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,

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.

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