In Defense of Giving a Shit

The Independent Games Festival faced controversy after requiring developers to declare all AI use in submitted games, leading to heated debate over Big Walk's admission despite using LLMs for less than 0.1% of its code. The author argues the IGF desperately needs a clear written AI policy, as the previous informal approach left developers unaware that some judges automatically abstained from considering AI-assisted games, creating unfair conditions for paid submissions. The debate highlights a fundamental tension between transparency requirements and the subjective nature of creative award judging.