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this is really important to me so I'm reblogging on my main

AI is unethical and always will be regarding how much content it needs. There is no way as things stand to make ethical AI.

how c.ai works and why it's unethical

Okay, since the AI discourse is happening again, I want to make this very clear, because a few weeks ago I had to explain to a (well meaning) person in the community how AI works. I'm going to be addressing people who are maybe younger or aren't familiar with the latest type of "AI", not people who purposely devalue the work of creatives and/or are shills.

The name "Artificial Intelligence" is a bit misleading when it comes to things like AI chatbots. When you think of AI, you think of a robot, and you might think that by making a chatbot you're simply programming a robot to talk about something you want them to talk about, and it's similar to an rp partner. But with current technology, that's not how AI works. For a breakdown on how AI is programmed, CGP grey made a great video about this several years ago (he updated the title and thumbnail recently)

I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend you watch this because CGP Grey is good at explaining, but the tl;dr for this post is this: bots are made with a metric shit-ton of data. In C.AI's case, the data is writing. Stolen writing, usually scraped fanfiction.

How do we know chatbots are stealing from fanfiction writers? It knows what omegaverse is [SOURCE] (it's a Wired article, put it in incognito mode if it won't let you read it), and when a Reddit user asked a chatbot to write a story about "Steve", it automatically wrote about characters named "Bucky" and "Tony" [SOURCE].

I also said this in the tags of a previous reblog, but when you're talking to C.AI bots, it's also taking your writing and using it in its algorithm: which seems fine until you realize 1. They're using your work uncredited 2. It's not staying private, they're using your work to make their service better, a service they're trying to make money off of.

"But Bucca," you might say. "Human writers work like that too. We read books and other fanfictions and that's how we come up with material for roleplay or fanfiction."

Well, what's the difference between plagiarism and original writing? The answer is that plagiarism is taking what someone else has made and simply editing it or mixing it up to look original. You didn't do any thinking yourself. C.AI doesn't "think" because it's not a brain, it takes all the fanfiction it was taught on, mixes it up with whatever topic you've given it, and generates a response like in old-timey mysteries where somebody cuts a bunch of letters out of magazines and pastes them together to write a letter.

(And might I remind you, people can't monetize their fanfiction the way C.AI is trying to monetize itself. Authors are very lax about fanfiction nowadays: we've come a long way since the Anne Rice days of terror. But this issue is cropping back up again with BookTok complaining that they can't pay someone else for bound copies of fanfiction. Don't do that either.)

Bottom line, here are the problems with using things like C.AI:

It is using material it doesn't have permission to use and doesn't credit anybody. Not only is it ethically wrong, but AI is already beginning to contend with copyright issues.

C.AI sucks at its job anyway. It's not good at basic story structure like building tension, and can't even remember things you've told it. I've also seen many instances of bots saying triggering or disgusting things that deeply upset the user. You don't get that with properly trigger tagged fanworks.

Your work and your time put into the app can be taken away from you at any moment and used to make money for someone else. I can't tell you how many times I've seen people who use AI panic about accidentally deleting a bot that they spent hours conversing with. Your time and effort is so much more stable and well-preserved if you wrote a fanfiction or roleplayed with someone and saved the chatlogs. The company that owns and runs C.AI can not only use whatever you've written as they see fit, they can take your shit away on a whim, either on purpose or by accident due to the nature of the Internet.

DON'T USE C.AI, OR AT THE VERY BARE MINIMUM DO NOT DO THE AI'S WORK FOR IT BY STEALING OTHER PEOPLES' WORK TO PUT INTO IT. Writing fanfiction is a communal labor of love. We share it with each other for free for the love of the original work and ideas we share. Not only can AI not replicate this, but it shouldn't.

(also, this goes without saying, but this entire post also applies to ai art)

I deleted my old pinned a while ago cause it was cringe but I need a new one temporarily @sugarghostss is my main blog @ghostsreblogs is my spam/reblog blog (basically the only one I use anymore) @ghostsfandoms is my dead fandom blog

why I never post

oh my gosh this is so sweet

Got a Long Furby for my waterbottle! The art is by @neptunescribble (via their RedBubble store ~Cupofmil0)

I want many more so if you're a Furb artist and you sell stickers pls comment!

Today's attacks for artfight! First is for Enoyreve, second is Mayfeather and the last is for Cloudeon! All on Artfight.

I will be honest I forgot about posting here but hey seeing people move here from Twitter is neat I'll try be active!!

Here are some Artfight attacks, first is Sprout owned by Dandiilion on Artfight and ToyHouse, second is Ame owned by Raincoat on ToyHouse and Raiincoat on Artfight!

LOOK AT THIS, I DEMAND IT

icon payment for NeptuneScribble on TH (click for higher quality!)

I swear once a month I realise something new about my queer identity. Surely one day it'll stop but for now I will hoard all my labels like a dragon. There are a lot of labels that fit me so I'll just take them all. Mine. I get ALL the gender fuck you.

This is relevant once again. I apologize if you are a real human getting blocked/reported.

Officially a multifandom blog!!

I'll try to tag my posts for each fandom so you can at least find things easier but hey I suck at Tumblr and suck at remembering things so wish me luck lol.

And if you ask:

"Why change from a Bugsnax blog to a multifandom blog if you still like Bugsnax as a main/special interest?"

I am a diagnosed autistic, and my special interests mean a lot to me but I also have STRONG hyper-fixations that take over my entire life. Special interests are things that stick with me all the time, sure, but hyper-fixations can be all-consuming for me.

Sometimes they're more casual like just listening to a song or video or something over and over for days straight. Other times they are me researching a lot about the hyper-fixation or just talking about it a lot. But many times, it will take up all the space in my brain. I will get mad when I see other content on things I am NOT hyper-fixated on (special interests are an exception, thankfully).

These ones I tend to get right into the fandom for a while, maybe do some writing that's more than my usual jumbled thoughts, maybe if we're very lucky there will be an OC! Either inspired by the hyper-fixation or made to be a part of it and there will be a few artworks.

Sound familiar?

That WAS Bugsnax for me and I wanted to actually get my work out there. I felt it would last a while and I'd actually have motivation with somewhere for my things to go, that I'd actually make more art.

It didn't happen, with my not-so-busy life that still manages to overwhelm and exhaust me every single day and my silly brain that just cannot DO things, it just wasn't really possible.

So the hyper-fixation ended and while I still REALLY enjoyed Bugsnax and still have so many in-depth thoughts about it and constantly keep up with what I can, I didn't really DO anything.

So please understand, THIS BLOG WILL NOT BE CONSISTENT IN THE SLIGHTEST.

My current interest is The Stanley Parable and I hope to make SOME fandom content before it moves on but hey, what happens, happens.

If you're prepared for that and are willing to follow along regardless, I welcome you on this chaotic adventure.

what if this account was for all my fandoms not just one... would you be sad if there were gay old men instead...

I am referring to the Stanley Parable by the way I know there're many gay old men fandoms

Please Tumblr sexbots, leave me alone.

What the F even is Show not tell?

Show not tell is a very popular writing advice… But what does it mean?

The amount of advice about showing instead of telling that you’ll find out there can be very conflicting, and most of it focuses on the wrong things.

Really, you can apply the “show not tell” aspect to most elements in your writing.

You can apply it to:

Imagery: The wind was blowing. (Tell) → The branches knocked stubbornly against the window. (Show)

Narration: She was brave for as long as I knew her. (Tell) → Even when we were children, she’d stand up to the teachers who raised their voices at her. (Show)

Emotion: This caused him to feel sad and he didn’t know what to say. (Tell) → This caused his shoulders to sag, and his mouth emptied of any viable words that could fill the silence. (Show)

But you can (and should!) also think about applying the advice on a larger scale. Your chapters, for example. They shouldn’t just tell your reader what happens, but immerse them fully, and show them the moment you’re describing. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that your chapters should be designed as a whole to SHOW a certain point your story is trying to make, through the subtext of its scenes.

Your book as a whole, should also be one big Show not tell!

This means you should have an underlying message of what your story is truly about, and your whole book serves to show us that message → therefore no chapter and no scene is there for the sake of being there, but has a purpose.

Tism

The amount of stims I do when I watch Undertale, the excitement, the happiness. I love Undertale so much.

THANK GOSH. I found it in my drafts, granted, it was missing a lot but it's THERE!!

I'll keep it more simple now

Tumblr just deleted my post while I was still writing it, not that HOUR of work is gone. I normally wouldn't write directly into tumblr but it was my intro post I don't want to have to do that all again

Tumblr just deleted my post while I was still writing it, not that HOUR of work is gone. I normally wouldn't write directly into tumblr but it was my intro post I don't want to have to do that all again

Hello again Tumblr!!! I return!! Kind of...

Unfortunately I still have no clue what to post here. I have a major issue with consistency and the way my brain works makes it near impossible to run an account actively. I barely manage my Instagram which is my main social platform.

I'm thinking of making a large post including what fandoms I'm in, my interests and stuff like that. An introduction to me I suppose. I've been looking for mutuals recently, specifically ones in my age group but I'm under developed due to my autism and get along better with younger people...

I might continue with the book reviews because I love reading but I honestly don't read too often. I read 10 books last year and have only read one so far this year. I have purchased a lot of new books recently though and I'm very excited to read them!

a selection of artist memes hand-picked and curated by me based on my own experiences

Some Girls Do Review (No Spoilers)

I brought this alongside Cemetery Boys, I purchased it without hearing about it first which is uncommon for me. I normally look for recommendations first but the cover was absolutely gorgeous.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 Favourite Character: Ruby and Morgan (I can't choose!) Favourite Quote: "My whole life might be a never-ending series of question marks right now, but this I'm sure of. This I want."

The discussion of pride, activism and discrimination is great, sometimes it felt like it was reaching a bit. Either way, it certainly was very enjoyable and something I wish was discussed more. Especially how it's different to be out than to be prideful of your identity.

As mentioned in the Cemetery Boys review, I'm not a big fan of changing perspectives but this book at least tells you who it is and has a consistent pattern which I really enjoyed. I found it VERY exciting waiting to read the other perspective.

It would have been a five-star book but comparing it to Cemetery Boys certainly makes things tough. It was an amazing change of pace from my usual book and I loved reading something set in the real world for once. However, I feel like Morgan needed to communicate better and actually listen to Ruby. She did realise that but it was frustrating to read.

I highly recommend this book if you're into contemporary romance, it's not normally my style but I loved this.

Cemetery Boys Review (No Spoilers)

I absolutely adore Cemetery Boys, it so quickly became my favourite book and I'm so glad I actually purchased it. I almost didn't as I only went in expecting to leave with one book, yet, I left with two and don't regret it at all.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Favourite Character: Julian Diaz Favourite Quote: "He was about to snap it shut when he noticed. Beneath his photo, his deadname had been scribbled out with black marker. Under, written in lopsided letters, it read, Yadriel."

The representation throughout the book is wonderfully done, I loved reading from the perspective of a trans protagonist. Not to mention how compelling the rest of the main characters are! The amount of queer representation was amazing.

I have to say I really appreciated reading a book with only one perspective! Changing points of view can often leave me confused, so I was thrilled this book didn't include that.

The book wasn't perfect, the pacing was off and certainly could have been handled better in some areas but it didn't take away from the reading experience at all for me personally!

I had managed to figure out what was going on but the ending still left me pleasantly surprised. I hadn't expected it to end the way it did; I was honestly expecting something more bittersweet. Yet this left me with happy tears.

If you're looking for a queer book to read, THIS IS IT. Just saying.

I like shouting into the abyss