Generative AI is a biased misinformation tool built on racist and sexist models, privacy violations, and theft of human creativity. It has massive environmental costs and reduces the quality of life for every person, but especially those who wish to exercise their own minds and creativity, those who enjoy art in its many forms, or those who work for a living.
Due to its lack of positive uses to outweigh these monumental negatives, immoral companies invested in its success force it into devices and software where it is not welcome or beneficial. In an effort to slow the violations of privacy and humanity, I've collected banishment rituals 🧙 to eliminate or reduce interactions with AI wherever possible.
AI Banishment grimoire
Before you begin, gather your ritual materials:
Your computer / device
A killer playlist
Whatever beverage makes you most patient
Banish AI in Operating Systems / Devices
Amazon Echo
Apple HomeKit
Apple iPhone​
Google Home / Nest
Google Pixel
Microsoft Copilot Key​
Banish AI in Search Engines
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Mozilla Firefox
Banish AI in Social / Chat Apps
Goodreads
Meta (Facebook, Instagram & Threads)​
Snapchat
Storygraph
Telegram
TikTok
Viber
YouTube
Zoom
Banish AI in Productivity Apps
Airtable
Apple Productivity (Calendar, Reminders, Notes, etc)
Asana
ClickUp
Evernote
Google Suite (Gmail, Calendar, Maps, etc)
Jira
Microsoft Suite (Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, etc)
Miro
Monday
Notion
Trello
Banish AI in Creative Apps
Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc)
Canva
Capcut
Google Docs / Google Sheets
InVideo
Loom
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote)
Microsoft Paint
Microsoft Photos
Notepad​
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S.E. McPherson, Author
Hey, that's me! My polyam fantasy romance series, The Heart-Mage Trilogy, follows an AuDHD mage, his brilliant queen, and their guard-turned-superpowered lover as they fight ancient gods intent on destroying the world. It was named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Indie Books and Booklife's Editor's Picks. My adult queer dystopian series, Wanted Boys, is a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story about two young men and their found family fighting back against inhumane systems--and what it does to their own humanity.
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Dismantling AI with my bare hands isn't my day job—I'm an indie author! So while I try to keep this as updated as I can, I'd love your support.
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