🤖 ai transparency

README.md

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 - [Pages](#pages)
 - [API Endpoints](#api-endpoints)
 - [Credits](#credits)
+- [AI Usage Transparency](#ai-usage-transparency)
 - [License & Content Ownership](#license--content-ownership)
 
 ## What is This?
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 - Favicon generated using [favicon.io](https://favicon.io)
 - Example comics sourced from Boots and Her Buddies comic strip at [Comic Book Plus](https://comicbookplus.com/?cid=2561)
 
+## AI Usage Transparency
+
+> I want it to be clear that this section was written by a human!
+
+This project has been built using Claude Code - an AI-assisted development tool. Considering several factors, I feel the
+need to be transparent about this.
+
+**My position on AI:**
+
+I **do not** condone the use of AI in regard to artistic expression, communication, or as a replacement
+real human beings. After all, _what is the point of being alive if we leave it all to machines?_ 
+
+All artwork you see produced as assets here or in any of my other projects are made by real human beings and will
+remain that way. Images generated from AI are an infringement on copyright and intellectual property. I fully believe 
+that the sourcing of data for models should be regulated. I also believe that human creative workers should be celebrated
+and well compensated. 
+
+Being a text-only platform, my choice in Claude is their claim to be an "ethical" AI provider. Of course, we can trust 
+these vendors only so much. Should they act as advertised, there are also environmental considerations. My hope is that
+this will improve over time. As with data sourcing, I also hope this will be regulated.
+
+**How AI is used:**
+
+This project's code is written primarily by AI. The application itself *does not* and *will never* have
+any AI integration. When you start up the project, it is completely standalone just like any normal website. Your
+content remains yours.
+
+**So, why use AI?**
+
+I am interested in illustrating and making comics, not so much spending my time writing code. AI is a means to an end. 
+Its use here is purely to produce a convenient platform to be used for artwork created by real people. 
+
+Should you choose to adopt this, the work you publish remains yours, as it should always be. 
+
+For the most part, I am comfortable with its use in technical matters. You can see that with the code on this project.
+This is a sentiment I generally share with the software development industry which has naturally embraced the new 
+technology.
+
+**Why bother with transparency?**
+
+As controversial as the technology is, I believe in being transparent about its use. If you happen to like the look of
+Sunday and want to use that, you should know just in case you are fully anti-AI. This is a position I completely respect.
+
+If you have any concerns or are outright put off, I highly recommend looking at [Rarebit](https://rarebit.neocities.org/)
+which is completely written by humans (and easier to get into if your technical knowledge is limited).
+
 ## License & Content Ownership
 
 This software is licensed under the **MIT License** - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.