Five on Friday • 07.17.26
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Zines vs. AI
“Of all art forms that I partake in, I feel like zines are the ones that make the least amount of sense to use AI for. They’re supposed to be handmade and scrappy.” – Rachel Goldfinger, a Philadelphia-based video editor and illustrator
“We want to see interesting, innovative, and engaging zines. If one has been created using AI and is intriguing in its own right, then great, we will support it.” – Jeremy Leslie, founder of the magazine retailer MagCulture
Read ‘They’re supposed to be handmade’: zine creators fight to resist AI influence →
Thanks for sharing my zine!!
Thanks for sharing that Guardian article. Personally, I can't think of anything more antithetical to the ethos and spirit of zines than AI technology. I think the world needs its hardliners and I'm happy to be among them on this topic.