Pathfinder: Paizo Takes Stance Against AI Art

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In a recent Twitter post, Pathfinder creator Paizo made its stance on AI-generated content known. According to Paizo, Pathfinder will not be using any AI art or writing in its products in the future.

Over the last several months, AI-generated art, writing, and other media have become increasingly more prevalent. While this upswing of AI technology has led to some impressive marvels, it has also conjured some serious moral quandaries in creative industries, including tabletop role-playing games.

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Now, Paizo has made a statement about its opinion on AI technology in TTRPGs. Paizo asserted its success was built with the help of freelance artists and writers. It believes the advent of AI content threatens these creators' livelihoods, and the currently-undefined legal and ethical lines surrounding the technology can do more harm than good. Because of this, Pathfinder will be banning the use of AI-generated art and writing in its products, and Paizo will add new language in its contracts that stipulate all work must be created by a human being.

Paizo has had a lot of opportunities to take initiative in the news as of late. In January, Wizards of the Coast–Dungeons and Dragons creator and a major competitor for Paizo–was in hot water over its attempts to deauthorize the Open Game License for One D&D. Paizo took initiative and spearheaded the creation of the Open RPG Creative License as a free document usable by any TTRPG company. Wizards of the Coast later backed down, but Paizo won a lot of points from the community for standing up to the larger company.

Pathfinder fans are glad to see Paizo take this stance against AI art and writing. As this new technology