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Nibblynephim

So, I got accused of using AI for the first time

Venting

I am not sure if this is allowed here, if it isn't please let me know and I'll remove it.

I made it 17 chapters into writing my fic, and today I got my first ever comment that's accusing me of using AI. I know it happens a lot and I've seen it happen to multiple writers, but the thing that got me was how certain they were about it.

It wasn't along the lines of "I think you might be using AI", it was more like "you are leaning to much on AI and are loosing your creativity". They also felt like they had to tell me it was okay to use it for grammar checking though, thank you for granting me permission on what to do when writing MY fic I guess.

I don't use tags like "No AI" on my fic because I think it is sad people need to in the first place. I have been writing fics for over 10 years and I have already changed my writing style because of all the AI fics, I refuse to let it also change my tags because otherwise you get accused of using it.

The thing that got me most was that the comment was from a guest account and they made it look like it was a kind and supportive comment even though it wasn't. I can't wrap my mind around the fact someone would do this.

I hate the fact that instead of 'don't like don't read' someone went out of their way to make a comment like this just because they could. I deleted the comment, but I hate how much it is affecting me right now.

Posted May 6, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC

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