Dr Ro SmithSep 2, 2024

I've deleted my NaNoWriMo account. They not only have a generative 'AI' sponsor, they're defending letting you use AI to plaigiarise yourself to 50,000 on the basis that disabled people need AI.

I have a cognitive disability that makes it very difficult for me to write and I am FURIOUS.

Make no mistake, it is very fucking ableist to use people like me as a shield when you are STEALING FROM PEOPLE LIKE ME. They are the ableist ones here. https://www.404media.co/nanowrimo-ai-policy-classist-ableist/

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NaNoWriMo Says Condemning AI Is ‘Classist and Ableist’

The organization that runs National Novel Writing Month, a November challenge to write 50,000 words, said "the categorical condemnation of Artificial Intelligence has classist and ableist undertones."

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Show threadmirabilosSep 2, 2024
@Rhube there’s now a replacement by @amin → https://alpha.polymaths.social/@amin/statuses/01J6T4AMVY6SM9CE71MW54PSSZ
Post by Amin Hollon 🇺🇸🇲🇾🇮🇳🇦🇫, @[email protected]

Ooookay so I had an idea and jumped on it. I'm now the proud owner of writingmonth.org. I'm gonna code up a site for a generic, non-enshittified site for community focused chasing of writing goals, coincidentally focused around the month of November. Any NaNoWriMo veterans who wanna give me ...

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Show threadAmin Hollon 🏳Sep 2, 2024

@mirabilos @Rhube

Welllll it's not done yet but I'm hoping to get something working within a few weeks, with enough time to spare for people to get signed up and figure out the platform before november. :)

Show threadM. ForesterSep 3, 2024
@amin is there anything you need help with for the NaNoWriMo platform?
I'm mainly good at coding C#, Go, Bash or Python, but I could help out in other languages in a pinch.
I'm terrible at UI/UX design, so better count me out on that. 😅
My time is limited, but I'm ready to chip in. 🙂
Show threadAmin Hollon 🏳

@mforester

Currently working in Python for this, so if I have some tasks I can delegate I'll let you know. :)

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