You’d think that an “ecosocialist utopia” game made by a prominent leftist game developer who developed it “with locally sourced talent and minimal involvement from capitalists, marketers, or profiteers” would be free of generative AI, right?

… Right?

Released in September, Future? No Thanks! is an adventure game developed by Paolo Pedercini, better known by the pseudonym Molleindustria. It follows an out-of-place, curmudgeonly old man who aims to complete his bucket list before undergoing assisted suicide in a future where “climate change is finally being tackled, democracy thrives, and technology serves the public good.”

However, it’s now in hot water over initially undisclosed generative AI use.…