i despise the use of AI for writing. it’s plagiarism (this is not a matter of opinion btw). it’s lazy, it’s pathetic, it’s attention-seeking, and it impedes artistic growth and intelligence. it’s detrimental to literature, people physically and mentally, and to the planet.
i also share the mounting frustration with AI. and as someone who has also had multiple people, including a large account, “take inspo”/copy ideas from my story, i deeply empathize with the desire to publicly expose. there’s a special kind of resentment that builds watching people gain off the back of your creativity and integrity. but i speak with this experience when i say that confrontation (even in private as i’ve done in the past), seldom achieves changing a corrupted mind.
art thrives on attention and recognition, so unlike with other issues, ignoring AI users/detracting from their attention is an effective strategy to diminish them. public confrontation through dogpiling, an added opportunity for them to make themselves the victim, only lowers their chances of change. and a person who has already made the moral choice to steal ideas and use/support AI writing despite all we know will not simply make the decision to stop or turn their supporters against it under duress.
if we have any sort of relationship on this platform (you read my stories, i read yours, mutuals etc.), i am begging you all to a). immediately break this relationship if you support AI writing. and b) not to engage and to instead use the energy to uplift the deserving authors that are NOT using AI. they need this level of attention much more than AI writers do. and i promise it’s a much more productive and beneficial response (for you and the community). find other ways to condemn AI, like in direct conversation, comments, petitions, reporting, etc. and lead with positivity and discernment for the rest. the right people, those who do the right thing and truly believe in doing so, will follow.
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