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September 20, 2025Open Access

Precarity and Solidarity: Preliminary Results on a Study of Queer and Disabled Fiction Writers’ Experiences with Generative AI

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Queer and disabled fiction writers express higher levels of pessimism about generative AI than others, indicating a unique perspective on its effects.
The study shows that genAI exacerbates existing precarity for writers, affecting their sense of job security and stability in the industry.
Strategies used by marginalized writers aim to safeguard their work against the overwhelming influence of genAI in the creative writing landscape.
Results indicate a majority opposition among all groups to the use of generative AI in writing, spotlighting key concerns in the industry.

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We present a mixed-methods study of professional fiction writers' experiences with generative AI (genAI), primarily focused on queer and disabled writers. Queer and disabled writers are markedly more pessimistic than others about the impact of genAI on their industry, although pessimism is the majority attitude for all groups. We explore how genAI exacerbates existing causes of precarity for writers, reasons why writers are opposed to its use, and strategies used by marginalized fiction writers to safeguard their industry.

Precarity and Solidarity: Preliminary Results on a Study of Queer and Disabled Fiction Writers’ Experiences with Generative AI

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