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So I've decided to make all my work private. Yay.
This was not a decision I make lightly nor one I would do under different circumstances. With ongoing chatbot trends, ai learning through public works, and bots commenting in fics now, I do not feel comfortable keeping my works or account public. Fanfiction is a grey area when it comes to ownership of stories, we thrive off of sharing and rewriting original works, and it's more reliant on an honor system of respect than any legal claim. However, this recent use of ai/bots feels wrong. Like it cheapens the work of creators regardless of their medium. I don't think a program will ever be able to replace human creativity, but I, and many others, have never consented to be a mismatched foundation that bots can scrape to mimic such creation.
I am admittedly new to this. Despite my long-time lurking, I've only been on the author's side for less than a year. For me, writing is an outlet. Something fun, something to share, and something to connect with. That's my experience. I know other creators may see it as similar or in greater nuance than me, but from what I have seen over the last few months of watching this situation unfold, I am not the only one concerned. I may even be more relaxed.
So my works (with the exception of this one) will be private from this point forward. Thank you for reading if you've been following me as a guest or user. I love hearing from you all, seeing your comments, art, and kudos makes my day and is as enjoyable for me as I hope my writing is for you.
I think ai does have a place somewhere, but not here with me.