{"generator":"GNU social 2.0.2-dev","title":"Conversation","totalItems":6,"items":[{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/susankayequinn","displayName":"Sue is Writing Solarpunk \ud83c\udf1e\ud83c\udf31","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/98834-original-tmp20241107214704.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/98834-96-20241107222326.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/98834-48-20241107221953.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/98834-24-20241107222326.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"98834"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/98834-96-20241107222326.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Speculative Fiction author, PhD Environmental Engineering\u2028I write hopeful climate fiction &amp; solarpunk.\u2028\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f| SFWA\u2028Being gentle\/healing is radical &amp; disruptive. \u2028Host: Bright Green Futures podcast, stories to build a better world#writing #hopepunk #ClimateFiction #solarpunk #ScienceFiction #ClimateChange\u2029&quot;AI is a lying machine made out of crimes&quot; (used to perpetuate more crimes).\ud83d\udd28\u2029If you think piracy is great, unfollow me.Writing a feminist romantasy with plant magic.","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@susankayequinn","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"susankayequinn","displayName":"Sue is Writing Solarpunk \ud83c\udf1e\ud83c\udf31","note":"Speculative Fiction author, PhD Environmental Engineering\u2028I write hopeful climate fiction &amp; solarpunk.\u2028\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f| SFWA\u2028Being gentle\/healing is radical &amp; disruptive. \u2028Host: Bright Green Futures podcast, stories to build a better world#writing #hopepunk #ClimateFiction #solarpunk #ScienceFiction #ClimateChange\u2029&quot;AI is a lying machine made out of crimes&quot; (used to perpetuate more crimes).\ud83d\udd28\u2029If you think piracy is great, unfollow me.Writing a feminist romantasy with plant magic."}},"content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala\" class=\"u-url mention\">@seanbala<\/a> I think that speaks to the outsized damage AI is capable of -- it's an accelerant for malicious intent, empowering a few individuals to cause a lot of harm<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/bookstodon.com\/@darrowerin\" class=\"u-url mention\">@darrowerin<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-16:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/susankayequinn\/statuses\/117037986566746536","object":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/susankayequinn\/statuses\/117037986566746536","objectType":"note","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala\" class=\"u-url mention\">@seanbala<\/a> I think that speaks to the outsized damage AI is capable of -- it's an accelerant for malicious intent, empowering a few individuals to cause a lot of harm<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/bookstodon.com\/@darrowerin\" class=\"u-url mention\">@darrowerin<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@susankayequinn\/117037986566746536","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/seanbala\/statuses\/117037930929234558","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala\/117037930929234558"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/seanbala"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/bookstodon.com\/ap\/users\/115720026743496910"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-17:objectType=thread:nonce=39783d599132b216","notice_info":{"local_id":"12990325","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-08-04T15:44:31+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@susankayequinn\/117037986566746536"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/seanbala","displayName":"Sean Bala","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102480-original-tmp20240315135147.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102480-96-20240315140041.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102480-48-20240315135612.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102480-24-20240315140041.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"102480"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102480-96-20240315140041.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Raised in the #Adirondacks, lived in #India, currently in #Chicago. Married to @dohappybelove. Main Tags: #Religion #Community #Environment #Culture #Creativity #History #Philosophy #Solarpunk #Bookmaking #BookbindingAdditional Tags: #Episcopal #Episcopalian #Christianity #Ecotheology #Books #Folklore #Travel #Fantasy #ScienceFiction #SFF #Bookstadon #Musicals #TheaterLove exploring new cultures, Love exploring new cultures, interesting ideas, and meeting new people.","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"seanbala","displayName":"Sean Bala","note":"Raised in the #Adirondacks, lived in #India, currently in #Chicago. Married to @dohappybelove. Main Tags: #Religion #Community #Environment #Culture #Creativity #History #Philosophy #Solarpunk #Bookmaking #BookbindingAdditional Tags: #Episcopal #Episcopalian #Christianity #Ecotheology #Books #Folklore #Travel #Fantasy #ScienceFiction #SFF #Bookstadon #Musicals #TheaterLove exploring new cultures, Love exploring new cultures, interesting ideas, and meeting new people."}},"content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@susankayequinn\" class=\"u-url mention\">@susankayequinn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bookstodon.com\/@darrowerin\" class=\"u-url mention\">@darrowerin<\/a> <\/p><p>Yeah. What I fear most is the loss of trust, which I think so essential in general but for writing in particular.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-16:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/seanbala\/statuses\/117038007506547257","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/seanbala\/statuses\/117038007506547257","objectType":"note","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@susankayequinn\" class=\"u-url mention\">@susankayequinn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bookstodon.com\/@darrowerin\" class=\"u-url mention\">@darrowerin<\/a> <\/p><p>Yeah. What I fear most is the loss of trust, which I think so essential in general but for writing in particular.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala\/117038007506547257","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/susankayequinn\/statuses\/117037986566746536","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@susankayequinn\/117037986566746536"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/susankayequinn"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/bookstodon.com\/ap\/users\/115720026743496910"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-17:objectType=thread:nonce=39783d599132b216","notice_info":{"local_id":"12990326","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-08-04T15:44:30+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social 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she\/her. writing from the Waikato in Aotearoa New Zealand. lover of fairy tales, folklore, and myths. birdwatcher, cat lady, vegetarian, violonist.","url":"https:\/\/bookstodon.com\/@darrowerin","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"darrowerin","displayName":"Erin Darrow","note":"#sff #author. she\/her. writing from the Waikato in Aotearoa New Zealand. lover of fairy tales, folklore, and myths. birdwatcher, cat lady, vegetarian, violonist."}},"content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala\" class=\"u-url mention\">@seanbala<\/a> if you haven't seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bona-books.com\/news\/we-bought-an-ai-story\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.bona-books.com\/news\/we-bought-an-ai-story<\/a> check it out for more of the full story.<\/p><p>the publication of these \"stories\" is discouraging to say the least, but it's good to see a community coming together to address\/rectify it.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-16:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/bookstodon.com\/ap\/users\/115720026743496910\/statuses\/116938650950962389","object":{"id":"https:\/\/bookstodon.com\/ap\/users\/115720026743496910\/statuses\/116938650950962389","objectType":"note","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala\" class=\"u-url mention\">@seanbala<\/a> if you haven't seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bona-books.com\/news\/we-bought-an-ai-story\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.bona-books.com\/news\/we-bought-an-ai-story<\/a> check it out for more of the full story.<\/p><p>the publication of these \"stories\" is discouraging to say the least, but it's good to see a community coming together to address\/rectify it.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/bookstodon.com\/@darrowerin\/116938650950962389","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/seanbala\/statuses\/116935911927364127","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala\/116935911927364127"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/seanbala"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-17:objectType=thread:nonce=39783d599132b216","notice_info":{"local_id":"12990253","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-08-04T15:25:26+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/bookstodon.com\/@darrowerin\/116938650950962389"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/seanbala","displayName":"Sean Bala","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102480-original-tmp20240315135147.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102480-96-20240315140041.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102480-48-20240315135612.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102480-24-20240315140041.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"102480"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102480-96-20240315140041.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Raised in the #Adirondacks, lived in #India, currently in #Chicago. Married to @dohappybelove. Main Tags: #Religion #Community #Environment #Culture #Creativity #History #Philosophy #Solarpunk #Bookmaking #BookbindingAdditional Tags: #Episcopal #Episcopalian #Christianity #Ecotheology #Books #Folklore #Travel #Fantasy #ScienceFiction #SFF #Bookstadon #Musicals #TheaterLove exploring new cultures, Love exploring new cultures, interesting ideas, and meeting new people.","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"seanbala","displayName":"Sean Bala","note":"Raised in the #Adirondacks, lived in #India, currently in #Chicago. Married to @dohappybelove. Main Tags: #Religion #Community #Environment #Culture #Creativity #History #Philosophy #Solarpunk #Bookmaking #BookbindingAdditional Tags: #Episcopal #Episcopalian #Christianity #Ecotheology #Books #Folklore #Travel #Fantasy #ScienceFiction #SFF #Bookstadon #Musicals #TheaterLove exploring new cultures, Love exploring new cultures, interesting ideas, and meeting new people."}},"content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bookstodon.com\/@darrowerin\" class=\"u-url mention\">@darrowerin<\/a> I did not see this comment until <a href=\"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@susankayequinn\" class=\"u-url mention\">@susankayequinn<\/a> posted about it today. Crazy that ilthe suspeccted author seems to be the same pseudonym.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-16:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/seanbala\/statuses\/117037930929234558","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/seanbala\/statuses\/117037930929234558","objectType":"note","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bookstodon.com\/@darrowerin\" class=\"u-url mention\">@darrowerin<\/a> I did not see this comment until <a href=\"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@susankayequinn\" class=\"u-url mention\">@susankayequinn<\/a> posted about it today. Crazy that ilthe suspeccted author seems to be the same pseudonym.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala\/117037930929234558","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/bookstodon.com\/ap\/users\/115720026743496910\/statuses\/116938650950962389","url":"https:\/\/bookstodon.com\/@darrowerin\/116938650950962389"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/susankayequinn"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/bookstodon.com\/ap\/users\/115720026743496910"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-17:objectType=thread:nonce=39783d599132b216","notice_info":{"local_id":"12990254","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-08-04T15:25:25+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala\/117037930929234558"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/failedLyndonLaRouchite","displayName":"OddOpinions5","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-stream.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-mini.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"82078"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"66 yro upper middle class; class is important100% focused on PRACTICAL CONCRETE ideas for stopping slowing the fascistsFailed Lyndon Larouchite is a joke#prochoice#forcedbirther  is what so called &quot;prolife&quot; people are","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@failedLyndonLaRouchite","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"failedLyndonLaRouchite","displayName":"OddOpinions5","note":"66 yro upper middle class; class is important100% focused on PRACTICAL CONCRETE ideas for stopping slowing the fascistsFailed Lyndon Larouchite is a joke#prochoice#forcedbirther  is what so called &quot;prolife&quot; people are"}},"content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala\" class=\"u-url mention\">@seanbala<\/a> <\/p><p>so if an AI story in July 2026 almost passes muster, one suspects, given how software often shows dramatic improvement over time, that in a year or so only the most carefull reader will be able to tell<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-16:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/failedLyndonLaRouchite\/statuses\/116935963154370524","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/failedLyndonLaRouchite\/statuses\/116935963154370524","objectType":"note","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala\" class=\"u-url mention\">@seanbala<\/a> <\/p><p>so if an AI story in July 2026 almost passes muster, one suspects, given how software often shows dramatic improvement over time, that in a year or so only the most carefull reader will be able to tell<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@failedLyndonLaRouchite\/116935963154370524","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/seanbala\/statuses\/116935911927364127","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala\/116935911927364127"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/seanbala"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-17:objectType=thread:nonce=39783d599132b216","notice_info":{"local_id":"12907461","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-07-17T15:13:51+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@failedLyndonLaRouchite\/116935963154370524"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/seanbala","displayName":"Sean Bala","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102480-original-tmp20240315135147.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102480-96-20240315140041.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102480-48-20240315135612.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102480-24-20240315140041.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"102480"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102480-96-20240315140041.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Raised in the #Adirondacks, lived in #India, currently in #Chicago. Married to @dohappybelove. Main Tags: #Religion #Community #Environment #Culture #Creativity #History #Philosophy #Solarpunk #Bookmaking #BookbindingAdditional Tags: #Episcopal #Episcopalian #Christianity #Ecotheology #Books #Folklore #Travel #Fantasy #ScienceFiction #SFF #Bookstadon #Musicals #TheaterLove exploring new cultures, Love exploring new cultures, interesting ideas, and meeting new people.","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"seanbala","displayName":"Sean Bala","note":"Raised in the #Adirondacks, lived in #India, currently in #Chicago. Married to @dohappybelove. Main Tags: #Religion #Community #Environment #Culture #Creativity #History #Philosophy #Solarpunk #Bookmaking #BookbindingAdditional Tags: #Episcopal #Episcopalian #Christianity #Ecotheology #Books #Folklore #Travel #Fantasy #ScienceFiction #SFF #Bookstadon #Musicals #TheaterLove exploring new cultures, Love exploring new cultures, interesting ideas, and meeting new people."}},"content":"<p>Solarpunk Magazine announced that they suspect two stories from their last issue were a) written by the same person and b) were done using AI. Reflecting on that issue, I felt like there was something off about the two stories. They felt like they lacked some spark. The stories felt too similar. Like they were solarpunk pastiches with just the right mix of elements to make it recognizable.<\/p><p>Additionally, I tried looking up one of the authors and I found almost no footprint anywhere online. An author with zero social media or online presence?! Possible in this sort of community but highly unlikely to have NOTHING. <\/p><p>Great that they magazine took accountability for it and I hope to read more wonderful, human created stories about the future. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/solarpunkmagazine.com\/we-unknowingly-published-ai-slop-and-were-taking-accountability\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/solarpunkmagazine.com\/we-unknowingly-published-ai-slop-and-were-taking-accountability\/<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/Solarpunk\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Solarpunk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/Clifi\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Clifi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/Bookstodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Bookstodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/Fiction\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Fiction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/SolarpunkMagazine\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#SolarpunkMagazine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/AI\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#AI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/Writing\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Writing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/SciFi\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#SciFi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/ScienceFiction\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#ScienceFiction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/SSF\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#SSF<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-16:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/seanbala\/statuses\/116935911927364127","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/seanbala\/statuses\/116935911927364127","objectType":"note","content":"<p>Solarpunk Magazine announced that they suspect two stories from their last issue were a) written by the same person and b) were done using AI. Reflecting on that issue, I felt like there was something off about the two stories. They felt like they lacked some spark. The stories felt too similar. Like they were solarpunk pastiches with just the right mix of elements to make it recognizable.<\/p><p>Additionally, I tried looking up one of the authors and I found almost no footprint anywhere online. An author with zero social media or online presence?! Possible in this sort of community but highly unlikely to have NOTHING. <\/p><p>Great that they magazine took accountability for it and I hope to read more wonderful, human created stories about the future. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/solarpunkmagazine.com\/we-unknowingly-published-ai-slop-and-were-taking-accountability\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/solarpunkmagazine.com\/we-unknowingly-published-ai-slop-and-were-taking-accountability\/<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/Solarpunk\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Solarpunk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/Clifi\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Clifi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/Bookstodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Bookstodon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/Fiction\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Fiction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/SolarpunkMagazine\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#SolarpunkMagazine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/AI\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#AI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/Writing\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Writing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/SciFi\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#SciFi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/ScienceFiction\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#ScienceFiction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/tags\/SSF\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#SSF<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala\/116935911927364127","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"ai"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"bookstodon"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"clifi"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"fiction"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"sciencefiction"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"scifi"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"solarpunkmagazine"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"ssf"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"writing"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-17:objectType=thread:nonce=39783d599132b216","notice_info":{"local_id":"12907407","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-07-17T15:00:47+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@seanbala\/116935911927364127"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6556848","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}