AI Policy

Updated 13 May 2026 to reflect my new practices

This policy was inspired by Kirstin Martin’s AI Policy.

What is GenAI?

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is defined by Wikipedia today (19 Feb 2026) as “a subfield of artificial intelligence that uses generative models to generate text, images, videos, audio, software code or other forms of data. These models learn the underlying patterns and structures of their training data, and use them to generate new data in response to input, which often takes the form of natural language prompts.”

What is my current GenAI Policy?

The short version:

Unless otherwise explicitly stated, I currently do not use GenAI to generate any of my creative work (writings, drawings, photography, video, or audio). Some of the apps I use for transcription, translation, spell checking, image and audio editing, or posting/hosting my work use AI technology in some form to accomplish those tasks, but I do not use GenAI to create my work.

The long version:

Writings

All of my writings—including my journal entries, creative writing and poetry, Materia Mythica plant profiles, podcast scripts, newsletters, and any other short- or long-form writing on my website, on my patron platform, on my Substack, or anywhere else that exists—are written by me, not created via GenAI.

Drawings

My drawings are hand-drawn on my tablet using an app called Procreate, not created via GenAI.

Photography

My self-portraits and nature photography are taken on a DSLR camera and/or a smartphone, not created via GenAI.

Audio & Video

My podcast episodes and videos are recorded on a DSLR camera, a voice recorder, and/or a smartphone, not created via GenAI.

Editing & Posting

I use various apps to proofread my texts for spelling and grammar; transcribe my audio and video recordings; translate parts of my texts to/from Greek; edit my photography, video, and audio; check my website coding for errors; and post and host my work on the internet. Some of those apps use AI technology in some form in order to accomplish those tasks; it’s nearly impossible to avoid if I want to be an online creator. However, I do not use GenAI to generate, rewrite, or recreate my work.

Why is this my Policy?

Technology is incredible—it’s how I’m able to share my work with the world. I also have a lot of concerns about GenAI and its impact on creativity, spirituality, and our connection with Nature. Deepfakes, the unauthorized scraping of artists’ and writers’ creative material for model training, not to mention the sheer amount of energy it takes to use GenAI…for those reasons and more, I choose right now to avoid GenAI in the creation of my art.

Also, I’m a writer. That means I write. I cannot and do not ask a machine to do it for me and then claim that it is mine.