Thoughts on independent non-ai verification group
I am a long time reader of dramione; I’ve been on my bullshit upwards of ten years now. I’ve read every long form quality fic this fandom has to offer, and around four ish years ago I feel like the fandom had hit this sweet spot where it had grown enough to be semi-popular but still niche and was churning out absolute GOLD-I was so obsessed that at one point I felt like I was going through withdrawal waiting for updates, and every rec on the main dramione subreddit was at the very least a fun read. But now I’ve found whenever I come back to this fandom that most of the recs read like AI slop, and there are so many of them that I don’t even want to try new authors and waste my time. It makes me sad! If I’m being so honest, this is a large part of the reason why I don’t really engage with dramione as much anymore, and in the absence of this community in my life I’ve come to realize how much joy it brought me before, as silly as it seems. I know I’m not the only person who is extremely frustrated by the pervasiveness and just plain disrespect of AI use, and I had this idea of a ‘non-AI certified author’ list, where there could be a voluntary board of people in the fandom that would verify that authors didn’t use AI. Authors could apply to go through the approval process and maybe a monthly list of handles could be published claiming they didn’t use AI, subject to change if people flag them multiple times/require re-evaluation for new works. Maybe that’s aggressive, but at the risk of sound dramatic this feels important. The Dramione community genuinely brings people joy and provides a platform for talented new writers/artists, and I want it to continue to be a place of support and growth for creatives, but in order for it to remain a good community we have to do something to protect it.