Earlier this week, we reported on a Fab user who uploaded over 38,000 AI-generated assets over a short period of time, drawing attention to the broader problem of AI content flooding Epic Games' new marketplace. After Ronan Mahon's original Twitter post gained traction and the user's total uploads climbed to 41,000, Epic finally addressed the matter, issuing a low-profile, easy-to-miss statement on the Unreal Engine Forums.In his statement, Epic's Senior Director of Creator & Developer Experience, Sjoerd De Jong, apologized for the "degradation of the Fab experience everyone experienced," announcing that the user in question has been removed from Fab, along with a series of new rules the company plans to implement to prevent similar situations from happening again.Going forward, Epic will require creators to indicate during the publishing process whether an asset was created using generative AI, while also adding automated tools to help detect AI-generated assets and exploring spam-prevention systems, such as daily upload limits. Additionally, the studio is updating its content reporting form to give the community a clearer way to report assets suspected of being AI-made but not properly marked as Created With AI.De Jong also noted that users who wish to hide assets marked as Created With AI can do so through the content preferences menu, accessible via "the button found in the top right corner of search results."Unfortunately, even though many Fab users – as in, real flesh-and-blood human artists and game developers – expressed their desire for AI content to be removed entirely from the marketplace, or for Epic to follow Cubebrush's approach by making AI content accessible only via direct links and otherwise hidden from the platform, the director reaffirmed that AI will remain on Fab."We want Fab to be a welcoming place for creative expression, from first-time creations to advanced projects, and from original creations to AI-generated work," De Jong said. "Fab's goal is to be a place where creators can easily find what they're looking for, of the quality and style they're seeking, and be confident in their purchases."Due to this, along with the Created With AI filter not being toggled on by default, the reaction to the announcement was mixed, with some users praising Epic for the changes, while others criticized the company for taking a half-measure instead of banning AI entirely. "It's not welcoming, it's hurtful, and it's painful, and allowing AI is a slap in the face to everyone who works hard in their trade," one user commented, responding to De Jong's words.Read the full statement here and don't forget to join our 80 Level Talent platform and our new Discord server, follow us on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Telegram, TikTok, and Threads, where we share breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more. #epic #games #adresses #aigenerated #content