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Quoting Tarn Adams

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Dwarf Fortress co-creator Tarn Adams humorously laments that he can no longer refer to "dwarf AI," but must talk about "dwarf behavior," noting that dwarves sometimes misbehave.

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Simon Willison’s Weblog

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1st September 2026

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

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This is a quotation collected by Simon Willison, posted on 1st September 2026.

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  • Tarn Adams jokes that "they took the letters from me," forcing him to change "dwarf AI" to "dwarf behavior."
  • He emphasizes that dwarf behavior sometimes includes misbehavior.
  • This quote was collected and posted by Simon Willison on September 1, 2026.

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