Game maker Activision Blizzard confirmed some of the visuals inside some of its most popular titles are AI generated. The disclosure, which is listed on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's game page on Steam, follows the online gaming platform's recent introduction of new AI transparency policies.

Activision confirms AI-generated content is used in Call of Duty, including in the newly released Black Ops 6 and Warzone.

Activision is using AI in Call of Duty development, noted on the Steam page. Disclosure of AI usage due to new Steam mandate indicates industry trends. Concerns about AI may lead to job losses in the gaming industry.

Players have long held concerns that generative AI content was being used in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, with one notable example being a piece of art depicting a zombified Santa. This evil Claus had six fingers on one hand, an oddly shaped left hand, and a package that didn’t quite make sense.

After months of speculation, Activision has finally revealed that it has used AI to generate some assets in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Fans noticed a zombie Santa with six fingers over the holidays, alongside weapon decals and player cards that seemed to be AI generated.

An update to the Call of Duty HQ page on Steam confirms that Activision's development teams do in fact use "generative AI tools" as a means to "help develop some in-game assets." About a year ago, it came to light that Steam would begin to ask developers to disclose if and how AI is used in any given game.

Call of Duty has officially confirmed that it uses generative AI, a controversial tool that players suspected was used for in-game items.

However, it has now been discovered by Call of Duty news site CharlieIntel that the game’s Steam page now finally features an AI disclosure, albeit a vague one that doesn’t go into detail in exactly which in-game assets are AI generated. COD players believe this loading screen image of a zombie Santa is AI generated.

Call of Duty publisher Activision confirms via Steam disclosure that AI-generated content is present in the game.

After months of mounting evidence and accusations, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has disclosed its use of AI on Steam. In an update to its Steam page, the game affirms that it uses Generative AI for in-game asset purposes.