AI Dungeon Master experiment exposes the vulnerability of Critical Role’s fandom

As advertisements for LLM-generated adventures have become more prevalent, the research was an attempt to evaluate ChatGPT’s ability to not merely create an adventure but “maintain narrative coherence and foster player involvement,” according to the paper. The academic effort was based on a complex slurry of variously licensed information, with some sourced from private companies, some sourced from a group of performers, and other materials sourced from volunteers.

In the body of the…