TechCrunch Industry News Science fiction writers, Comic-Con say goodbye to AI; plus, ChatGPT is pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia
Jan 27, 2026
Writers and creators are pushing back on generative AI, with new rules disqualifying AI-assisted fiction and Comic-Con banning AI-made art. Debate heats up over what counts as AI use in creative tools. Separately, AI models are citing content from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia, raising concerns about source quality and accuracy.
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Writers Group Bans LLM-Created Works
- The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association moved from allowing limited LLM use to banning any work partly or wholly produced by generative LLMs for Nebula eligibility.
- The reversal followed member backlash and concerns about fairness and creative ownership in storytelling.
Defining LLM Use Is Complicated
- Debate centers on how broadly LLM usage is defined, since many tools now embed LLM components.
- There’s concern that everyday tools could unfairly disqualify authors from awards or invite attacks.
Comic-Con Changes AI Art Policy
- San Diego Comic-Con quietly changed art show rules to ban material created partially or wholly by AI after artists complained.
- Art show head Glenn Wooten said prior rules had deterred entries but stronger language became necessary as the issue grew.