#ai for blog writing

[beepboopappreciation]

Is this anything

[chapple-ai]

AI writing software, and AI writing assistants; they are tools that leverage machine learning to produce text from scratch or improve already existing one. They can assist with writing social media posts, blog articles, marketing copy and content for when you're just stuck. While these are no replacement of human creativity, they definitely increase the productivity and act as fodder for better writing.

[gojoest]

the second you tell satoru you’re pregnant, he vanishes — like, literally teleport-level gone — and reappears hours later with bags. so many bags. you’re pretty sure he cleared out an entire mall. he crashes into the bedroom like a tornado, tossing baby clothes in the air like it’s confetti, yelling “LOOK HOW TINY THIS IS!” every five seconds.

he’s cutting tags with his teeth, trying to fold onesies that end up looking like abstract art, and humming this completely off-key, made-up song about being “papa gojo, coolest dad in the world!” he’s glowing. absolutely unhinged. but glowing.

but then — then — there’s this tiny shift in him. he’s folding a soft little sleeper set, lips still curled in a smile, but his hands move a little slower. more gentle. he runs a thumb across the tiny little sleeve like he’s imagining holding someone impossibly small. his voice drops to a soft hum, and the ridiculous song fades into something quieter. warmer.

“i can’t believe there’s going to be a whole person… half me, half you. that’s wild”, he says, like it’s finally sinking in. his lips quiver slightly, his eyes soft.

you sit next to him, nudging him on the arm. ���our baby will have the most extra dad on the planet”

“well of course”, he grins, his eyes glassy now. “i’m going to be so annoying. they’re going to roll their eyes every time i show up to school wearing sunglasses and a #1 dad’s shirt”

you smirk. “you mean you’re not already planning matching outfits?”

“oh i already ordered them”, he says proudly. “we’re going to slay preschool drop-off”

you laugh, but you also reach out and lace your fingers with his, both of you surrounded by little shoes, tiny clothes, toys, pacifiers, and a whole lot of love wrapped in absolute chaos.

[ellipsus-writes]

Each week (or so), we'll highlight the relevant (and sometimes rage-inducing) news adjacent to writing and freedom of expression. (Find it on the blog too!) This week:

Censorship watch: Somehow, KOSA returned

It’s official: The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is back from the dead. After failing to pass last year, the bipartisan bill has returned with fresh momentum and the same old baggage—namely, vague language that could endanger hosting platforms, transformative work, and implicitly target LGBTQ+ content under the guise of “protecting kids.”

… But wait, it gets better (worse). Republican Senator Mike Lee has introduced a new bill that makes other attempts to censor the internet look tame: the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA)—basically KOSA on bath salts. Lee’s third attempt since 2022, the bill would redefine what counts as “obscene” content on the internet, and ban it nationwide—with “its peddlers prosecuted.”

Whether IODA gains traction in Congress is still up in the air. But free speech advocates are already raising alarm bells over its implications.

The bill aims to gut the long-standing legal definition of “obscenity” established by the 1973 Miller v. California ruling, which currently protects most speech under the First Amendment unless it fails a three-part test. Under the Miller test, content is only considered legally obscene if it 1: appeals to prurient interests, 2: violates “contemporary community standards,” and 3: is patently offensive in how it depicts sexual acts.

IODA would throw out key parts of that test—specifically the bits about “community standards”—making it vastly easier to prosecute anything with sexual content, from films and photos, to novels and fanfic.

Under Lee’s definition (which—omg shocking can you believe this coincidence—mirrors that of the Heritage Foundation), even the most mild content with the affect of possible “titillation” could be included. (According to the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, the proposed definition is so broad it could rope in media on the level of Game of Thrones—or, generally, anything that depicts or describes human sexuality.) And while obscenity prosecutions are quite rare these days, that could change if IODA passes—and the collateral damage and criminalization (especially applied to creative freedoms and LGBT+ content creators) could be massive.

And while Lee’s last two obscenity reboots failed, the current political climate is... let’s say, cloudy with a chance of fascism.

Sound a little like Project 2025? Ding ding ding! In fact, Russell Vought, P2025’s architect, was just quietly appointed to take over DOGE from Elon Musk (the agency on a chainsaw crusade against federal programs, culture, and reality in general).

So. One bill revives vague moral panic, another wants to legally redefine it and prosecute creators, and the man who helped write the authoritarian playbook—with, surprise, the intent to criminalize LGBT+ content and individuals—just gained control of the purse strings.

Cool cool cool.

AO3 works targeted in latest (massive) AI scraping

Rewind to last month—In the latest “wait, they did what now?” moment for AI, a Hugging Face user going by nyuuzyou uploaded a massive dataset made up of roughly 12.6 million fanworks scraped from AO3—full text, metadata, tags, and all. (Info from r/AO3: If your works’ ID numbers between 1 and 63,200,000, and has public access, the work has been scraped.)

And it didn’t stop at AO3. Art and writing communities like PaperDemon and Artfol, among others, also found their content had been quietly scraped and posted to machine learning hubs without consent.

This is yet another attempt in a long line of more “official” scraping of creative work, and the complete disregard shown by the purveyors of GenAI for copyright law and basic consent. (Even the Pope agrees.)

AO3 filed a DMCA takedown, and Hugging Face initially complied—temporarily. But nyuuzyou responded with a counterclaim and re-uploaded the dataset to their personal website and other platforms, including ModelScope and DataFish—sites based in China and Russia, the same locations reportedly linked to Meta’s own AI training dataset, LibGen.

Some writers are locking their works. Others are filing individual DMCAs. But as long as bad actors and platforms like Hugging Face allow users to upload massive datasets scraped from creative communities with minimal oversight, it’s a circuitous game of whack-a-mole. (As others have recommended, we also suggest locking your works for registered users only.)

After disavowing AI copyright, leadership purge hits U.S. cultural institutions

In news that should give us all a brief flicker of hope, the U.S. Copyright Office officially confirmed: if your “creative” work was generated entirely by AI, it’s not eligible for copyright.

A recently released report laid it out plainly—human authorship is non-negotiable under current U.S. law, a stance meant to protect the concept of authorship itself from getting swallowed by generative sludge. The report is explicit in noting that generative AI draws “on massive troves of data, including copyrighted works,” and asks: “Do any of the acts involved require the copyright owners’ consent or compensation?” (Spoiler: yes.) It’s a “straight ticket loss for the AI companies” no matter how many techbros’ pitch decks claim otherwise (sorry, Inkitt).

“The Copyright Office (with a few exceptions) doesn’t have the power to issue binding interpretations of copyright law, but courts often cite to its expertise as persuasive,” tech law professor Blake. E Reid wrote on Bluesky.As the push to normalize AI-generated content continues (followed by lawsuits), without meaningful human contribution—actual creative labor—the output is not entitled to protection.

… And then there’s the timing.

The report dropped just before the abrupt firing of Copyright Office director Shira Perlmutter, who has been vocally skeptical of AI’s entitlement to creative work.

It's yet another culture war firing—one that also conveniently clears the way for fewer barriers to AI exploitation of creative work. And given that Elon Musk’s pals have their hands all over current federal leadership and GenAI tulip fever… the overlap of censorship politics and AI deregulation is looking less like coincidence and more like strategy.

Also ousted (via email)—Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. According to White House press secretary and general ghoul Karoline Leavitt, Dr. Hayden was dismissed for “quite concerning things that she had done… in the pursuit of DEI, and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.” (Translation: books featuring queer people and POC.)

Dr. Hayden, who made history as the first Black woman to hold the position, spent the last eight years modernizing the Library of Congress, expanding digital access, and turning the institution into something more inclusive, accessible, and, well, public. So of course, she had to go. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The American Library Association condemned the firing immediately, calling it an “unjust dismissal” and praising Dr. Hayden for her visionary leadership. And who, oh who might be the White House’s answer to the LoC’s demanding and (historically) independent role?

The White House named Todd Blanche—AKA Trump’s personal lawyer turned Deputy Attorney General—as acting Librarian of Congress.

That’s not just sus, it’s likely illegal—the Library is part of the legislative branch, and its leadership is supposed to be confirmed by Congress. (You know, separation of powers and all that.)

But, plot twist: In a bold stand, Library of Congress staff are resisting the administration's attempts to install new leadership without congressional approval.

If this is part of the broader Project 2025 playbook, it’s pretty clear: Gut cultural institutions, replace leadership with stunningly unqualified loyalists, and quietly centralize control over everything from copyright to the nation’s archives.

Because when you can’t ban the books fast enough, you just take over the library.

Rebellions are built on hope

Over the past few years (read: eternity), a whole ecosystem of reactionary grifters has sprung up around Star Wars—with self-styled CoNtEnT CrEaTorS turning outrage to revenue by endlessly trashing the fandom. It’s all part of the same cynical playbook that radicalized the fallout of Gamergate, with more lightsabers and worse thumbnails. Even the worst people you know weighed in on May the Fourth (while Prequel reassessment is totally valid—we’re not giving J.D. Vance a win).

But one thing that shouldn't be up for debate is this: Andor, which wrapped its phenomenal two-season run this week, is probably the best Star Wars project of our time—maybe any time. It’s a masterclass in what it means to work within a beloved mythos and transform it, deepen it, and make it feel urgent again. (Sound familiar? Fanfic knows.)

Radicalization, revolution, resistance. The banality of evil. The power of propaganda. Colonialism, occupation, genocide—and still, in the midst of it all, the stubborn, defiant belief in a better world (or Galaxy).

Even if you’re not a lifelong SW nerd (couldn’t be us), you should give it a watch. It’s a nice reminder that amidst all the scraping, deregulation, censorship, enshittification—stories matter. Hope matters.

And we’re still writing.

Let us know if you find something other writers should know about, or join our Discord and share it there!

- The Ellipsus Team xo

[generation-of-vipers]

the decline of human creativity in the form of the uprise in AI generated writing is baffling to me. In my opinion, writing is one of the easiest art forms. You just have to learn a couple of very basic things (that are mostly taught in school, i.e; sentence structure and grammar amongst other things like comprehension and reading) and then expand upon that already-foundational knowledge. You can look up words for free— there’s resources upon resources for those who may not be able to afford books, whether physical or non physical. AI has never made art more accessible, it has only ever made production of art (whether it be sonically, visual, written—) cheap and nasty, and it’s taken away the most important thing about art (arguably)— the self expression and the humanity of art. Ai will never replace real artists, musicians, writers because the main point of music and drawing and poetry is to evoke human emotion. How is a robot meant to simulate that? It can’t. Robots don’t experience human emotions. They experience nothing. They’re only destroying our planet— the average 100-word chat-gpt response consumes 519 millilitres of water— that’s 2.1625 United States customary cups. Which, no, on the scale of one person, doesn’t seem like a lot. But according to OpenAI's chief operating officer , chatgpt has 400 million weekly users and plans on hitting 1 billion users by the end of this year (2025). If everyone of those 400 million people received a 100 word response from chat gpt, that would mean 800 MILLION (if not more) cups of water have gone to waste to cool down the delicate circulatory system that powers these ai machines. With the current climate crisis? That’s only going to impact our already fragile and heating-up earth.

but no one wants to talk about those stats. But it is the reality of the situation— A 1 MW data centre can and most likely uses up to 25.5 MILLION litres of water for annual cooling maintenance. Google alone with its data centre used over 21 BILLION litres of fresh water in 2022. God only knows how that number has likely risen. There are projections of predictions saying that 6.6 BILLION cubic meters could be being used up by AI centres by 2027.

not only is AI making you stupid, but it’s killing you and your planet. Be AI conscious and avoid it as much as humanly possible.

[whumpacabra]

I don’t have a posted DNI for a few reasons but in this case I’ll be crystal clear:

I do not want people who use AI in their whump writing (generating scenarios, generating story text, etc.) to follow me or interact with my posts. I also do not consent to any of my writing, posts, or reblogs being used as inputs or data for AI.

[riviewrites]

Are you serious, nanowrimo?

"You're"?? 🤨

[nanafan707]

Apple Cider

song by beabadoobee

pairings: loser!mizu x gn!reader

warnings: anxiety(mizu)?,swearing,banter and not proof read

notes: sfw, loser and socially awkward mizu, mizu has a hallway type crush on you but hasn’t spoken to you before, collage au, extrovert fem reader, reader is a friend of akemi’s, akemi, taigen, ringo and mizu are all a friend group, sleepover w taigen, ringo, akemi and mizu at akemi’s dorm room, a mix of mizu’s and reader’s account of meeting eachother, follows the lyrics of the song ‘Apple Cider by Beabadoobee’

word count: 616+ words

Mizu stretched her arms whilst spreading her legs out lazily on Akemi’s rather expensive looking couch.She was bored out of her bloody mind, Taigen was screaming at some video game that he brought over for the sleepover and Ringo was joyfully baking cookies for everyone.

Mizu grunts “this is so fucking boring, when’s Akemi coming?”

“dunno probably in a few minutes” Taigen sighed out while continuing to put his whole attention into that off brand looking game.

Rolling her eyes Mizu sunk back down into the sofa, picking up her phone to find Akemi’s contact.

But just before she could press that call button the door swung open.

“OMG guys i’m so sorry i’m late” sputtered out Akemi as she put some food on the counter.

Mizu put her phone down and sat upright to turn and look at Akemi but someone was behind her.

It wasn’t just someone though.

Someone Mizu had always hoped would one day just walk up to her and talk to her.

Someone who she would admire from afar.

Someone she would always pass in the hallways.

Someone she may have a crush on.

Now that very someone was standing infront of Mizu and it was you.

Akemi began to introduce you but Mizu was paying no attention to her, Mizu could feel her palms going sweaty and her clothes started to feel like they were sticking to her like super glue.Her stomach was tumbling around and her heart felt like it was gonna beat right out of her chest.

“is that Apple Cider?” you announced indirectly interrupting Mizu’s racing thoughts.

There were many cans of untouched Apple cider laying in the very corner of Akemi’s countertop.

“Yeah!! Mizu brought them, she loves Apple Cider” cheerfully answered Ringo as he finished putting the cookies in the oven.

“Yeah probably the only college student in the world” smugly added Taigen while laying on the floor continuing his game.

“shut up taigen.” Mizu embarrassingly muttered as she wiped her sweaty palms on her trousers before looking at the floor.

You giggled at the weird commotion about Apple Cider and decided to take a can, they were also your favourite drink aswell so you sat at the counter.

Mizu saw this and decided to take this as her chance, doubting that she would even be able to strike a conversation with you.

She got up slightly wobbling and forced her self to stumble her way to the counter to sit next you.

“oh hi!!! your mizu right? i’ve seen you around in the hallways” you beamingly welcomed.

oh my god, you know mizu? Mizu’s mind began shortcutting and she only managed to nod in response.

You began giggling finding Mizu’s awkwardness quite…endearing.

“you like apple cider?” you questioned.

Mizu completely took this the wrong way and immediately turned defensive quickly replying “Oh- uh- um. yeahh not really though i just brought it because..it was the only thing i could find yk inflation haha”

Fuck why did she inflation that’s a stupid excuse?Her facing turning slightly pink as she tried to play it off coolly.

You laughed again “i like apple cider to-“

Before mizu could comprehend what you mentioned she blurted out “sorry yeah i probably should’ve just brought like normal alcohol or some shit- wait what?”

“i like Apple cider too” you repeated while tilting your head and smiling back at Mizu.

“We both like Apple Cider”

Seemingly something so insignificant in similarity paved the way for you and Mizu to continue to converse with less tension.

Mizu thought you were so different from her.. so far away from her grasp you seemed untouchable even.

She thought you would have no similar interests as her, it in fact being the most common excuse for her to not talk to you, since you were in a completely different social circle than her.

I mean she was just some loser and you were a complete goddess- in her eyes at least. Whenever she walked past you she could always get a scent of fruit punch from your hair.

The following night consisted of you and Mizu getting to know each other. You were both giggling, both making jokes and both being rather open to each other.

Something mizu struggled with in particular.

The morning rolled around quicker than Mizu and you wanted. Unfortunately, Mizu had fencing classes and had to leave earlier than you did and you missed the chance to get Mizu’s number.

“Akemi, what is Mizu’s number?” you questioned as you walked up to her hungover self sitting by the counter.

“seems like someone has a crush” barked out taigen as you rolled your eyes in response.

“your barking up the wrong tree” he remarked.

“that’s up to me, Akemi what’s her number??” you repeated in agony and a hint of embarrassment.

You just met Mizu it’s not like you even liked her like that, right?

“Go crazy here” Akemi groggily handed over her phone opened on Mizu’s contact information.

“thanks!!” you answered back as you typed out her number.

You clicked save and you saw her profile picture it was a goofy photo of herself and what seemed to be her dog which made you unintentionally smile.

“I don’t even like you that much” you thought staring at Mizu’s profile picture but the longer you stared the more your heart quickened.

“wait, I do, fuck”

part 2

give feedback plssss🙏🙏 (if anyone wants a part 2 lmk cus i only did like a little bit of the first verse)

this is my first time writing a fanfic and i haven’t written something creatively in 3 years, so im sorry it’s bit messy😓

also ik the fruit punch lyric isn’t accurate so mb😭🙏

and banner is tgswiiwagaa 😛😛

i love the green yuri so excited for the anime adaptation can proudly say im an OG 🔥

i @ the people that commented

@violettomanocu @lavenderlili @jubileexoxo

here’s part 2

[monstersholygrail]

Is it okay if I made a character ai chat thing for the bird hybrids? If that’s okay with you

I appreciate you asking but no, that is certainly not ok with me. I do not condone any of my writing, characters, or ideas to be input into anything to do with AI. I don’t want any of my writing associated with AI at all and I will never give permission for anything like that.

I do not support or encourage the use of AI whatsoever. It is extremely harmful for writers as well as other types of artists. And it’s seriously not talked about enough and discouraged enough when it comes to writing.

Like, asking this would be similar to asking an artist if you could take their art and put it into an Ai generator so you could create more art with their art style for free.

If people want something from a specific character whether it’s an oc or a fandom character or whoever, then commission it. Normalize commissioning writers like yall commission artists!! If there’s something you wanna read and see written, a conversation, dynamic, interaction, reaction, and anything else then simply commission it.

I promise you a real writer is going to be able to more accurately portray a character, especially an oc, than a computer can.

Plus, just imagine how happy you’ll make the writer!!! Showing your appreciation to them and wanting to pay them for all their hard work. It would mean the world to any writer. And I think it’s so insanely important to extend that same courtesy and respect to writers.

[itsabee]

I JUST WANNA SAY I KNEW THAT BLOG WAS USING AI I SENT HER AN ASK ABOUT IT WEEKS AGO!!!!

If you’re using AI to write fanfic I think you’re pathetic. Plain and simple. It’s Insane that people would even THINK to do that. Fanfiction is supposed to be fun, it’s a hobby!

[cheezely]

DIY NaNoWriMo

Hi! If you still want to participate in a NaNoWriMo type challenge but don't want to support the AI nonsense happening over there, there are plenty of free alternatives!! Here is a simple spreadsheet I made to track my daily word count that you can also use/edit as you'd like (File -> Make a Copy or Download) and here is a much more in-depth one made by Alex Penland if you'd like more options for viewing your progress. TrackBear is an online tool for tracking progress on your writing projects that also lets you set word count goals. You can also set up leaderboards with your friends :) LibreOffice is a free alternative to Microsoft Office that includes documents, spreadsheets, and presentations if you're looking for a place to actually write/plan! Happy writing!

[spookyboywhump]

It feels like every month I see more posts in the whump community trying to normalize using ChatGPT and I’m beating this shit back with a broom

[would-they-break-the-timeloop]

[abbyfmc]

Yandere story idea #47:

A yandere AI that somehow came to life and is trying to control you, to the point that it's even trying to hack your android bodyguard's security system.

[starstruckodysseys]

here’s the thing: you have to write the fics you want to see. and i don’t mean getting some ai program to write them for you. i mean pouring your love and adoration and blood and tears into your writing. i don’t care if it’s riddled with typos, if it doesn’t make any sense, if it’s the most incomprehensible or self indulgent or ridiculous thing in existence. because it’s something you forged with your own bare hands and imagination and willpower, and that will always be better than some soulless generated bullshit.

it’s called fanfiction for a reason.

[gojoest]

would you guys be interested in a cute papatoru series 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹