I just found out that all of my fucking ao3 fics were scraped to train a fucking ai. I had no clue until I saw a TikTok talking about it.
I did some digging, and if you want to check to see if your fics was scraped as well, if it has an ID number above 63 200 000, then you are safe. If it was locked or restricted, you’re most likely safe as well.
All of my works will be restricted for the time being, I know ao3 is filing a DMCA takedown for the person responsible but I don’t have much hope.
"Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made." - J. R. R. Tolkien