In a stunning turn of events, the world’s largest third-party marketplace for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) products, DMs Guild, has announced that they will restrict any AI-generated content from appearing on their marketplace.
DMs Guild is a popular online marketplace for D&D-related content like add-ons, adventures, and other tools for Dungeon Masters (DMs) to help them create engaging and unique experiences for their gaming sessions. Content is created and sold by independent authors, who can set their own prices and earn royalty payments based on the sales of their content.
The recent banning of AI-generated content is in response to the growing popularity of AI-powered tools, which can quickly and efficiently generate content that may otherwise take months of manual labor to create.
The process for generating these items often revolves around taking existing content and modifying it, making it harder to track down the original source and establish the legality and licensing of the content. Therefore, AI-generated content is often seen as a way for unscrupulous parties to generate and distribute unauthorized and unlicensed content.
Additionally, DMs Guild has also stated that since the AI-generated content does not align with their standards of quality and gameplay, they wanted to take a proactive approach and preemptively head off any potential issues.
It is unclear how this decision will impact existing content on the DMs Guild marketplace. While some have raised concerns over the possibility of existing content being incorrectly flagged and removed, it is likely that the existing content will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and any infringing content will be appropriately dealt with.
The decision to restrict AI-generated content by DMs Guild is a bold one, but a necessary one. It is a way to ensure that content released through their platform is legally obtained and of the highest quality, helping to preserve the integrity of their marketplace.
