy |archive-date=25 Feb 2025}}</ref> | |website=[[Reddit]] |date=7 Dec 2024 |access-date=13 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116055426/https://old.reddit.com/r/CODZombies/comments/1h90fn2/amid_the_6_fingered_santa_controversy_i_looked/ <!-- Had to use "old" domain, new domain was buggy --> |archive-date=16 Jan 2025}}</ref> This content was additionally paywalled, which further upset fans online.<ref name=":0" /> It was not originally disclosed to consumers that this content was in-fact AI-generated, and it was not until [[Valve]] changed [[Steam]]'s disclosure policies that it was confirmed publicly that this content was generated using AI software.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Cole |last=Martin |title=Activision is forced to confirm the use of AI in Call of Duty due to Steam's disclosure policy |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activision-is-forced-to-confirm-the-use-of-ai-in-call-of-duty-due-to-steams-disclosure-policy |website=Windows Central |date=24 Feb 2025 |access-date=13 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225051549/https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/activision-is-forced-to-confirm-the-use-of-ai-in-call-of-duty-due-to-steams-disclosure-policy |archive-date=25 Feb 2025}}</ref> | ||
Activision released ''Call of Duty: Black Ops 7'' in late 2025 that contains generative AI in the product. A prominent example of this is the backgrounds for the in-game calling cards, which display art that clearly has been trained on {{Wplink|Studio Ghibli}}'s animation style and contains the usual errors such as extra digits.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Kume |date=13 Nov 2025 |title=Kume on X |url=https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/Kumesicles/status/1988981542488797339 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321131455/https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/Kumesicles/status/1988981542488797339 |archive-date=21 Mar 2026 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |website=[[X]]}}</ref> A user on [[X]] claimed that they were able to refund their copy on Steam despite having completed the campaign, citing a lack of disclosure as to the pervasive usage of AI in the game.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Bricky |date=14 Nov 2025 |title=Bricky on X |url=https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/Bricky/status/1989499501997076647 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321130305/https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/Bricky/status/1989499501997076647 |archive-date=21 Mar 2026 |access-date=12 Dec 2025 |website=[[X]]}}</ref> For its part, Activision had the required Steam disclaimer on the store listing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 on Steam |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3606480/Call_of_Duty_Black_Ops_7/ |archive-url=https:// | Activision released ''Call of Duty: Black Ops 7'' in late 2025 that contains generative AI in the product. A prominent example of this is the backgrounds for the in-game calling cards, which display art that clearly has been trained on {{Wplink|Studio Ghibli}}'s animation style and contains the usual errors such as extra digits.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Kume |date=13 Nov 2025 |title=Kume on X |url=https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/Kumesicles/status/1988981542488797339 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321131455/https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/Kumesicles/status/1988981542488797339 |archive-date=21 Mar 2026 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |website=[[X]]}}</ref> A user on [[X]] claimed that they were able to refund their copy on Steam despite having completed the campaign, citing a lack of disclosure as to the pervasive usage of AI in the game.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Bricky |date=14 Nov 2025 |title=Bricky on X |url=https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/Bricky/status/1989499501997076647 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321130305/https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/Bricky/status/1989499501997076647 |archive-date=21 Mar 2026 |access-date=12 Dec 2025 |website=[[X]]}}</ref> For its part, Activision had the required Steam disclaimer on the store listing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 on Steam |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3606480/Call_of_Duty_Black_Ops_7/ |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.org/details/screenshot-20260123-221740 |archive-date=24 Mar 2026 |access-date=12 Dec 2025 |website=Steam |quote=Our team uses generative AI tools to help develop some in game assets.}}</ref> | ||
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