Hasbro CEO All-In on AI

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks is excited about using AI in D&D.
"Inside of development, we've already been using AI" and "there's not
a single person who doesn't use AI somehow for either campaign
development or character development or story ideas. That's a clear
signal that we need to be embracing it."*

But he also claims to play D&D with 30 or 40 people regularly, so I'm
not sure how much I believe him.

Well, I believe him about them using AI. It's cheaper than actually
paying people, after all, and who cares if the end result is pabulum.

I know, I know; "AI is just a tool" and "it's coming so you might as
well accept it" and all that. But nothing I've seen about AI has
indicated it makes games any _better_; just that it allows products to
be released faster and more cheaply (for the developer, anyway. I
don't really see those savings reflected in the prices I end up
paying).

Hasbro's stance also runs counter to Wizard of the Coast's stated
countermand, requiring third-party artist to refrain from using AI
art. But I guess what's good for the goose isn't good for the gander.
















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https://www.pcgamer.com/games/hasbro-ceo-says-all-his-mates-are-using-ai-for-their-d-d-games-which-is-apparently-a-clear-signal-that-we-need-to-be-embracing-it/