Hi there, I'm the jam organizer, Manisha! When I wrote that specific rule, it was mainly because we could not monitor the use of AI in places other than art assets and audio. However, I do agree and appreciate your take and concerns regarding the use of AI. I will be updating the rules to reflect the standards that the other bigger game jams are establishing. I know this topic has had many mixed opinions before but I would rather lean towards creativity and learning than the opposite. Thanks for sharing!
Updated rule:
We encourage you not to use artifical intelligence and/or generative AI in your game submissions. However, we are only able to monitor the use of AI generated images, graphics and audio assets. The game jam exists to encourage collaboration and refining our game dev skills.
Hi Marissa! Thanks for responding and considering it! That totally makes sense, I think most jams with a general “no generative AI” rule operate off the good faith assumption that for things they can’t check like writing & code, all they can do is just trust the person submitting the game. It’s something that isn’t enforceable or provable & is more just to discourage it