Nanowrimo Controversy 2024 Presidential. The organization behind national novel writing month (nanowrimo) is being slammed online after it claimed that opposing the use of ai writing tools is “classist and ableist.” The nanowrimo ai controversy highlights a growing divide about ai’s role in content creation.
Authors are criticizing nanowrimo for not objecting to the use of artificial intelligence in its annual event challenging people to write a novel in a month. The community of writers attached to the national writers’ nonprofit nanowrimo was blindsided by the organization’s position on generative ai.