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Wednesday 9 august 2023
Dungeons & Dragons tells illustrators to

stop using AI to generate artwork for

fantasy franchise

By Matt O’Brien Island-based toy giant tion is in a soon-to-be-re-
Associated Press has owned Wizards of the leased hardcover book of
(AP) - The Dungeons & Coast for more than two monster descriptions and
Dragons role-playing game decades. The art in ques- lore called “Bigby Presents:
franchise says it won't allow Glory of the Giants.” The
artists to use artificial intelli- digital and physical version
gence technology to draw of the package is selling for
its cast of sorcerers, druids $59.95 on the D&D website
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