On AI

Stories on nvllst are written by people. AI is part of how stories get made now, too — and we don't pretend otherwise.

For readers. You deserve to know how a book was made. When a writer uses AI on nvllst, we record it as it happens and tell you — plainly, on the book. Not a guess, not a promise we ask you to take on faith. A measured fact. AI can be a co-author here; it can never be a ghost.

Where that ends. We can only speak to what happens on nvllst. If a writer uses AI elsewhere and brings the work in, we can't see it — and we won't pretend to. "AI detectors" don't reliably work, so we don't use them. Our claim is exactly what it says: what we observed here.

For writers. AI is yours to use or ignore. It stays off until you turn it on, and how far you take it is your call — from an assistant that simply knows your story to a collaborator that helps you draft. Whatever you choose is recorded plainly, and never dressed up as more or less than it was.

And nvllst itself? Built by people. AI helps us move faster — it doesn't decide what we make.