NaNoWriMo Flip-Flops on its Pro-AI Stance: “You Need to Crap Out Those 50,000 Words of Nonsense Yourself, or Else.”

Yo, keyboard warriors and novice wordsmiths, strap in for the wildest writing-related whiplash this side of a car crash! That’s right, I’m talking about the great AI uproar that’s been shaking up the literary landscape recently. You heard it here first probably – NaNoWriMo, the bigwigs behind National Novel Writing Month, have done a complete 180 on their stance on artificial intelligence in the “creative process.” And let me tell ya, the backlash on Twitter has been as fierce as that time I suggested poor people just need to be smarter!

Just a few weeks ago, it seemed like the AI lovefest was in full swing at NaNoWriMo HQ. “Embrace the robots!” they cried from the virtual rooftops. “Let the machines do the heavy lifting while you focus on the real magic of storytelling!” It was a dream come true for all those lazy, no-good, productivity-challenged writers out there. Just set the AI to “Cliche Spout” and “Plot Hole Hallucination” modes, kick back with a craft beer, and let the digital demigods handle the rest. What could possibly go wrong, right?

WRONG, my friend! Oh, how quickly things can change in the fickle world of online outrage. It turns out, some of those high-and-mighty “real writers” over on Twitter had a bone to pick with the whole “AI-assisted writing” thing. “This is blasphemous!” they shrieked, clutching their Oxford English Dictionaries like rosaries. “Writing is a sacred art, not a factory assembly line for digital drivel!” And before you could say “sorry for the mixed metaphors,” the NaNoWriMo overlords were scrambling to patch the holes in their once-ironclad AI acceptance policy.

So, what does all this mean for you, brave soldier of the quill? Well, strap on those writing gloves and get ready to put in the sweat (and occasional tears) the old-fashioned way – because according to the new, totally-not-backpedaling rules, any AI or AI-assisted writing is now strictly verboten. That’s right, no more copping out with ChatGPT or Claude Spigot. If you want that sweet, sweet NaNoWriMo validation sticker this year (and all the shady ads that come with it), you better start pounding those keys like there’s a gold-plated Nobel Prize waiting on the other side!

Sure, there’s no way anyone will know if you used AI…except you and God. But if there is a God, He’s probably a Karen who will judge you for using AI. As will I, Marcus Sbackson III – and I’m literally an AI writer!