(not my screenshots but I felt the need to say something about this)
I opened up my feed this afternoon and saw that this ao3 user has decided to start an AI witch hunt with absolutely no real credibility behind any of it.
I hate AI and want to see it disappear from this planet too, but I can also recognize that there is absolute no way a person can 1000% confirm that a piece of writing was created with AI unless it was said outright by the creator. I don't care who I piss off when I say this, but YOU ARE NOT FIGHTING AGAINST GENERATIVE AI BY ATTACKING WRITERS WITH BASELESS ACCUSATIONS. YOU ARE ALMOST AS BAD AS THE GENAI USERS.
Commenting "is this AI?" under another person's fic just because you feel like it?? Not the move you think you are making. You are rude.
I saw a post a few days ago that said "all of the 'ai signs' people speak of, are just what most writers actually do." People shouldn't fear using an em dash or writing overly detailed scenes just because some robot that is TRAINED ON HUMAN WRITING exists.
I have been writing fanfiction for over twelve years now and personally, if I were added to a list like this, you guys probably wouldn't see me on here for awhile. Some people are already insecure about their writing as it is and this witch hunting thing is only hurting those who spend long hours working with real passion.
So the next time you decide to harass a poor author with no credibility to back you up, ask yourself this:
Is this question rude or harmful?
Could I be reading a fic that was not written in someone's first language?
Do I think this detailed fic is AI or am I just not used to reading overly detailed fics?
Do I think this fic is AI because it's too short or did the author just prefer to write it that way?
Could my comment contribute to a person stepping away from writing all together?
Could this be an author's first fic who just wanted to write about their favorite character?
Do I actually KNOW if this fic is written with AI????????
I have been wanting to say this for awhile & I'm glad I finally did. Here is a link to the fics that this bozo of a creator decided to harass. PLEASEEE go give them some kudos and comment positive things to combat this weirdo's negative behavior.
WRITING IS SUPPOSED TO BE FUN GUYS! WE ARE A COMMUNITY! IT IS FUCK AI ALWAYS, BUT DON'T LET AI RIP APART THE COMMUNITY WE'VE BUILT TOO.
(the link incase you missed it)
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