AI Slop Presents A Much Bigger Problem Than Just Flooding Steam Next Fest

Steam Next Fest is upon us, and fans agree it's the AI-sloppiest one yet. Next Fest, Steam's occasional multi-day promotion in which developers release demos of their games so players can get a preview of what's to come, has increasingly become unwieldy due to the sheer number of demos to play, but the advent of AI models and vibe-coding has exacerbated the problem. There are approximately 7,000 demos to wade through this time, almost doubling the total from the last Next Fest in July....