AI-generated text is taking over the internet, and it’s time to stop that
Ready to be a part of a collective reform against the overuse of AI text generation tools to fill up websites and webpages, that ultimately add no value for the reader? We’re up against:
Only regurgitation
We’re against AI content that’s fits the description of regurgitation, summarization, or repetition.
Surface-level, thin content
We’re against AI-generated text that adds no real value and we can do without.
Content that takes jobs
We’re also against AI content that’s a direct result of a tool replacing a human writer.
Say no to AI-generated writing & text
Writers, business owners, and website admins! We call your attention to a grave issue. Today, the internet is filled to the brim with misinformation, slop, low-effort content, copyright-infringing art, and more, all stemming from AI tools. LLMs have been trained not only on the public, fair-use internet data, but also on proprietary, copyrighted, and personal data.
And all these AI labs are in a race to one-up each other, training newer models of ever-increasing size, with no plans on how to regulate, stop adverse effects, or stop.
A much-needed clarification: We ourselves never use AI. Many clients demand AI detector screenshots, and we supply them. Sometimes, we might also accept a client’s request to have a premium AI detector check, on our expense. That being said, we’re not 100% confident that AI detectors are accurate or reliable. We simply cannot guarantee that each piece of text from us will show up 0% AI across all AI detectors. You can read more in our No AI Use Policy.
But our gripe isn’t with AI itself as a technology. We leave that to experts, scientists, and policymakers. What we are against is AI-generated textual content that’s used commercially. Why? Three main reasons, given on the right.
So, what are we doing about it? We’re building a collective of professional writers who don’t use AI to join us. Together, we’ll form a voice worth listening to. If this sounds like something you or someone you know might be interested in, don’t forget to check out our plan!
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Reason 1: Kills creativity
No matter how good of a “prompt engineer” you are, AI is still derivative. The current way to train AI models is to first load it with already-existing data. Even supposedly “new” ideas it creates are just predictions of what humans would consider “new” based on existing data. That’s the opposite of creativity. Do we really want to build a world where pretrained tools regurgitate without creating anything new, a world of derivative slop?
Reason 2: Retrains on slop
The more AI text we upload on the internet, the more newer models pick it up. The ratio of AI content to once-new, rich, juicy human content is fast-moving. We need humans to keep generating new ideas, better content, and finer prose. But given the current scenario, what’s more likely is AI models of the future just believing previous AI content to be example of human writing, and attune more toward that. Do we really want to live in a nightmare world where AI slop is considered normal human content?
Reason 3: Takes jobs away
This one is a no-brainer. AI tools started with generating text before they generates images, edited videos, produced vector graphics, create music and voiceover, and did programming. Writers were hit first. And it’s been bad. A ton of companies openly cite AI-related efficiency/optimization while laying hundreds off. A much larger number of companies don’t directly cite AI. But we all know it’s happening. When an AI model is so advanced that it can replace dozens of developers, support staff, even marketing personnel in companies, just imagine how bad us writers have it. Do we really want to create a world where writing isn’t considered a proper career or hobby anymore?