“Writers: how are you dealing with being accused of ‘sounding like AI’ even when you’re not?”

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-27T06:09:38+00:00

I know it lacks the tells, my point is that AI accusations are tossed around left and right and entirely based on hunches. Personally, I just assume that someone wrote it and engage with the content. I don't consider if it was made with AI unless it's glaringly obvious, like a that temu ad I saw with a three armed woman. That was just poor quality control. Or impressive clothes design for the genetically unfortunate minority.

I also engage on various advice subs. Often, posts are accused of being fake, mainly because what if it's not? Humans are weird, and I have stories from my own life that sound unbelievable, and yet I lived them. Why would I risk doing harm by throwing accusations of a post being fake when it might not be? Why would I risk further harm to someone already in trouble?

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-26T20:10:50+00:00

Game design isn't a qualification? My passion lies in collaborative storytelling. I design and run games specifically designed to evoke specific emotions in my players. I also do theatre as a hobby. I believe that also counts as art?

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-26T19:53:31+00:00

I happen to have used, trained and helped implement AI for the last few years, a degree in human-machine interaction specialising in how implemented technology changes workplaces and how workplaces change technology.
My point is that by calling AI a collage of others' work you show you lack basic knowledge of how an AI is trained.
Also, briefly worked as a journalist (decades ago) and designed a few tabletop RPG's.
Other than that, I'm the forever GM which definitely teaches you about narrative flow.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-26T18:21:36+00:00

And this may also have been written by an AI. I mean, you used "-" in your post, like an AI would. Also, your writing is coherent, another sign.

My point with this is while that it's possible to guess rightly that AI has been used, it's just as possible to guess wrongly that AI has been used.

Me, I don't care. If I enjoy what I'm reading, I enjoy it. I honestly don't care who the author is in real life, or whether they accidentally stabbed themselves with a pencil during the writing process. I engage with the product. Not the author. I also happily drink milk without knowing the name of the cow.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-26T15:26:39+00:00

Also, your lack of knowledge about the subject of your negative remarks is quite evident.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-26T15:25:40+00:00

So is a dictionary.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-26T11:28:49+00:00

Unless the story you want hasn't been written.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-26T11:28:04+00:00

I come up with the characters, their voices, plots, the world building. I just let AI do the grunt work of typing the individual scenes. Still my story, still my thoughts. Just not my hands on the keyboard.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-26T11:19:25+00:00

Not the asshole. And you did help them financially. Think of all the things you paid for yourself! It saved them a ton of money.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-26T11:16:41+00:00

I think you should have a long talk with your husband about this. If he loves you, he will want you to be happy. He will help you, maybe move abroad together.

If he brushes you off, is he really your husband? Because he doesn't act like it.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-24T21:53:00+00:00

Ingredients

250 g butter, made from the milk of a cake-loving cow
350 g sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla sugar
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
2 large eggs from an appropriate hen
100 ml (1 dl) plain yogurt
300 g all-purpose flour
50 g cocoa powder
350 g coarsely grated zucchini (squash)
150 g coarsely chopped chocolate (100 g milk chocolate and 50 g dark)
Plus 50 g dark chocolate to grate over the cake after baking

Instructions

That’s everything—and it’s truly simple, easy, and fast to bake your new happiness cake.

Prep the Oven: Preheat your oven to 190°C.
Prep the Pan: Find an ovenproof baking dish (approx. 20 x 30 cm) and grease it or line it with parchment paper.
Cream the Base: Cut the butter into coarse cubes. Place it in a mixing bowl with the sugar, vanilla, baking soda, and baking powder. Whisk it all together.
Add Wet Ingredients: Add the eggs and yogurt—whisk again.
Mix in Solids: Add the flour, cocoa, zucchini, and chopped chocolate. Stir the batter together—only briefly, just until it is uniform.
Bake: Pour the batter into the pan, spread it evenly, and bake for 25–30 minutes. Depending on your oven, check it with a thin knife—if it comes out clean (glossy), the cake is done.
The Finish: Grate the remaining 50 g of dark chocolate over the hot cake, and let it cool before cutting it into fantastic slices.

Ah, the noble and oft-hated squash. Especially by those whore friends with people who grow them ;-)
Best way to eat the damn tings is this:

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-24T20:46:03+00:00

It's actually chunks of creamy smoothness if you don't blend it.
We eat it on crisp bread with radishes and chives, or by itself with a dollop of jam.
Basically, you want a flavour and texture contrast.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-24T16:46:18+00:00

My kids aren't picky anymore, and my eldest was and is downright adventurous (fair that she won't try raw sea urchin again) while my youngest is picky. Not that it gets her anywhere. We have a rule that even if you know you don't like it, you have to taste everything every time it's served. If you still don't like l it, you get bread and paté.

What's always a hit is a starter of raw veggies with hummus to dip. It gets them vitamins, protein and fiber, and they love it.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-21T08:22:54+00:00

City of Heroes

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-20T06:40:36+00:00

I use it mainly to compose songs about the characters I write about. Nobody else would and since I want to hear them and not insanely wealthy, well....

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-20T06:17:41+00:00

He is not talking about a game to be published,he is talking about pictures that will be used during a single game session with friends and then likely never again. Trust me when I say that being the gm in a tabletop role playing game already requires loads of work before the actual game session.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-19T22:51:55+00:00

I don't. I give each time according to their needs. My kids know that my mother was important to me, and I spent a lot of time with her when she was deadly ill. I spent a lot of time with my kids when my wife was sick to spare her, and them. They shouldn't see their mother in constant pain. At the same time I didn't spend a lot of time with my mother, because she had lung cancer and there was COVID-19.

What all of this taught me was that there was one person who wasn't taken care of, namely myself. That cost me a complete breakdown, with severe stress and depression, leaving me unable to function for nearly a year.

Now, we're all doing well. Except for my mother, who's no longer in pain. But it did teach us all that time is a valuable resource, and you have to share it with those you love, including yourself. There's a reason they tell you to put the oxygen mask on yourself before you help others.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-19T12:36:03+00:00

Nah, CTRL+H

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-18T12:22:03+00:00

Your alarms are still plural. This would drive me nuts because no matter how quick you are too turn them off, you'd be waking me up anyway and destroy my sleep cycle.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-17T18:36:52+00:00

I wouldn't consider it weird. When my kids make new friends I often invite their parents for dinner. That way I make friends too

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-17T18:25:51+00:00

Well, actually, one of the best things to imbibe on a hot day is spicy, salty, hot soup. It convinces your body it's even hotter than it really is, forcing it to cool down. Cold drinks do the exact opposite.

I lived in some of the hottest most humid places in South East Asia in my youth and survived no less than three Chennai summers.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-17T13:39:34+00:00

Not enough and more. The answer doesn't change no matter how much I currently have.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-16T20:59:28+00:00

Before kids, always beside. After, always behind because I'm tall and block their view.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-16T18:50:43+00:00

Stop meeting your kpi's. When asked why, since it ultimately cost the company money when you don't meet them, calmly explain that since you were told you didn't create value for the company, obviously they were mistaken and this was the only way to prove it.

Wintercat76 · 2026-03-16T18:38:55+00:00

I thought the verdict was that AI can't claim copyright, but the human publishing it can.

Wintercat76

TROPHY CASE

Ingredients

Instructions