After reading this letter by @chuckwendig.bsky.social , and after a semester of my University (and its system) trying to gently waterboard me with AI, I'm saying 'No' to generative AI tools. I'm declaring that in my email signatures. And I'm asking my colleagues to do the same. #No2AI
Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
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December 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
After reading this letter by @chuckwendig.bsky.social , and after a semester of my University (and its system) trying to gently waterboard me with AI, I'm saying 'No' to generative AI tools. I'm declaring that in my email signatures. And I'm asking my colleagues to do the same. #No2AI
December 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
You're cotton picking so right, bro'. Anything created by AI needs a massive red label slapping on it – at the start, in the middle and at the end. Legally enforceable.
#no2ai
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#no2ai
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This Country Songwriter Says AI Songs Should Be Labeled
Country songwriter Breland says songs created with AI should be labeled as such and money made off them should go to grants for human artists.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
You're cotton picking so right, bro'. Anything created by AI needs a massive red label slapping on it – at the start, in the middle and at the end. Legally enforceable.
#no2ai
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
#no2ai
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
December 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Paul McCartney stages a silent protest against AI | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This absolutely nails it. Why is it everyone's so obsessed by migrants, both legal and illegal when the biggest threat to life as we know it is this! 3m jobs gone in 10 years. Why is the Starmer govt encouraging this in the name of maintaining our competitive edge?
#no2ai
#no2ai
A big @ to anyone wetting themselves about migrants taking their jobs blah, blah. You really are a bunch of patsies ... Elon Musk and his mates must pissing be themselves laughing how they've conned you.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI could replace 3m low-skilled jobs in the UK by 2035, research finds
Trades, machine operations and administrative roles are most at-risk, says leading educational research charity
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This absolutely nails it. Why is it everyone's so obsessed by migrants, both legal and illegal when the biggest threat to life as we know it is this! 3m jobs gone in 10 years. Why is the Starmer govt encouraging this in the name of maintaining our competitive edge?
#no2ai
#no2ai
Unfortunately the people who suffer will not be the ones who pumped oxygen into this folly.
#No2AI
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#No2AI
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Is the AI bubble history repeating itself? Ask a chatbot
The AI industry is run on hype and inflated expectations. But the numbers won’t always go up
observer.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Unfortunately the people who suffer will not be the ones who pumped oxygen into this folly.
#No2AI
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#No2AI
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Premium newsletter: Based on my estimates and analysis, OpenAI needs one trillion dollars in the next four years to build 17GW of data centers and other commitments, with at least $500 billion needed for company operations. There is not enough capital to do this.
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www.wheresyoured.at/openai-onetr...
OpenAI Needs A Trillion Dollars In The Next Four Years
Shortly before publishing this newsletter, I spoke with analyst Gil Luria, Managing Director and Analyst at D.A. Davidson, and asked him whether the capital was there to build the 17 Gigawatts of capa...
www.wheresyoured.at
September 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Youtube is rolling out an auto dubbing feature for videos. And guess what it uses... AI... They were at least kindly enough to give us the option to turn that shit off.
I take time to translate my scripts into other languages and set up subtitles on my story videos. #No2AI
I take time to translate my scripts into other languages and set up subtitles on my story videos. #No2AI
August 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Youtube is rolling out an auto dubbing feature for videos. And guess what it uses... AI... They were at least kindly enough to give us the option to turn that shit off.
I take time to translate my scripts into other languages and set up subtitles on my story videos. #No2AI
I take time to translate my scripts into other languages and set up subtitles on my story videos. #No2AI
Digital Labour. No, that's not you or me. A nice ring to it though.
#no2ai
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Why digital labour presents a new model for UK business growth and opportunity
ADVERTISER CONTENT FROM SALESFORCE HOSTED BY THE GUARDIAN | Could businesses go further if they weren’t restricted by capacity, siloes and processes that often slow progress and growth? Here, we find ...
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July 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Digital Labour. No, that's not you or me. A nice ring to it though.
#no2ai
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#no2ai
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Why is being waved through? Dodgy AI generated 'art' is the least of it. This is society changing. They banned hallucinogens for far less – so why aren't the 'great and the good' waking up to this threat?
#no2ai
#no2ai
John Oliver tackles how AI is driving creative decline, poses real dangers, and reshapes society as we know it.
AI Slop: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
AI Slop: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
AI Slop: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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June 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Why is being waved through? Dodgy AI generated 'art' is the least of it. This is society changing. They banned hallucinogens for far less – so why aren't the 'great and the good' waking up to this threat?
#no2ai
#no2ai
These people have a brass neck, they are the first to scream 'foul' if their work gets pirated.
#no2ai
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#no2ai
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AI plundering scripts poses ‘direct threat’ to UK screen sector, says BFI
Film institute’s report raises fears AI will eliminate junior roles in film, TV, video game and special effects industries
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
These people have a brass neck, they are the first to scream 'foul' if their work gets pirated.
#no2ai
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#no2ai
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The disease that is AI continues to snare the lazy and unwitting. This time, the legal profession – who really should know better.
#no2ai
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#no2ai
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
High court tells UK lawyers to stop misuse of AI after fake case-law citations
Ruling follows two cases blighted by actual or suspected use of artificial intelligence in legal work
www.theguardian.com
June 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The disease that is AI continues to snare the lazy and unwitting. This time, the legal profession – who really should know better.
#no2ai
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#no2ai
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How can Starmer and co. can press on with what amounts to expropriation of intellectual properties in the face of this sort of opposition? #no2ai
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
BBC and Sky bosses criticise plans to let AI firms use copyrighted material
Media corporations call for opt-in rule and say companies must set up licensing deals before accessing creative works
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
How can Starmer and co. can press on with what amounts to expropriation of intellectual properties in the face of this sort of opposition? #no2ai
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
So, this is a development. If you say yes you absolutely get shafted. These companies are not reaching out because they want to do you a favour, they know copyright is going to be a big problem.
#No2AI
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8ToR...
#No2AI
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An AI Company Wants my YouTube
YouTube video by Steven Zapata Art
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April 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
So, this is a development. If you say yes you absolutely get shafted. These companies are not reaching out because they want to do you a favour, they know copyright is going to be a big problem.
#No2AI
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8ToR...
#No2AI
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