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The fact that my cat can arguably vote for the Hugo awards strikes me as a sign that the rules should be updated to specify that only humans can vote.
Mary Robinette Kowal
American science fiction and fantasy author, audiobook narrator and puppeteer; four-time Hugo Award winner, author of the Lady Astronaut series and The Spare Man; president of SFWA from 2019 to 2021.
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The Hugo Award rules should be updated to say that only humans can vote.
The fact that my cat can arguably vote for the Hugo awards strikes me as a sign that the rules should be updated to specify that only humans can vote.
bsky.appSaid 15 Jul 2026This on korrents
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Writing still matters even when the world is on fire.
If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is.
bsky.appSaid 16 Jan 2026This on korrents
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But the bigger reason that you should write and make art, is that your work is someone else's respite.
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If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is.
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There are legitimate uses of LLMs, such as translating a primary source not available in your language.Their words
Well, I think there are legitimate uses of LLM AI. Like, using it to translate a primary source that isn't available in your language.
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I don't think something written with AI should EVER be eligible. And I'm glad SFWA shut that door.
13 October 2025
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I think narrative structure is created through Pace, Lens , Order, and Tension.
6 September 2025
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I don't think that mispronouncing a name is a problem in and of itself. I think that blaming someone else for not being able to pronounce a name IS a problem.
20 March 2025
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Things made by AI can be distractions and diversions, but they cannot be an expression.Their words
Things by AI can be distractions and diversions, but they cannot be an expression.
12 March 2025
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We need to be using the privileges that we have as shields for our neighbors.
11 January 2024
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So Lock In takes the idea of locked-in syndrome, which is a thing that actually happens to people; but he’s imagining that there’s a highly contagious virus called Haden’s syndrome.
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The Hugo Award rules should be updated to say that only humans can vote.
The fact that my cat can arguably vote for the Hugo awards strikes me as a sign that the rules should be updated to specify that only humans can vote.
@maryrobinettekowal.com on Bluesky Said 15 Jul 2026
Writing still matters even when the world is on fire.
If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is.
@maryrobinettekowal.com on Bluesky Said 16 Jan 2026
The biggest reason to write and make art is that your work is someone else’s respite.
But the bigger reason that you should write and make art, is that your work is someone else's respite.
@maryrobinettekowal.com on Bluesky Said 16 Jan 2026
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Work written with AI should never be eligible for awards.
I don't think something written with AI should EVER be eligible. And I'm glad SFWA shut that door.
@maryrobinettekowal.com on Bluesky Said 19 Dec 2025
There are legitimate uses of LLMs, such as translating a primary source not available in your language.
Well, I think there are legitimate uses of LLM AI. Like, using it to translate a primary source that isn't available in your language.
@maryrobinettekowal.com on Bluesky Said 19 Dec 2025
Narrative structure is created through pace, lens, order and tension.
I think narrative structure is created through Pace, Lens , Order, and Tension.
@maryrobinettekowal.com on Bluesky Said 13 Oct 2025
Mispronouncing a name is not itself the problem; blaming someone else for it is.
I don't think that mispronouncing a name is a problem in and of itself. I think that blaming someone else for not being able to pronounce a name IS a problem.
@maryrobinettekowal.com on Bluesky Said 6 Sept 2025
Things made by AI can be distractions and diversions, but they cannot be an expression.
Things by AI can be distractions and diversions, but they cannot be an expression.
@maryrobinettekowal.com on Bluesky Said 20 Mar 2025
People with privilege should use it to shield their neighbours.
We need to be using the privileges that we have as shields for our neighbors.
@maryrobinettekowal.com on Bluesky Said 12 Mar 2025
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