AI is coming for our words but the pen is mightier than the sword!
Why the world needs your work now more than ever...
When Journalist Tracey Spicer wrote MAN-MADE in 2023, Chat-GPT had just exploded into the public consciousness. In the years that have followed she has continued to research and advocate for creatives in what is essentially the biggest copyright fight of our times.
That her books had been pirated came as no surprise to Sandie Docker, that Meta had used her IP to train its language model AI without consideration or recompense was equal parts infuriating and terrifying.
If there is only one episode you watch this year, let it be this one. Because AI is not going away, and as a creative, a reader and a human being, you need to stay informed.
Here are the top three takeaways from Pam’s conversation with Tracey and Sandie:
1. Your voice matters—now more than ever📚
While AI can replicate art, it lacks the emotional nuance of lived human experience and is fraught with biases and shortcuts. AI generated books are flooding the market but that doesn’t mean you should stop writing. In fact, now more than ever, we need human-generated stories. Double down. Write more.
💡 Takeaway for Writers: Your words, your voice, your humanity are irreplaceable. Lean into that. Do not let anyone devalue your work.
2. Be informed…but don’t be intimidated 💪
AI isn’t just new tech, it’s a creative rights issue. Illegal scraping of authors’ data and IP has led to biases and incorrect information flooding search engines, websites and social media. Learn about these tools and the ways they work, get informed and get involved in grassroots movements like Sandie’s so you can educate readers too.
💡 Takeaway for Writers: Knowledge is power. Stay informed on the issues with AI and the ways in which writers are fighting back. Get involved with bodies like the ASA who advocate for your rights and put pressure on policy makers to do better.
3. Small actions can have a big impact 🥰
Sandie’s slides, letter templates and petitions are empowering tools of activism. Lobbying MPs, encouraging readers to advocate for human-written books and having conversations with people in your life about AI and its impacts all make a difference.
💡 Takeaway for Writers: We can all do something to advocate for ourselves and others as we face this time of global change.
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Happy writing! 🎉
