Nexus Mods requires AI disclosures and expands controls for users

Nexus Mods is making disclosure of artificial intelligence use mandatory for newly uploaded mods, requiring creators to say whether AI played a role in their work. The PC gaming mod repository announced the requirements on November 4 as part of a broader explanation of its approach to AI content, which includes clearer labeling and more options for users to control what they see.

Site owner Victor “Foledinho” Folmann said users have repeatedly raised concerns about the lack of clear information on AI use in mods. Although the platform already offers tags for AI-generated and AI-assisted work, it plans to make those labels more visible on mod pages. Authors who mark their uploads as AI-assisted will also need to provide a public explanation detailing where and how they used the technology.

Folmann described the platform as “pro-human creativity” while ruling out a blanket prohibition on AI-generated mods. He said AI can be involved at many stages of creation, including script autocompletion and the production of textures, voices and complete assets. That range of uses makes it difficult to establish a clear dividing line between acceptable and unacceptable applications.

In Folmann’s explanation, banning AI outright would not remove it from the process of making mods. Instead, it would discourage authors from acknowledging its involvement. The platform’s preferred approach is to make that use visible through disclosure and labeling, with rules it can enforce on the site.

Nexus Mods also said it will not train AI on uploaded mods or sell or license those mods to others for that purpose. Separately, the platform is developing clearer controls over reuse and stronger attribution when an author incorporates another creator’s mod with the necessary permission.

Changes are also coming to the Recently Added section, where a large batch of uploads from one author can push other creators’ work farther down the page. Folmann said this is not primarily an AI issue, although faster mod production is making it more common. Nexus Mods is testing limits on how many uploads from a single author appear at once and tightening upload restrictions for new accounts.

Users are also getting controls to hide AI-generated content on game pages and the homepage, with search filters planned next. Authors have a 60-day grace period to bring existing mods into compliance. That period ends on January 2, after which the platform says it will begin enforcing the requirements.