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AI is Destroying The Written Word

                            I want to weep
             at the destruction of poetry
that comes now with the use of AI robots
and the fact that cheats are entering
                            contests on PS
and winning high placements over real poets
how sad is that only some sponsors care
      some just don't care
            and worst the odd person even supports it
                            I am not one of those
no AI poem will ever, never, ever place in my contest
            see, I do care, I check every single poem
      and guess what I know
                              who you are

                               this is my created
             form that I call fragmented spaces
no robot created it, I did, and several others too
because that is what real poets do, they create
                               my poems are 
written with my own blood, heart and soul
and I am so proud of that and my poetry
      how dare you AI users
            think you can compare with a real writer
                                because some sponsor
places your fake poem as a winner, I bet you laugh 
            that you fooled them into thinking you can write
      well, we the contest sponsers who care
                                are now checking for AI

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Crystol Woods Date: 7/28/2025 4:47:00 AM I would also like to begin checking for AI in my contests. I'm pretty sure I've placed some in the past and that hurts me for those who didn't place without the use of AI. All I can do is apologize and try to do better. Ty for the poem and kick in the pants! :) xi Login to Reply

Suzette Richards Date: 7/25/2025 12:52:00 AM "I want to weep": that makes two of us, Constance. The cancel culture that some are advocating does nothing to promote the spirit of creativity ... AI is not cancelling out the poet if used responsibly, but to source out one's thinking to it and to flood the site with AI slop (not just the contests) is beyond my understanding. SPAM is SPAM, whichever way you look at it. What is their motif? Blogs are running dry (by comparison to the good old days when lively discussions where the order of the day). Trolls are killing this site, bite by bite. Login to Reply Suzette Richards Date: 7/25/2025 11:07:00 AM Soup mailed you Constance La France Date: 7/25/2025 10:53:00 AM Suzette, the site is slowly being destroyed that is evident and if Admin do not stop this on the site I have no idea what will happen. Judging my contest is getting to be so difficult, I am checking about 8 detectors to get a clarity on if a poem is AI, and pick whichever is the most hits of AI or Human, and it is breaking my heart ~

Jan Allison Date: 7/24/2025 5:39:00 AM Keep on checking for AI and plagiarism Constance, at this rate their will be few real poets left on the site - AI should be discouraged not encouraged and accepted as part of life - its fine in medicine etc but not in poetry and not on soup. some folk lack integrity aren't honest enough to admit they post AI and steal poems. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/25/2025 10:56:00 AM Jan, I am checking on several detector, and I am finding poets we have trusted and cherish using AI now, and I cannot place them in my contests, it is so hard to disqualify them but I must in fairness to the poets who actually wrote their poems, heartbreaking, yes, I want to weep ~

Brandy Nicole Date: 7/23/2025 5:23:00 PM Dear Constance, thank you for always being true to who you are. Your thoughts are from the heart and they are felt deeply. I feel sadness and frustration for those that simply push a button and then words appear. So wrong for them to post and say they wrote it. Many may fall into the trap of AI and be dishonest, but I know so many honest poets out there and that keeps me looking forward. My best to you, my sweet friend. Hugs, Brandy Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/25/2025 10:58:00 AM Brandy, it is all about integrity and being true to myself, it is not allows easy to be the one fighting a battle with only a few warriors standing with you. My father taught me to pick my battles, to make sure it is worth it, and this one is ~

Tania Kitchin Date: 7/23/2025 4:14:00 PM Constance, back to add that your poem is so true. It's sad of what's become of PS. Allowing AI poetry in contests and POTD. Let people who plagiarize back on the site even though the rules clearly state they will be banned. I am on the fence about doing more contests due to this. Poetry should be honestly written from those with integrity to keep it real and not fake. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/25/2025 11:01:00 AM Tania, I am considering not doing contests also, it is breaking my heart and spirit, but also I am told poets love my contest, and I love receiving their written words inspired by me... so it is a dilemma, having to disqualify poets who I have come to love is so hard ~

Frederic Parker Date: 7/23/2025 4:12:00 PM Constance, you know I write a lot of Sonnets, over 500 on this site, and having done so, people can read them and see that I wrote them. I use my voice like all poets do. Lately, I've read sonnets from poets that didn't have their voice, so I would look back on what they had posted earlier, and I found that about a year ago, their poetic wording, phrasing, and voice changed, maybe it's AI maybe they became a much different poet on their own Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/25/2025 11:03:00 AM Frederic, I love your beautiful Sonnets and music and look forward to receiving them in my contest, I know you would never use AI, you are a true poet.. yes, I have noticed changes in poets writing also, like those who had bad grammar all of a sudden are perfect, things like that ~ Andrea Dietrich Date: 7/23/2025 4:40:00 PM Yes. I have noticed this too!

Lin Lane Date: 7/23/2025 1:14:00 PM I'm so sorry that I am just now seeing your lines, Constance. The word 'artificial' doesn't sit well with me when it comes to writing poetry. Even more so when a human pretends it to be their own, whether entered in a contest or just to be posted. How sad their self-esteem if they choose to think taking credit for AI will boost them in the eyes of others. When discovered... the embarrassment SHOULD be unbearable. Each time an AI poem places in a contest, the soup becomes less appetizing. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/23/2025 2:23:00 PM Lin, it is sad that our poetry gets push into the void by people posting dozens of poems at a time but nothing is stopping them from doing that, just like writing AI garbage on the site. I feel it is about integrity, how much does poetry mean to the poets of poetry soup, if it means something to poets, they must speak their truth, thanks for the visit, appreciate ~

Andrea Dietrich Date: 7/23/2025 1:12:00 PM I know how you feel, Constance. Life just isn't the same any more. It's so tragic how technology has improved, but at the same time, destroyed so many things in our lives. I am lazy and not checking for AI cheaters, but I seriously don't think it's happening in my contests. Maybe I am gullible to believe that. I don't know. anyway, I commend you for checking things the way you do. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/24/2025 6:13:00 AM Andrea, 75 % is too high, think about it 3/4 of the poem is fake. I will send you the detectors I am using by soupmail, please start checking, it may take a bit onger but what is the rush, it's about integrity ~ Andrea Dietrich Date: 7/23/2025 4:43:00 PM Could you Soupmail me the ones you use. I think it's fair to use at least three if two don't give over 75% AI Constance La France Date: 7/23/2025 2:29:00 PM Andrea, there is a place for AI, like in science, medical, and other uses, but in my opinion not in writing. I am sure that if you are not checking for AI you are placing AI poems because it has invaded our contests. It takes no longer than checking a poem for syllables once you have a AI Detector/s in place... I use several to be sure, thanks for the compliment

FJ Thomas Date: 7/22/2025 9:46:00 AM I have been told about the AI issue here, I haven't been around enough to witness it. Obviously someone who hosts regular contests would most likely see it up close and personal. I would guess you probably began to see the problem before many of us. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/22/2025 11:20:00 AM FJ, myself and many sponsors noticed this a few months ago. There are many entering contests with AI poems and winning, but not mine, I am armed for battle with several AI detectors and have an ever growing list of these people and they will not place in my contest. In my contest just finalized, there were 3 100% poems that I detected and disqualified.

Richard Lamoureux Date: 7/9/2025 6:10:00 AM I’m with you Constance. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/9/2025 10:41:00 AM Richard, thank you for the visit, comment and support

Tania Kitchin Date: 7/8/2025 4:58:00 PM Constance, so well expressed. I agree with you 100 percent. I have no tolerance for AI use or plagiarism in poetry. Fake is exactly what it is. I have been blamed for ousting members using these tactics. It's plain craziness. The real poets will continue to unite together. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/9/2025 2:54:00 AM Tania, I know we are fighting this battle together but we feel like like small voices in a void that cannot be heard but my voice will not be stilled by non poets using robots and stealing real poets words

Terry Flood Date: 7/8/2025 2:58:00 PM You hit the nail squarely on the head, Constance. These pathetic, talentless morons need to find something they can actually do… assuming that there is something they can actually do. Everything I’m currently writing is fighting back and I’m finishing little. The thought of some Jackass pressing ‘Enter’ and up pops his masterpiece, irks me no end. So, well said, Constance. Login to Reply Terry Flood Date: 7/9/2025 3:53:00 AM Hey Jan… I trouble stringing together have a sentence… so I got AI to comment my write….. NO, NO…. NOT REALLY, !! Constance La France Date: 7/9/2025 2:59:00 AM Terry, exactly, a real poet writes with heart, soul, tears, imagination, sometimes the words pour but sometimes it is slow and so painful but we would never consider letting a robot do it, some cold souless thing, how pathetic, thanks for the comment and compliment Jan Allison Date: 7/8/2025 4:27:00 PM you certainly dont mince your words Terry lol

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 7/8/2025 1:29:00 PM - I hope they have a bad conscience that is nagging them unpleasantly and gives them a bad night's sleep ... but, probably not - hugs Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/9/2025 3:12:00 AM Anne-Lise, I am sure they have zero conscience, get plenty of sleep because they have no moral compass, they have found a way of winning by doing nothing, how pathetic is that, thanks for commenting, hugs

Jacqueline Elston Date: 7/8/2025 10:48:00 AM A lovely write Constance. l was thinking today about the destructive powers of AI in all the Arts as well as in poetry & was thinking how much those who use it as really missing so much out on personal satisfaction on creating. When l write l love to see where initial idea goes then blooms into something wonderful(for me) a journey of exploring a road that l dont know where it going.l just love it.AI users are missing all that enjoyment.l just dont understand why they dont want that enjoyment :( Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/8/2025 10:50:00 AM Jacqueline, well said, and thank you for the compliment on my write, yes, those AI users are really missing out on what it is to be a writer ...

Tom Valles Date: 7/8/2025 10:28:00 AM YES, Constance. AI is a shell, an empty script with no heart, emotion or humanity. Sad it is that it appears too often. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/8/2025 10:51:00 AM Tom, thank you so much for the comment and support, appreciate ...

Paula Goldsmith Date: 7/8/2025 10:28:00 AM WOW!!! What a write you have here. As a reader, how can we tell if it is AI written??? I feel some I have enjoyed or loved could have been AI. I have said, a writer writes from their creative heart. AI has No heart to write with. Maybe Soup should have an AI area where All AI'sss can be listed. Have a blessed day writing away. Human Poet.... Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/8/2025 10:55:00 AM Paula, thank you so much for the compliment and comment, sadly AI robots are getting very good at humanizing poems, so without the use of AI detectors it is impossible sometimes to tell, I use 4 or more in my contests, I don't even mind a few flaws in the poems entered cause for me that proves they are human written...

Jan Allison Date: 7/8/2025 10:26:00 AM the sad thing is Constance when a poem tests AI 100% on 3 checkers and you report it nothing gets done so we are fighting a losing battle but thankfully a few more sponsors are checking but forms like limericks/haiku/tanka can be written by a bot but will escape the checkers Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 7/8/2025 11:02:00 AM Jan, more sponsors each day are joining the no AI battle, it is difficult to detect the shorter poems for AI as most detectors require 80 or 100 words, what I do is enter the short poem several times until I get the required words to detect AI, seems to be working well for me. But my plan is to have contests from now on that require longer poems or poems of at least 100 words

Jan Allison Date: 7/8/2025 10:06:00 AM BRAVO Constance, You stick to your principles and lets fight to keep poetry REAL. I am saddened to see what is going on with the site regarding AI and plagiarism and I am being unfairly labelled as a hypocrite for championing a poem that has been set to music. I am trying to keep POETRY real written by human beings not bots! if folk use Ai for art work/music so be it - but pretending you wrote a poem when you didn't is dishonest as is plagiarism which needs to be stamped out on the site:-( Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 7/8/2025 10:16:00 AM Sent you a message x Constance La France Date: 7/8/2025 10:10:00 AM Jan, well said, and I am right there with you in the fight against the AI and Plagerism on PS. We may lose the battle but it will never be said we did not do our best to voice the injustice of robotic poetry and dishonest wins on PS