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Valve Choosing 'Keeping Steam in Check' Over AI Slop Disclosure

A two-panel meme. The top panel shows two rectangular buttons mounted on a wall. The left button is labeled 'Telling consumers about AI slop' with a red circular button, and the right button is labeled 'Keeping Steam in check' with a red circular button. A gloved hand is shown pressing the right button. The bottom panel features a cartoon depiction of a character labeled 'Valve' (referencing the video game company) with a smug expression, giving a thumbs-up gesture. The meme satirizes Valve prioritizing maintaining control over their Steam platform over disclosing issues related to 'AI slop' (poor-quality AI-generated content) to consumers.
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Telling consumers about AI slop; Keeping Steam in check

Overview

A two-panel meme. The top panel shows two rectangular buttons mounted on a wall. The left button is labeled 'Telling consumers about AI slop' with a red circular button, and the right button is labeled 'Keeping Steam in check' with a red circular button. A gloved hand is shown pressing the right button. The bottom panel features a cartoon depiction of a character labeled 'Valve' (referencing the video game company) with a smug expression, giving a thumbs-up gesture. The meme satirizes Valve prioritizing maintaining control over their Steam platform over disclosing issues related to 'AI slop' (poor-quality AI-generated content) to consumers.

Origin notes

This meme appears to be a remix of the popular 'button choice' meme template, where a character chooses between two options by pressing a button. It likely originated on gaming-focused platforms like Reddit (r/gaming or r/memes) around 2023-2024, a period when discussions about 'AI slop' (low-quality AI-generated content) and corporate transparency regarding AI use were prevalent. The character labeled 'Valve' references Valve Corporation, the owner of the Steam gaming platform, suggesting criticism of the company's priorities.

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