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

Key Points

• Queer and disabled writers express greater pessimism about generative AI’s impact on their field than others, highlighting unique challenges they face.
• The study shows that the majority attitude towards generative AI among all writers is pessimistic, emanating from fears about job security.
• Strategies employed by marginalized writers include advocacy and community-building to protect their work from the threats posed by generative AI.
• The research examines how generative AI exacerbates existing precarity, raising important questions about equity and creativity in writing industries.