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Wizards of the Coast workers unionize and demand an end to generative AI
Original: 🎮 Wizards of the Coast Union Demands Company Stop Pushing Generative AI The Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering
Staff on the Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering teams at Wizards of the Coast have announced they are unionizing, joining the UWOTC-CWA union previously formed by the Arena team. Alongside the unionization push, workers are demanding the company stop promoting the use of generative AI in its games and creative work. The move adds Wizards of the Coast to the growing list of gaming industry workplaces organizing around AI and labor concerns.
Why now: Gaming industry workers are increasingly organizing against generative AI use, and a union push at a major publisher like Wizards of the Coast is a notable development.
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- 🎮 Wizards of the Coast Union Demands Company Stop Pushing Generative AI The Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering teams at Wizards of the Coast have just announced they're unionizing, joining the Wizards of the Coast-CWA (UWOTC-CWA) union formed by the Arena team... 📰… · feed@igeek.gamer-geek-news.com · 1
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