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.

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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.

Today's update covers both Call of Duty Warzone and Call of Duty Black Ops 6, arguably the franchise's best title since 2019's Modern Warfare reboot (though that's not saying much).

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.

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