If you promote using AI to write or create images, I'm drawing a line. I can't deal with your lack of respect for artists and writers.
By doing this, you are hurting all of us who are creatives.
Now, I have already heard your argument: "I'm a writer, and I use it."
Well, then stop it.
The reality.
I believe AI is a tool that can be used in good ways, but writing your script, novel, logline, or synopsis is not one of them. Please stop doing this.
It is not good to use AI to create images to publish in a book or make a script bible or pitch deck. Do NOT use AI.
When you use AI, you are stealing from those who created that content. This is a fact.
It's become a huge issue that we, in Hollywood, went on strike last year due to so many people and studios using or wanting to use AI.
Actors have also been fighting this.
Two days ago, Gov. Newsom signed a bill making it illegal to use without permission in California. You can read about that HERE
From the article~
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills to help actors and performers protect their digital likenesses in audio and visual productions, including those who are deceased. This legislation will help ensure the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other digital media technologies in entertainment by giving workers more protections.
A big step forward for protecting workers in the evolving AI space!@SAGAFTRA President @FranDrescher joins Gov. @GavinNewsom to celebrate two new laws ensuring performers’ legal rights when negotiating digital replicas & setting rules for recreating performers who’ve passed. pic.twitter.com/WyrqyJGvzB— California Governor (@CAgovernor) September 17, 2024
Click on HERE above to read the full article.
The point is that it's a fight that we, as creatives, are fighting daily.
Do you think it won't affect you? It already has, with the loss of jobs across the board due to AI taking these positions.
Today, Sept 19th, this came out about Lionsgate Studios, and artists are really upset-rightfully so.
Here is the headline
Lionsgate Inks Deal With AI Firm to Mine Its Massive Film and TV Library.
You can read the article by clicking HERE.
It's constant!
I understand that we need to embrace technology, and I am all for that. In fact, unlike a lot of my generation (GenX), I pride myself on keeping up and excelling at new technology. But when people are using it to bypass doing the work and steal from others, that is where I draw the line.
I see in FB groups that I am in for writers people posting to us AI to generate synopses and loglines to sell your work. What??? This is not recommended. Your logline is how YOU sell your script or the studio when you get there, not something AI creates by stealing from others.
I also see writing coaches in workshops telling writers to use AI images to create pitch decks and or series bibles, and the worst offender. "Just use AI and create a children's book and upload to Amazon."
What the actual?
Yeah, it happens, all day long.
I see self-published writers using AI to create covers---you are STEALING an artist's work.
Period.
Yes, you are.
You are stealing.
This is a copyright violation.
STOP it immediately.
I am not afraid of AI taking away my career. This blog isn't about that; it's about doing what is right, not stealing from others.
Another place that is saying it's okay to steal from other writers is NaNoWriMo.
If you don't know what that is, I'll explain.
National Novel Writing Month is in November of every year. Writers set out to write a novel in a month. Many of us do it. I have been doing it for 18 years. I have coached it multiple times. I blog about it. I make videos about it. I love it.
I write every single word for myself because I have integrity and refuse to steal from someone else.
So, last week, this happened.
NaNoWriMo gets AI sponsor, says not writing your novel with AI is ‘classist and ableist’.
WHAT???
You should be disgusted as many of us professional novelists, book coaches, developmental editors, publishers, and agents are.
Now, NaNoWriMo has put out a statement-backtracking to save their own arses. You can read that here.
The bottom line is you shouldn't be using AI to create any writing, images, voices, or likenesses of anyone for any reason.
It's common decency not to steal from other creatives, and yet it's happening all the time.
Please comment and let me know how you feel about AI and what people are doing with it against creatives.
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Happy writing.
Steph
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