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title: Quoting Tarn Adams
link: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/tarn-adams/
source: simonwillison-net
published: 2026-09-01T17:01:11Z
updated: 2026-09-01T17:01:11Z
first_seen: 2026-09-04T12:14:41.802665207Z
labels:
- ai
- game-design
summary: 'They took the letters from me! I have to talk about dwarf behavior now. I can''t even talk about dwarf AI. It doesn''t exist. It''s dwarf behavior, and they misbehave sometimes — Tarn Adams, co-creator of Dwarf Fortress Tags: ai, game-design'
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> They took the letters from me! I have to talk about *dwarf behavior* now. I can't even talk about dwarf AI. It doesn't exist. It's *dwarf behavior*, and they misbehave sometimes

— [Tarn Adams](https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/dwarf-fortress-creator-says-the-industrys-in-shambles-over-ai-and-layoff-happy-ceos-everyone-i-know-their-bosses-are-slowly-getting-psychosis/), co-creator of Dwarf Fortress

Posted [1st September 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/) at 5:01 pm

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This is a **quotation** collected by Simon Willison, posted on [1st September 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/).

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