AI Usage Policy

Effective Date: 21 May 2026

Introduction

This AI Usage Policy outlines how artificial intelligence technologies may and may not be used in connection with the creative, publishing, research, and professional activities of Julie Ditrich.

This policy exists in support of:

  • creative transparency,
  • artistic integrity,
  • creative provenance,
  • ethical technology usage,
  • intellectual property protection,
  • reader trust, and
  • respect for human authorship.

As technology continues to evolve, this policy may also evolve in response to emerging tools, industry standards, legal developments, and ethical considerations.

Transparency regarding creative process and authorship is regarded as an important component of reader trust.

Human Creative Authorship

All original fiction, prose works, comic book scripts, narrative worlds, characters, dialogue, story structures, symbolic systems, and creative storytelling works published under the name Julie Ditrich are human-created.

The imaginative, literary, emotional, and narrative foundations of these works originate from Julie Ditrich’s own creative practice, research, lived experience, intuition, observation, imagination, and disciplined artistic development.

AI systems are not used to:

  • write prose fiction,
  • generate comic scripts,
  • create narrative voice,
  • invent characters presented as original authored works, or
  • replace the human creative authorship of published storytelling.

Human discernment, judgement, revision, and creative responsibility remain central to all published works.

Ethical Use of AI Tools

AI-assisted technologies may be used selectively and responsibly to support operational, administrative, research, marketing, strategic, and professional publishing functions associated with Julie Ditrich’s creative practice and business activities.

This may include:

  • research assistance,
  • information organisation,
  • policy drafting,
  • strategic development,
  • marketing support,
  • administrative workflows,
  • communications infrastructure, and
  • related professional processes.

Technology may support operational and research functions surrounding the work. However, the imaginative, narrative, emotional, symbolic, and literary creation of original fiction and comics storytelling remains human-driven.

AI tools are used as professional support systems rather than substitutes for artistic authorship, lived experience, imagination, or creative accountability.

AI-assisted research or organisational tools may support aspects of professional workflow; however, factual interpretation, creative judgement, verification, and final decision-making remain human responsibilities.

Human Creativity, Artistic Integrity & Creative Provenance

Storytelling is regarded as a deeply human creative act shaped by:

  • imagination,
  • emotional truth,
  • symbolic meaning,
  • research,
  • memory,
  • intuition,
  • cultural awareness, and
  • lived experience.

This policy supports the importance of creative provenance, that is, the ability to understand the human origin, authorship, development, and stewardship of creative works.

Literature, storytelling, mythology, comics, and artistic expression are regarded not merely as content production, but as meaningful forms of human cultural contribution and creative continuity.

Technology may assist professional processes, but it cannot replace lived experience, emotional insight, moral judgement, imagination, or human creative consciousness.

This website and its associated works support the ongoing value of human creativity, literary craftsmanship, artistic discipline, and original voice.

Where AI-assisted technologies are used operationally, reasonable efforts are made to ensure that human oversight, discernment, and editorial judgement remain present throughout professional processes.

Human collaboration, editorial dialogue, artistic partnership, and professional creative relationships remain central to the development and refinement of published works.

Respect for Intellectual Property & Consent

Respect for the intellectual property, creative labour, consent, attribution, and artistic rights of other creators remains central to Julie Ditrich’s publishing and professional philosophy.

AI technologies should not be used in ways that:

  • infringe copyright,
  • exploit artists or writers without consent,
  • misappropriate creative identities,
  • imitate living creators deceptively, or
  • undermine the integrity of human creative work.

This principle applies equally to written works, visual art, branding, performances, and other creative expressions.

AI Training, Scraping & Unauthorised Use

Unless expressly authorised in writing, the content of this website may not be:

  • scraped,
  • harvested,
  • mined,
  • downloaded,
  • indexed,
  • copied into datasets,
  • ingested into machine learning systems, or
  • used for generative AI training purposes.

This restriction applies to:

  • commercial AI systems,
  • non-commercial AI systems,
  • automated crawlers,
  • dataset creation,
  • synthetic replication systems, and
  • related automated technologies.

This includes published and unpublished materials, developmental concepts, research materials, visual assets, branding elements, fictional worlds, narrative structures, and creative works presented throughout this website.

AI Impersonation & Synthetic Representation

Unauthorised AI-generated imitation, impersonation, synthetic representation, or deceptive simulation of Julie Ditrich’s:

  • name,
  • likeness,
  • voice,
  • writing style,
  • branding,
  • characters,
  • symbolic systems, or
  • creative identity

is not permitted without prior written consent.

This includes:
• attempts to imitate or approximate the identifiable creative voice or stylistic expression associated with Julie Ditrich,
• synthetic content falsely presented as authentic or endorsed, and
• AI-generated material misleadingly attributed to Julie Ditrich in any professional, creative, editorial, or commercial context.

This includes the creation or distribution of AI-generated content falsely presented as authentic, endorsed, written, spoken, or approved by Julie Ditrich.

Transparency & Evolving Technologies

Artificial intelligence technologies are evolving rapidly across publishing, communications, marketing, education, and creative industries.

This policy is intended to provide transparent guidance regarding current practices while allowing room for thoughtful adaptation as technologies and ethical standards continue to develop.

The presence or use of AI-assisted operational tools should not be interpreted as diminishing the human authorship, originality, or artistic integrity of creative works published under the name Julie Ditrich.

Community & Creative Stewardship

This website supports respectful engagement within literary, artistic, publishing, and reader communities.

Technology should strengthen human creativity, connection, knowledge, and responsible professional practice but not replace artistic integrity, consent, or human creative contribution.

Respect for creators, readers, collaborators, researchers, and creative communities remains central to how technology is approached and implemented.

Policy Updates

This policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in:

  • technology,
  • publishing practices,
  • legal standards,
  • ethical considerations,
  • operational systems, and
  • digital media environments.

Updated versions will be published on this page with revised effective dates where appropriate.

Continued use of this website following updates may constitute acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

For enquiries relating to this AI Usage Policy, permissions, licensing, or related concerns, please contact:

Julie Ditrich
PO Box 827
Narellan NSW 2567
Australia

ai@julieditrich.com

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