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Podcast #280: AI Art Controversy in RPGs...Again
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<blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 9227829" data-attributes="member: 6669048"><p>I bolded for emphasis, but it's precisely that. I'd even say they likely would want to do so slightly less than other companies because of how much value comes from their art library, but it's still an expense that could theoretically be lowered or cut entirely. And that's what all these executives are seeing with algorithmic generation.</p><p></p><p>Also, the executives in charge of Wizard of the Coast at large and of the Dungeons & Dragons have been in their positions for less than two years (Cynthia Williams was hired in February 2022 and Dan Rawson in October 2022). Before that, they both came from Amazon and then Microsoft (Williams at Xbox and Rawson at Microsoft Dynamics 365). Neither had tabletop experience at all before this job, so wouldn't understand how important art is. And, if they hadn't gotten enough "I told you so"s after the OGL from the people in the company who do have experience and know what the customer base expects and will react, it's highly likely they would have experimented more with generative algorithms.</p><p></p><p>That's just my opinion, I have no hard evidence or even rumors of discussions to back it up, just speculation informed by the above information.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abstruse, post: 9227829, member: 6669048"] I bolded for emphasis, but it's precisely that. I'd even say they likely would want to do so slightly less than other companies because of how much value comes from their art library, but it's still an expense that could theoretically be lowered or cut entirely. And that's what all these executives are seeing with algorithmic generation. Also, the executives in charge of Wizard of the Coast at large and of the Dungeons & Dragons have been in their positions for less than two years (Cynthia Williams was hired in February 2022 and Dan Rawson in October 2022). Before that, they both came from Amazon and then Microsoft (Williams at Xbox and Rawson at Microsoft Dynamics 365). Neither had tabletop experience at all before this job, so wouldn't understand how important art is. And, if they hadn't gotten enough "I told you so"s after the OGL from the people in the company who do have experience and know what the customer base expects and will react, it's highly likely they would have experimented more with generative algorithms. That's just my opinion, I have no hard evidence or even rumors of discussions to back it up, just speculation informed by the above information. [/QUOTE]
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