My friend and I wanted to join but since we are still new to game development we use AI—not making AI slop though. Is that okay? 👀

I'd argue that being new isn't an excuse to use AI when you can team up or learn by doing, but the rules don't currently exclude AI they just require disclosure. 

You can team up via the discord to expand your team's skills if you'd like. 

We definitely are learning by doing don't worry about that. Thank you! ☺️