I have been writing on wattpad under different pseudos for ten years now and so much has changed since then. One of which that deeply saddens me is the normalized use of generative AI. As someone who has a degree in engineering and has been in the software industry, my stance on AI has not changed: art and writing is a HUMAN expression—if you incorporate AI in your work, you are removing the human aspect. It does not matter how advanced technology becomes, you cannot replicate the inner workings of the human mind.
R.F Kuang explains it best and most eloquently in an interview while touring for Katabasis, and I highly recommend watching it.
This issue has been recently brought up by another writer in the space, so I just wanted to share my two cents to anyone who’s willing to listen. And all of this being said, you will not be finding any of use of AI in any of my works, nor do I accept/condone the use of my work to be reproduced through AI.
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(PS—If you’ve read this far, I love you and a new chapter will be posted hopefully by tomorrow)