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Why We’re Banning AI
Current Affairs bans AI-generated content to protect human creativity.
In brief
Current Affairs bans AI-generated content to protect human creativity. Current Affairs commits to 100% human-written articles and art to counter AI-driven media decline. Originally reported by Currentaffairs.
Quick answers
- Why ban AI?
- Current Affairs wants to challenge media slopification by replacing writers with ai.
- Why handmade?
- Current Affairs values physical media and human creativity.
- What is the key takeaway from Why We’re Banning AI?
- Current Affairs commits to 100% human-written articles and art to counter AI-driven media decline.
Current Affairs bans AI
Current Affairs commits to 100% human-written articles and illustrations.
“No text that is ai-generated may be published in our magazine. No ai-generated art may be used as a current affairs illustration”
Why ban AI?
Current Affairs wants to challenge media slopification by replacing writers with ai.
“Newsrooms across the country are rushing to embrace ai and replace actual writers, public opinion be damned”
AI in publishing
Business Insider and Sports Illustrated have published ai-generated content.
“The ceo of business insider has said his publication is 'all in on ai'”
AI's impact
Creative industries lost over 200,000 jobs in four years due to ai.
“Futurism reports that despite the common narrative that ai has not led to major job loss, creative industries are being 'eviscerated' by ai”
AI training
AI models trained on stolen artists' work replace human creators.
“All of the ai models that are being used to replace artists were trained through the mass theft of those very same artists' work”
Current Affairs' approach
Current Affairs publishes handmade content after 62 print issues.
“Over 62 beautiful print issues, we have commissioned hundreds of original, handmade artworks from brilliant artists around the world”
Why handmade?
Current Affairs values physical media and human creativity.
“We started a print magazine in 2016. Nobody thought this was a good idea”
Human vs AI
AI replaces workers but doesn't help creators.
“The developers of ai don't see it as an asset for workers, but as a way to replace them”
Current Affairs' mission
Current Affairs shows human creativity is better media.
“We are not capitalists. There are no profits to be made here”
Call to action
Current Affairs needs your support to keep publishing.
“We need your help to keep putting out this handmade magazine. Subscribe or donate today”
What happens next
Current Affairs will continue human-driven publishing despite industry trends.
“We are going to keep paying human artists to create elaborate, gorgeous works of handmade art”
The key point
Current Affairs commits to 100% human-written articles and art to counter AI-driven media decline.
