Playdate Catalog games can’t use generative AI for “art, audio, music, text, or dialog.”

Panic detailed the changes in a policy that went into effect this month. For now, however, Panic will allow Catalog titles that “have used AI assistance in the coding process,” but those games will be flagged to note that.

For its own games, Panic cofounder Cabel Sasser recently told *The Verge* that it does not “have any interest in generative AI-created products.”

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Playdate Catalog games can’t use generative AI for “art, audio, music, text, or dialog.”

For its own games, Panic cofounder Cabel Sasser recently told *The Verge* that it does not “have any interest in generative AI-created products.”

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