The Plagiarism Machine

I hate having to talk about gen AI. I live my life way better when I avoid anything AI related. I do my best to avoid playing games containing any trace of gen AI. I wish it could die, this is why I am pretending it doesn’t exist. But the horror of modern life is that it is unavoidable for a simple fact: It is making everything worse. The reality of indie game making is dire, especially if you are a solo developer. And now generative AI is making everything worse. Consider the concept of “vibe coded game”. Basically, asking a generative AI to write the code of your game. It pretend it can work better and faster than any human, allowing user to make a working game in a day. Which is the perfect tool for scammers and plagiarists. Indie devs being plagiarized is nothing new. It’s been year since the Donut County plagiarism scandal, highlighting the trend of scammers jumping on trends by making quick assets flips inspired by trending game trailers or gifs. This is an issue that isn’t…