The UK Games Expo (UKGE), the UK's largest tabletop gaming convention, has introduced an AI policy that bars exhibitors from displaying or selling products created mostly using AI. The policy states that all exhibited products must be created by humans using their own skills, covering art, text, craft items, clothing, and books. Spell checking, minor editing, and production aids are exempt.
Exhibitors who do not comply may have their booths closed down and could be banned from future UKGE events. The organisers said they support original works from human designers, publishers, artists, illustrators, and writers.
The move follows earlier controversy when UKGE promoted a tabletop game built mostly using AI and faced backlash, with negative comments reportedly hidden or deleted. The new policy places UKGE among a growing number of organisations restricting AI-generated content, though it does not address the broader copyright disputes involving AI companies mentioned in the source.