I couldn’t be happier with the ENNIES’ decision to ban any works that include AI-generated elements from consideration in their awards, and I sincerely hope Wizards of the Coast, the owner and publisher of , takes notice.
I have been a tabletop RPG hobbyist for decades now. Seeing the encroachment of AI in TTRPG products, from Large Language Models generating the text of books to the use of AI in creating algorithmically generated images, twists my stomach in knots.
I applaud the ethical decision of the ENNIE Awards, and my hope is WOTC will make a course correction. A few months ago, Hasbro’s AI plans offended fans.
The company that owns the world’s most well-known TTPRG seemingly fails to understand what makes the hobby special, and why AI troubles consumers.
There is the environmental impact to consider, along with the fact that much of AI-produced content is essentially theft, mimicking the styles of hard-working writers and artists.