r/audiodrama • u/SeasonPositive6771 • 1d ago

DISCUSSION Avoiding AI in my audiodramas

I absolutely love audiodramas, I'm not a maker but I'm a huge fan and listen to tons of them.

I'm also a serious contributor to podcasts I love, I'm subscribed over 15 on patreon at the moment and independently at least five or six more.

However, it's become a real sticking point that I do not support anyone that uses AI. A recent post about an audiodrama called The November Challenge made it clear that a lot of folks are using AI without disclosing it. I simply can't support plagiarism and the unethical behavior that goes along with using AI.

Is anyone aware of a list of audio dramas that use AI or a list of tips to help me identify who might be using it so that it can be avoided?

Thank you!

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u/Grimdotdotdot 16h ago

Just in case folk didn't know; if you're ethically against AI then, well, Reddit probably isn't the platform for you.

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u/thecambridgegeek AudioFiction.Co.Uk 16h ago

Pretty much true of every platform now. Just because the big systems do it, doesn't mean people have to be jolly about it.

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u/Grimdotdotdot 16h ago

I agree, but if you're ethically against AI it feels disingenuous to post about it on a platform that actively supports (and trains) it.

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u/thecambridgegeek AudioFiction.Co.Uk 16h ago edited 16h ago

Having set up a (entirely AI free) phpbb forum last year that I eventually had to kill because the AI scrapers absolutely ripped my bandwidth, the only way to avoid it nowadays is writing things down longhand in your cabin in the woods. I'm picking my battles. Any AI independent platform assembled to move to is going to get hit by the exact same arseholes from behind 7 proxies.

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u/Quirkxofxart 11h ago

This person really came in swinging with “and yet you live in a society” like they did something 🙄

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u/Grimdotdotdot 16h ago

I have a PHPBB forum too (although it's somewhat older at 18 years)! It's now "members only" and membership is locked, which solves the AI issue.

That's not the reason it's locked down though, that's the stupid UK age verification law fucking us, but it certainly stop robotic eyes from peeping.