They tried to kill us, but they did not succeed. And we owe so much thanks to the other oppressed peoples, in particular the Choctaw Nation and the Masai, who sent money and grain to us.

Let me repeat that. The Choctaw Nation who had just gone through the Trail of Tears sent us money to try save Irish lives. It’s led to an understanding between Irish people and Native American tribes, most recently when we donated to the Navajo and Hopi fundraisers for COVID-19 relief, because while it may be a different tribe, Irish people will never forget those who helped us and we’ll help back.

The entire population of the island is less than seven million people. We’re still a million less on this island than pre famine. And it’s not that long ago. My grandmother’s grandparents lived through it. We’ve told the stories, it literally changed the DNA of the country. We have a national fear of renting, because so many people were evicted. People joke about Irish people always offering loads of food, but it’s because there’s that cultural memory of not being able to.

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What do I do if I think a fic uses generative AI?

Don’t interact with it, and don’t post about it by name.

No, I’m serious. You really think an author on AO3/Tumblr/your fanfiction website of choice is using AI for their fics? Block them, mute the author, move on. Don’t comment, don’t say anything. Just keep on trucking.

Unless you have physical, genuine testimony that an author is using AI, you can’t report them for improper tagging. You also never actually know if an author is using AI because generative AI is trained on our scraped data. Sometimes an author just uses common phrases, or odd metaphors, or is simply inexperienced.

Do not start a witch hunt. Do not start thinly vague posting. Do not throw accusations out there. You wanna know what the number one thing you can do to combat generative AI usage in fandom spaces?

Interact with your authors.

Comment, kudos, like, reblog on fics new and especially old. Follow the WIP and get excited when it updates a year later. Go to their Tumblr and tell them you like their work. Ask them about their fics. Start a dialogue. Authors generally love to talk about what they write, give them a space to.

Writing is hard, and we as folks engaging with fandom and with fanfiction can make it worth their while by telling fic writers thank you. By letting them know we appreciate them. Going to their page and not just reading and moving on, but by putting in the extra effort to help them feel genuinely loved by the fandom.