Dungeons & Dragons says its illustrators can't use AI after they discovered the tech was used for work featured in an upcoming book

• Dungeons & Dragons says its illustrators are not allowed to use AI to generate artwork.
• The company said it is updating its guidance after discovering a commissioned artist had used the tech.
• AI-generated artwork has sparked ethical concerns and copyright issues.

Fantasy franchise Dungeons & Dragons says illustrators are not allowed to use AI to generate artwork commissioned by the company.

The company said they are updating their guidance after discovering that an artist they had worked with for almost a decade used the new technology to create work for an upcoming book. The fantasy franchise said they had reached out to the artist and he had agreed to stop using AI for D&D artwork going forward.