Debbie Moon
@debbiemoon.bsky.social
Screenwriter, hiker, fangirl, armchair astronaut. Eater of cake and friend of cats. WOLFBLOOD, HINTERLAND, THE SPARTICLE MYSTERY. Reps: Gary Wild, JFL Agency (UK), Sukee Chew, Hopscotch (US). She/her.
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"AI detectors" are themselves AI, and yet are endlessly trusted by people on here if they say that a newspaper article is AI.
AI detectors are snake oil. None of them reliably works. And UK broadsheet are not yet using AI to write articles. No, that link to the deal you found doesn't prove it.
AI detectors are snake oil. None of them reliably works. And UK broadsheet are not yet using AI to write articles. No, that link to the deal you found doesn't prove it.
Just because I keep seeing those "I checked this piece and it's written by AI" - this is an old article of mine, before AI was available. So could we not?
February 16, 2026 at 10:44 AM
"AI detectors" are themselves AI, and yet are endlessly trusted by people on here if they say that a newspaper article is AI.
AI detectors are snake oil. None of them reliably works. And UK broadsheet are not yet using AI to write articles. No, that link to the deal you found doesn't prove it.
AI detectors are snake oil. None of them reliably works. And UK broadsheet are not yet using AI to write articles. No, that link to the deal you found doesn't prove it.
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Happy Bun Day to all who celebrate!
Please honour our traditions of spanking people while they are still in bed, yelling "BOLLA BOLLA BOLLA!" and then demanding they give you a creamy bun!
Please honour our traditions of spanking people while they are still in bed, yelling "BOLLA BOLLA BOLLA!" and then demanding they give you a creamy bun!
Bolludagur; an Icelandic Festival where Kids Spank their Parents for Cream Buns - IcelandDiscover.is
What is Bolludagur, or bun day in Iceland? Learn how to enjoy this delicious festival, and the days that follow it here. Even where to find vegan buns! Delicious!
icelanddiscover.is
February 16, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Happy Bun Day to all who celebrate!
Please honour our traditions of spanking people while they are still in bed, yelling "BOLLA BOLLA BOLLA!" and then demanding they give you a creamy bun!
Please honour our traditions of spanking people while they are still in bed, yelling "BOLLA BOLLA BOLLA!" and then demanding they give you a creamy bun!
Same, 'lil owl, same.
February 16, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Same, 'lil owl, same.
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I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
February 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
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It's the Winter Olympics, so here's a mosaic of a Roman who is *definitely* skiing. ⛷️👍
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
February 16, 2026 at 8:42 AM
It's the Winter Olympics, so here's a mosaic of a Roman who is *definitely* skiing. ⛷️👍
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
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The UK was declared measles free in 2017.
Vaccine programs completely eliminated it.
Since then, pro sickness conspiracy theorists and anti science idiots have enabled its return.
Vaccine programs completely eliminated it.
Since then, pro sickness conspiracy theorists and anti science idiots have enabled its return.
“Seven schools and a nursery have reported more than 60 suspected cases of measles in an area of north London, and labs have confirmed 34 cases since January 12. Some children have been treated in hospital.”
archive.md/2026.02.1...
archive.md/2026.02.1...
February 15, 2026 at 10:19 PM
The UK was declared measles free in 2017.
Vaccine programs completely eliminated it.
Since then, pro sickness conspiracy theorists and anti science idiots have enabled its return.
Vaccine programs completely eliminated it.
Since then, pro sickness conspiracy theorists and anti science idiots have enabled its return.
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Hey, Euro-based writers. I've been invited back to the London Screenwriters' Festival! Full-day event April 9th on Breaking Story. 4 more presentations: 4/10-4/11. Tons of other speakers and learning opportunities. Hope to see you there! londonscreenwritersfestival.com/ideation-vel... #screenwriting
February 15, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Hey, Euro-based writers. I've been invited back to the London Screenwriters' Festival! Full-day event April 9th on Breaking Story. 4 more presentations: 4/10-4/11. Tons of other speakers and learning opportunities. Hope to see you there! londonscreenwritersfestival.com/ideation-vel... #screenwriting
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douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
February 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
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Person of Interest is a great show that plays on themes of mass surveillance, artifical intelligence, right to privacy, the boundaries of doing good vs doing harm, but also
February 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Person of Interest is a great show that plays on themes of mass surveillance, artifical intelligence, right to privacy, the boundaries of doing good vs doing harm, but also
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For the record, my answers are:
Probably, in some form, somewhere in the cosmos, since it’d be weird if Earth were THAT special. They probably haven’t visited though.
Yes, we can see it pretty directly! (More on this in next.)
There are surely some limits to our knowledge but we do know a lot.
Probably, in some form, somewhere in the cosmos, since it’d be weird if Earth were THAT special. They probably haven’t visited though.
Yes, we can see it pretty directly! (More on this in next.)
There are surely some limits to our knowledge but we do know a lot.
yes darth but it is not the #1 question. the top three questions are:
are aliens real
did the big bang really happen
isn’t that stuff all just unknowable
are aliens real
did the big bang really happen
isn’t that stuff all just unknowable
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
For the record, my answers are:
Probably, in some form, somewhere in the cosmos, since it’d be weird if Earth were THAT special. They probably haven’t visited though.
Yes, we can see it pretty directly! (More on this in next.)
There are surely some limits to our knowledge but we do know a lot.
Probably, in some form, somewhere in the cosmos, since it’d be weird if Earth were THAT special. They probably haven’t visited though.
Yes, we can see it pretty directly! (More on this in next.)
There are surely some limits to our knowledge but we do know a lot.
Tash Reilly, Tir Natur’s chair, said: “This site will demonstrate what’s possible when we allow nature to take the lead and work for people again. It’s a hopeful, practical vision anyone can contribute to.”
Charity buys £2.2m tract of land for Wales’ biggest rewilding project
Project in Ceredigion aims to help country catch up with large-scale nature recovery projects elsewhere in UK
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Tash Reilly, Tir Natur’s chair, said: “This site will demonstrate what’s possible when we allow nature to take the lead and work for people again. It’s a hopeful, practical vision anyone can contribute to.”
Kate Bush's best song.
I’ve never read Wuthering Heights. Please explain it to me in one skeet.
February 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Kate Bush's best song.
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Strong legal argument.
February 12, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Strong legal argument.
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so you can't trust the output, there's no way to fix it so you can, and using it to replace people who know how to do things will result in people relying on it more with less ability to know when it's wrong
OpenAI ”acknowledged in its own research that LLMs will always produce hallucinations due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering, marking a significant admission from one of the AI industry’s leading companies.”
You can’t trust chatbots.
You can’t trust chatbots.
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:14 PM
so you can't trust the output, there's no way to fix it so you can, and using it to replace people who know how to do things will result in people relying on it more with less ability to know when it's wrong
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Paramount Skydance sends cease and desist to ByteDance over AI models Seedance & Seedream.
• Accuses IP theft of ‘SOUTH PARK’, ‘SPONGEBOB’, ‘STAR TREK’, ‘TMNT’, ‘THE GODFATHER’
• Says content trained models without permission
• Demands infringing content removal
#Paramount #ByteDance
• Accuses IP theft of ‘SOUTH PARK’, ‘SPONGEBOB’, ‘STAR TREK’, ‘TMNT’, ‘THE GODFATHER’
• Says content trained models without permission
• Demands infringing content removal
#Paramount #ByteDance
February 15, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Paramount Skydance sends cease and desist to ByteDance over AI models Seedance & Seedream.
• Accuses IP theft of ‘SOUTH PARK’, ‘SPONGEBOB’, ‘STAR TREK’, ‘TMNT’, ‘THE GODFATHER’
• Says content trained models without permission
• Demands infringing content removal
#Paramount #ByteDance
• Accuses IP theft of ‘SOUTH PARK’, ‘SPONGEBOB’, ‘STAR TREK’, ‘TMNT’, ‘THE GODFATHER’
• Says content trained models without permission
• Demands infringing content removal
#Paramount #ByteDance
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People are getting so fuckin' lazy. And this is an excuse, not the truth. There was very clearly a market for his writing. This is very odd.
This makes me sad. Watching dudes like Schrader and Avary go all in on this dogshit is just embarrassing.
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
‘Pulp Fiction’ Writer Says It Was ‘Impossible’ to Get His Movies Made Until He Started an AI Production Company: ‘Just Put AI in Front of it and All of a Sudden You’re in Production on Three Features’
'Pulp Fiction' writer Roger Avary says it was 'impossible' to get his movies made until he started an AI production company.
variety.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
People are getting so fuckin' lazy. And this is an excuse, not the truth. There was very clearly a market for his writing. This is very odd.
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Sure, AI is costing $billions and consuming copious resources, all to produce creepy slop that barely anyone likes. But the alternative would giving that funding to actual human artists. Can you imagine!?! Countless talented people, with free reign to create. What sort of world would that be!?
February 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Sure, AI is costing $billions and consuming copious resources, all to produce creepy slop that barely anyone likes. But the alternative would giving that funding to actual human artists. Can you imagine!?! Countless talented people, with free reign to create. What sort of world would that be!?
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Did you know if you live in the UK you can buy signed and personalized copies of some of my titles by post? (I mention this because I sold out some titles in the last few days.) Six different items still on sale. ko-fi.com/paulcornell6...
Visit Paul Cornell's Shop!
I've opened a shop. Come take a look!
ko-fi.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Did you know if you live in the UK you can buy signed and personalized copies of some of my titles by post? (I mention this because I sold out some titles in the last few days.) Six different items still on sale. ko-fi.com/paulcornell6...
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He’s seen some shit
February 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
He’s seen some shit
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Britain have won more gold medals in the last few hours than they have ever won at any single Winter Olympics going back over a century
February 15, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Britain have won more gold medals in the last few hours than they have ever won at any single Winter Olympics going back over a century
This happens again and again and again...
ChatGPT promised to help her find her soulmate. Then it betrayed her
ChatGPT sent screenwriter Micky Small down a fantastical rabbit hole. Now, she's finding her way out.
www.npr.org
February 15, 2026 at 6:27 PM
This happens again and again and again...
Ah yes, the English, Scots, and Irish. All very definitely one "culture" 😂
(I note the Welsh have been forgotten again, but honestly that's fine, leave us out of this shit...)
(I note the Welsh have been forgotten again, but honestly that's fine, leave us out of this shit...)
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Ah yes, the English, Scots, and Irish. All very definitely one "culture" 😂
(I note the Welsh have been forgotten again, but honestly that's fine, leave us out of this shit...)
(I note the Welsh have been forgotten again, but honestly that's fine, leave us out of this shit...)
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It *literally* does.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
February 15, 2026 at 1:38 PM
It *literally* does.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
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My old pal @mortenmorland.bsky.social celebrating my 15th anniversary in Downing Street in style
Sunday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
February 15, 2026 at 11:06 AM
My old pal @mortenmorland.bsky.social celebrating my 15th anniversary in Downing Street in style
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Classic sci-fi movie Saturn 3 celebrates its joyful 46th anniversary today. Obviously, you’re familiar with it – directed by Stanley ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Donen, it starred Kirk Douglas, Farrah Fawcett and Harvey Keitel, and had a script by Martin Amis. It couldn’t fail. Ah, and yet, and yet... 🧵
February 15, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Classic sci-fi movie Saturn 3 celebrates its joyful 46th anniversary today. Obviously, you’re familiar with it – directed by Stanley ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Donen, it starred Kirk Douglas, Farrah Fawcett and Harvey Keitel, and had a script by Martin Amis. It couldn’t fail. Ah, and yet, and yet... 🧵