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I feel like there will always be people willing to dedicate their time to identifying and labeling AI worlds, regardless of whether VRChat implements an official system or not. Most people can already recognize AI-generated content the moment they enter a world, so a lot of this is going to come down to trusting whatever downvote system gets introduced. Honestly, I think we already knew this was the direction VRChat was going to take. During this year's Spookality event, there were multiple AI-generated worlds featured, which felt like a clear attempt to normalize AI-generated content, avoid scaring away users, and encourage broader adoption of AI tools among future world uploaders. I hesitate to call some of these people "world creators," because in many cases they didn't actually create the assets themselves. They simply generated content, assembled it, and uploaded it. The unfortunate part is that my immediate reaction to a heavily downvoted world would be, "Is this an AI world, or is it just a world that people don't like?" I don't want to waste my time checking something out if it's just another soulless AI-generated world whose only purpose is to farm donations. I also worry that downvotes will end up being used for more than just AI content. Worlds that fail to meet expectations, creators with vocal haters, and anything that becomes controversial could all get caught in the crossfire. If there were a built-in AI disclosure system from the start, it would at least provide some context. Then I'd know whether a world was being downvoted because it was genuinely low quality, because it relied heavily on AI, or simply because people disliked it for unrelated reasons. Another question is how the voting system will actually work. Can users downvote a world immediately, or will they only be able to do so after they've visited it? That distinction feels important, since unrestricted voting could easily be abused without anyone ever engaging with the content they're judging. I think the community will naturally police this over time. If creators are perceived as using AI deceptively or maliciously while presenting their work as entirely human-made, people will likely call them out publicly. Even without an official labeling system, those worlds and creators could end up effectively blacklisted through community discussions, recommendations, and word-of-mouth. This also raises an interesting question about Steam's AI disclosure policies and how they might apply to VRChat. The platform has been in Early Access for nearly a decade, and AI-driven features are becoming increasingly integrated into the user experience. At some point, does that mean VRChat itself would need to disclose AI usage on its Steam page? If Steam eventually categorizes it as an AI-enabled product, I'd be curious to see how that affects discoverability, public perception, and long-term growth. It may not have a major impact, but it's definitely something worth considering as the platform continues moving further in that direction.