I know it said "NO GEN AI", but can I just ask questions on how things work? I'm working with OpenGL + SDL2 + Rust + image crate, and there is no documentation online. I mean literally none. There is only one article, and the article is outdated. I have already researched for hours and have not found anything meaningful. Can I just use it at least for understanding how things are implemented?
In the rule video, this is the Gen AI portion from the transcript.
"No Gen AI. If you use Gen AI, you're a loser. We don't like you. Not only will you be disqualified, but you'll be banned from everything I have the power to ban you from. We're not going to have any of it. A lot of people have asked if they can use AI code. We can't really police that, but don't. You can do better than that. AI is lame. We don't like it. "
Soooo... yea.
Technically, the rule only says that they cannot have any help of generational AI with the code for the game, meaning no part or it's entirety can be made from AI help, however, no rule says they cannot have help understanding fundamentals or any doubts WITH AI, not using AI to their favor to code. So, meaning, if the programmer doesn't use any type of generational AI to help directly on the code and use it on their benefit, the Gen AI rule doesn't apply and the programmer cannot, by technicality, be disqualifed/banned by the Jam.
He says the GEN AI part to refer to any ai that generates assets that appear in the final game, so art, music, code, etc. He mentions code specifically because so many people asked him and it was a special case where you really can't tell. And your 'technically' doesn't apply because the first thing he says is "No Gen AI". (don't worry, I get it. I am very technical as well and definitely fall into the "well actually" nerd category.) Just don't use AI if you can avoid it, and especially don't generate final assets with it.
That clear things up. Thanks for your input. I asked the forum OP (Catgg64) and his question is about textures that doesn't pop up in the development, so that definitely impacts the final game results lol. I'm not an programmer as of now (trying to be) and don't understand too much about this, but it seems like the Game Jam host is very strict about AI use. Better off not use AI at all.
Just re-read it and saw that you were wanting to use AI for understanding, and I am pretty sure that's perfectly fine. I use chatgpt to figure things out as well in Unity. It acts in my cases more like a search engine compiler and I have it explain how it got the code that it generated so I don't have to ask it again. I never copy-paste code from chatgpt and rarely do I type out the exact same code it generated, but it helps a lot when videos don't teach anything until 13 minutes into a 15 minute tutorial. Obviously if Jonny sees this and says that that isn't allowed, it's his jam: his choices, but I think it should be fine.
