Molleindustria game faces AI use backlash

Future? No Thanks!, an adventure game by Paolo Pedercini, also known as Molleindustria, is facing criticism after generative AI use in the game was not clearly disclosed at first. The game was released in September and is set in a future where climate change is being addressed and society is meant to be better for everyone.

Pedercini later confirmed that the game used AI-generated content, including two text-to-speech voices and two music loops made with Suno. He also said a small amount of code was debugged with ChatGPT and Claude. This caused backlash because he had also described AI as “a technofascist, anti-human and anti-art project.”

He later posted that the AI content, except for the code use, has now been removed from the game. He said the music and voices were part of early demo versions and that the game is now slightly worse without them. He is offering refunds to players who feel betrayed and says his next game will be fully hand-coded.