National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is ceasing operations, as announced by interim director Kilby Blades, largely due to financial struggles. The nonprofit, founded to encourage novel writing, faced backlash after permitting the use of AI tools, arguing against condemning them based on classist and ableist considerations. Critics, including former affiliates, expressed strong disapproval of the organization’s stance and the recent financial difficulties, which are pushing the nearly three-decade-old initiative to shut its doors, raising questions about its future and the impact of technology on writers.
We believe that to categorically condemn AI would be to ignore classist and ableist issues surrounding the use of the technology.
Kilby Blades explained in detail the money problems that the competition...has suffered, which sound both stark and legitimate.
Professionals who had been affiliated with the decades-spanning competition publicly denounced it.
Never use my name in your promo again, tweeted Daniel José O.
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