Why Every Substack Creator Should Disclose Their AI Usage Policy

And how to write yours

Every Substack should disclose its use of AI.

AI has become a major issue on Substack with people speaking out agains AI-farmed posts and Notes and others defending their use of AI.¹

Either way, take this as an amazing opportunity to get clear on how AI will fit into your life on Substack—as a subscriber and creator.

Below, I walk you through:

• the issues surrounding AI and Substack;

• exactly how to write your AI policy; and

• real, non-AI-generated examples of how other people have written theirs.

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