Generative AI Policy

Each of my contracts pertaining to work on a manuscript includes a “No Generative Artificial Intelligence” clause. While I do believe more is being done to understand how to utilize AI in an ethical manner, it cannot be ignored that generative AI models were trained on the hard work and creations of others, and that the environmental impacts are not yet sustainable.

Understanding the Types of AI

• Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI, GenAI) generates or creates new content (text, images, music, code, etc.) based upon patterns learned from existing, human-generated data and content. Content produced using generative AI is not protected by copyright as it is not considered original work.
• Assistive Artificial Intelligence (Assistive AI) is a type of artificial intelligence that supports and enhances human capabilities through analyzing and summarizing data or information, optimizing processes, identifying issues, etc. This includes grammar and spell checkers. 

My Promise to Authors

I do not and will not utilize generative AI to evaluate or edit a client’s work. This means that I will never intentionally submit or allow a manuscript to be fed into AI.

Third-Party AI Tools: I do my best to take all reasonable and necessary steps to turn off or opt out of third-party AI tools associated with programs and platforms I utilize when handling client work (such as Google’s Gemini or Microsoft’s CoPilot) within a reasonable amount of time following discovery.

What I Ask for In Return

My contract does include a no-Gen AI clause, and I ask that authors tell me when they have utilized AI to craft their manuscript. AI does not automatically mean that the deal is a no-go; I need to understand the use and to what extent to ensure that there is no violation of said clause.

Note: The scope of my policy and control over that policy are limited to the work I am hired to engage with. If a client has utilized Gen AI in some other capacity outside the scope of our work, I may disagree with it, but it’s not my business or within my control, and I claim no responsibility or link to such use.