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MacMathan reacted to The Sigil's post in the thread Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Is Talking About AI in D&D Again with
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I stumbled across this and found it interesting as it feels like perhaps the "AI argument" is 100 years old. "Machinery is performing... -
MacMathan reacted to Oofta's post in the thread Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Is Talking About AI in D&D Again with Like.
You mean like John Henry being replaced by the steam-powered rock drill? The roughly 30% of all people worked on the farm a century ago...
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MacMathan reacted to Oofta's post in the thread Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Is Talking About AI in D&D Again with Like.
Never underestimate the "buzzword of the moment" impact on what managers talk about whether or not it actually means anything.
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MacMathan reacted to Von Ether's post in the thread Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Is Talking About AI in D&D Again with Like.
For me, this is one of those "joking/not joking" statements CEO blurt out because: If a CEO doesn't say they are "AI bullish" then he...
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MacMathan reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Is Talking About AI in D&D Again with Like.
Frankly I think the “this” is literally whatever WotC thinks they can get people to pay a monthly subscription for. If that means...
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MacMathan reacted to Christian Hoffer's post in the thread Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Is Talking About AI in D&D Again with Like.
When it comes to AI, I personally believe it's an empty buzzword that encompasses too many things. There are some AI programs that are...
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MacMathan reacted to SlyFlourish's post in the thread Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Is Talking About AI in D&D Again with Like.
I like random tables, good source material, and my own brain. I wrote about it here and talked about it here. I don’t know what Cocks...
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MacMathan reacted to Oofta's post in the thread Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Is Talking About AI in D&D Again with Like.
Since another "AI is evil" thread is soon to begin, guess it's time to get my thoughts in before the thread is shut down. :cautious...
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MacMathan reacted to Retreater's post in the thread Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Is Talking About AI in D&D Again with Like.
I like Level Up. One of my players was telling her college-aged daughter about it, and she asked to look through my books while her mom...
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MacMathan reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Is Talking About AI in D&D Again with Like.
I'm reminded of the beginning of Douglas Adams' novel Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, where he talks about how—after inventing...
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MacMathan reacted to Gorgon Zee's post in the thread Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Is Talking About AI in D&D Again with Like.
Just a technical note here: you can run relatively decent AI models on a desktop machine right now. Slower than a dedicated service, but...
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MacMathan reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread TSR The Full & Glorious History of NuTSR with Like.
I do not celebrate the passing of Ernie Gary Gygax Jr. It is the inevitable outcome of all things that they end. I will also not mourn...
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MacMathan reacted to MerricB's post in the thread D&D General No One Reads Conan Now -- So What Are They Reading? with Like.
Brandon Sanderson, Seanan McGuire, Sarah J. Maas, Ilona Andrews... Not to mention the amazing selection of manga that even stores in...
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MacMathan reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General No One Reads Conan Now -- So What Are They Reading? with Like.
Tolkien is kind of just vicariously relevant at this point - obviously his work had a huge and lasting impact on fantasy as a whole, but...
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MacMathan reacted to dave2008's post in the thread D&D (2024) Take A Deeper Look At The New D&D Starter Set's Card-Based Characters with Like.
Wow, this does look like a good starter set. I don't really need one, but kind of of want this