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VRChat Inc. announced its new artificial intelligence response policy and updated creator guidelines, explicitly banning misleading AI-generated or otherwise produced thumbnails. The developer aims to prevent creators from utilizing images that do not match the actual user experience merely to attract clicks.
The platform has not yet implemented AI tags or filtering mechanisms due to complex challenges regarding where to draw the line on AI usage. VRChat has launched a community Google form questionnaire starting on October 7 to collect feedback over a 7-day period before deciding on future labeling systems.
The policy update addresses growing discoverability issues exacerbated by rapid AI content generation, which floods the platform with low-effort material and drowns out high-quality work. Alongside the thumbnail ban, VRChat plans to improve discovery systems to give better visibility to valued worlds while lowering the recommendation weight of low-quality content.
