Dungeons & Dragons tell illustrators to stop using AI to generate artwork

The cover of the upcoming hardcover book of monster descriptions and lore called 'Bigby Presents: Glory Of The Giants'. The Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game franchise said that it won't allow artists to use AI technology to draw its cast of sorcerers, druids and other characters and scenery. Photo: Handout

The Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game franchise says it won't allow artists to use artificial intelligence technology to draw its cast of sorcerers, druids and other characters and scenery.

D&D art is supposed to be fanciful. But at least one axe-wielding giant seemed too weird for some fans, leading them to take to social media to question if it was human-made.