Kotaku's Lewis Parker argues Microsoft and Epic are hypocrites, filing DMCA takedowns against vibe-coded ports while using AI themselves.
Takedowns: Epic filed a DMCA notice against a vibe-coded Fortnite browser port on October 10. Microsoft filed several for Minecraft, Call of Duty and Halo ports.
Epic's AI use: A Bloomberg report says Epic's upcoming "AI first" Disney/Marvel game will use Anthropic's Claude. Epic's Terms of Service bar using its content as AI training input.
Microsoft's AI use: The article cites Microsoft's $80 billion a year for AI data centers and AI-generated art in two Call of Duty games.
Epic's reply: Tim Sweeney says the piece "conflates a number of different things." He confirms Epic restricts AI training on Unreal Engine and MetaHuman outputs and says it is working to remove that from its EULA.
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Kotaku's Lewis Parker argues Microsoft and Epic are hypocrites, filing DMCA takedowns against vibe-coded ports while using AI themselves.