AI Wants to Steal My Writing

I’m not letting it do that…

I’ve been a writer for as long as I can remember.

From confusing between “did” and “do” to developing myself from basic to advanced. I’ve done everything, to pay the bills.

I’m self-employed now, living the dream I fought for: a life where I get to create every day, where my words are my livelihood and my joy.

I’ve never been against or in favor of AI. But lately, I’ve been feeling a quiet panic creeping in. It all came to a head when I saw a quote from Joanna Maciejewska that stopped me in my tracks:

“I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.”

Yes, I thought. A thousand times, yes.

Joanna’s words hit me because they captured exactly what’s been gnawing at me. I’ve built my entire career around pursuing my passion, carving out a space where I can write and feel alive doing it. But everywhere I look, AI is dominating that space, promising to “help” with my writing, and my creativity. And I get it — AI is amazing.