More arguments over the use of ai in D&D worldbuilding - failure points, individualism, ableism, and self-reflection

It's a given that when someone asks if they should be using generative ai in their D&D worldbuilding, polarised arguments will happen. On one side are bitter arguments about outsourcing thinking, cognitive laziness, and environmental damage. On the other, laissez-faire arguments that boil down to - use whatever you want and have fun. I, of course, am against use of ai in creative endeavours like this. For me, the creative journey - the sweat, blood and tears - is the really important part. It's where learning and self-reflection happens. It's where we fail and get up over and over. It's where we're tested and work out our own creative persona. And sometimes, a person fails and just gives up. It happens a lot. But that's also part of self-discovery. Ai shortcuts the failure points and makes the journey quicker, but it completely misses all the self-reflection, all the self-discovery, and yes, all of the fails that can result in learning and personal strength. Most often, the argument…