Even with genAI disclosures showing up on platforms like Steam and TikTok, it’s easy to accidentally stumble upon some slop while browsing. Steam has added AI disclosures to games that use the tech, but right now they’re near the bottom of a game’s store page and by the time you see it, you’ve already scrolled over the whole listing and wasted your time. If you use Chrome or Firefox as your browser, however, there’s now a way to get that warning up front.
The “AI warning on Steam” browser extension is available on both Chrome and Firefox courtesy of seeeeew, who also created a similar extension for itch.io last year. When installed, the extension activates on Steam store pages that have AI disclosures on them, bringing the disclosure front and center on your screen and blurring out the background until you close out the popup. This will save you some time, money, and sanity because it will keep you from spending too long on Steam pages with slop on them.
This kind of tool is great to have at any time of the year, but it will also be especially helpful to folks who are browsing for games during Steam’s Next Fest, which is showcasing demos of upcoming games, many of which are sporting AI-generated art and assets. Though Valve says the AI disclosure is mandatory for any game on Steam, it’s easy for it to escape notice if you’re not actively looking for it every time you open a store page. The only inconvenient part of this is that, if you’re someone who typically browses Steam through its own launcher rather than a browser, you won’t be able to use it. So if you want to make the most of the extension, maybe try looking for Steam games on Chrome or Firefox moving forward.