Okay, that was kind of a lie. But let me explain.
I don't have anything against AI tools. On this blog, I occasionally use tools such as Apple's proofread feature, and other tools such as Kagi Doc (which is in a private preview as of the writing of this post), to help polish an already-written post. I've also used AI to help create some of the features and elements on bomberfish.ca. Most recently, I used AI to create the animated interactive background (based on a set of guidelines that I set out), and the Google Photo Sphere viewer component used in the Google Glass post (although, that actually wraps an existing library). It's also really useful for menial tasks such as cleaning up stylesheets and migrating library versions.
But, I would like to make some commitments here.
I will never fully AI-generate any text or image on my blog. If I refine a post using AI tools, I will commit both the unedited and edited versions to the git repository. You can see an example of such a diff here. If an image is enhanced with AI-powered tools (such as Topaz Photo for upscaling), I will disclose it as such in the image caption.
I'm not going to outsource my creativity to a robot. This blog is a place for me to express myself, and I intend on keeping it that way. It has been, and will remain, a slop-free zone.
