Thanks Jodi, I’ve been pondering my own life online and tbh I want to step back but finding it increasingly difficult to do - it’s a crutch I don’t want and in this political climate too how does one stay informed yet remove themselves from social media? The expectations of publishers too is that writers will be ‘out there’. I find this all extremely crushing. I want to be a good writerly citizen too!
Thanks for sharing all your knowledge and insights on this very topical subject, Jodi. It's a minefield. My husband is in IT and has resisted social media since its inception whereas I was not so black and white about it. Now I find myself in a quandary, like everyone else. Pirated copies of my books have also been scraped to train AI. To me, it needs to be a corporate and government level of leadership to really put some boundaries around this new tech. It can't be up to the poor (figuratively and literally!) creators to try and combat these billionaires and their money-making agendas. Might go build a cabin in the woods...
Thanks Jodi. You tap into the concerns of every single person right now, and you reflect the plight of creators as they battle to be seen and yet not be subsumed.
Like nearly every other author, my ( absolutely non public domain) novel has fallen victim to the scraping.
It’s impossible to know how to proceed when tech is in control.
A typewriter, a non internet connected book binder, and disconnecting from everything, shouldn’t be the only option available in order to survive this.
At least art can still be authentically created by those who want to, and maybe we can encourage consumers to engage with us. Might be much more IRL.
Thanks for this insightful article Jodi, you’re right - we need to be talking about it and we need to be proactive. I feel the technical space of the internet, of AI, of all social media platforms that we engage in are closing in on us. And it’s all down to greed by the tech giant companies. Greed and unaccountability. These companies have no scruples and no moral ethics.
Thanks Jodi, I’ve been pondering my own life online and tbh I want to step back but finding it increasingly difficult to do - it’s a crutch I don’t want and in this political climate too how does one stay informed yet remove themselves from social media? The expectations of publishers too is that writers will be ‘out there’. I find this all extremely crushing. I want to be a good writerly citizen too!
Thanks for sharing all your knowledge and insights on this very topical subject, Jodi. It's a minefield. My husband is in IT and has resisted social media since its inception whereas I was not so black and white about it. Now I find myself in a quandary, like everyone else. Pirated copies of my books have also been scraped to train AI. To me, it needs to be a corporate and government level of leadership to really put some boundaries around this new tech. It can't be up to the poor (figuratively and literally!) creators to try and combat these billionaires and their money-making agendas. Might go build a cabin in the woods...
Thanks Jodi. You tap into the concerns of every single person right now, and you reflect the plight of creators as they battle to be seen and yet not be subsumed.
Like nearly every other author, my ( absolutely non public domain) novel has fallen victim to the scraping.
It’s impossible to know how to proceed when tech is in control.
A typewriter, a non internet connected book binder, and disconnecting from everything, shouldn’t be the only option available in order to survive this.
At least art can still be authentically created by those who want to, and maybe we can encourage consumers to engage with us. Might be much more IRL.
Annie 🙏
Thanks for this insightful article Jodi, you’re right - we need to be talking about it and we need to be proactive. I feel the technical space of the internet, of AI, of all social media platforms that we engage in are closing in on us. And it’s all down to greed by the tech giant companies. Greed and unaccountability. These companies have no scruples and no moral ethics.