WotC $HAS Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Call + D&D and Chris Cocks on AI usage transcript excerpt (26Feb10)

Reynard said:

So when you said "do something" what did you mean?

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Artamo said:

Yeah, I have to agree. That’s not a great way to view something that you enjoy, especially in such a unique industry where everyday fans have the ability to contribute creatively to it. Focus on what you do within your own game and if big corporate interests got you down, give money and time to smaller companies. Run a game at a convention. Create something and release it - most of the publishers are running under some sort of open license.

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I thought this blog post by Cannibal Halfling was an interesting addendum to this thread.

NOTE: Most of the post is pretty neutral but there is a bit of a screed at the end. I don't think it invalidates their analysis, but do be aware.

Reynard said:

I thought this blog post by Cannibal Halfling was an interesting addendum to this thread.

NOTE: Most of the post is pretty neutral but there is a bit of a screed at the end. I don't think it invalidates their analysis, but do be aware.

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I appreciated the article and it's orders of magnitude comparisons of the Genre. But yeah, the conclusion about what we SHOULD or SHOULD NOT do and what WILL happen with D&D in the future… I didn't love.

If and when Hasbro forces GenAI into Official D&D products, then we can talk about a boycott. As it is now, WotC has publically stated no GenAI art in D&D, and the creative hires give a very different picture than what a CEO that's bullish on GenAI is saying to shareholders who are googoogaga about GenAI.