EDIT to make this nicer!
Before I joined WB (sometime in 2025) a "pro" WB judge was allegedly caught using AI to judge entries and provide feedback. (The pro judged contests used to give actual written feedback?!)
I'm salty to know there were writers having their work pasted into the Borg without their permission, with no compensation (that I know about). I am even more salty that instead of fixing the problem, it appears the "solution" was to abolish written feedback from the pro judges, which negates any way to detect if the WB pro judges are currently using AI.
When running a business and taking people's money, there should be a level of transparency and accountability.
Before I joined WB (sometime in 2025) a "pro" WB judge was allegedly caught using AI to judge entries and provide feedback. (The pro judged contests used to give actual written feedback?!)
I'm salty to know there were writers having their work pasted into the Borg without their permission, with no compensation (that I know about). I am even more salty that instead of fixing the problem, it appears the "solution" was to abolish written feedback from the pro judges, which negates any way to detect if the WB pro judges are currently using AI.
When running a business and taking people's money, there should be a level of transparency and accountability.
Writer/Director