GSBCW: At Least We Aren’t the Hugos
GSBCW may not be the most popular online reading event, but at least we aren’t the Hugos. I’m hitting pause on the silent book club after tomorrow. I need a break so I can focus on finishing the Superhero Shrink:Alpha audio book that’s been in production for several months. Then I have other projects that require my attention (e.g. querying for Mike.Sierra.Echo, writing shorts, etc).
Part of me is disappointed that the project isn’t more successful yet, but that’s nothing new. Inkican.com is a museum of my creative ideas and I’m proud of each of them, successful or not. This place is mine … I built it. That still matters, no matter what AI-driven content creators will tell you. Speaking of which …
I was surprised to read about some Hugo, Worldcon and AI drama the other day. What’s going on folks, need a Snickers? Then when I started reading more, the situation started to crystalize. Factionalized arguments about using AI – in any shape or form – are drawing battle lines sharper than Antietam. Only the devil and Chuck Tingle know where it all will end. Is this what you want? Is this what you got into science fiction to do? This is the hill you want to die on? Um, ‘kay …
While I’m not big enough or strong enough to figure out what’s happening with the SFWA, it’s clear that the SFWA *must* clarify what they want to get out of AI. They must say what is okay, or not okay, about AI use. The science fiction community will kill itself with ‘purity culture’ and infighting, like Nanowrimo and the Romance Writers of America.
The Battle of Antietam isn’t just a casual metaphor – it still remains the bloodiest day in American history, with a tally of 22,727 dead, wounded, or missing on both sides. The phyrric victory might have accomplished some good points, but tell that to the eight hundred thousand soldiers who died. Is there some compelling reason that causes the Hugos and SFWA to re-visit the same pointless inhumanity?
War doesn’t decide who is right, only who is left. Let’s let cooler heads prevail, folks – if for no other reason than the vulnerable people who need scifi storytellers and other collateral damage. Anyway, that’s how I feel. Back to work.
Write on! 
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