Ethics & AI Use
How this project is being built
Ethics & AI Use
This project uses a mix of traditional creative tools and modern AI-assisted systems in a way that is intentional, transparent, and respectful of creative labor.
AI tools are used here as assistive instruments, not as authors or artists. Their role is limited to organization, planning, structural refinement, consistency checking, software guidance, and editorial support. All narrative direction, character development, visual design decisions, and final creative execution are my own.
For cinematic imagery created outside of the game itself, I use Adobe Firefly specifically because of its documented approach to model sourcing and licensing. Images generated or refined through Firefly are derived from reference photographs of my own avatar and are used to visually represent an original character within this project. No third-party artists’ styles or copyrighted works are intentionally replicated, and no AI-generated content is presented as standalone artwork independent of my authorship.
This archive exists to expand and deepen a story I love, not to appropriate or replace the work of others. I claim ownership only over the original character, writing, design systems, and side content created for this project. All Star Wars–related intellectual property, including SWTOR story elements, settings, species, and terminology, remain the property of their respective rights holders and are used here in good faith for non-commercial, transformative storytelling.
Background music used during streams and recordings is licensed through a paid Slipstream subscription to avoid copyright conflicts and to respect the work of composers whose music helps set the tone of the story.
A Note, Artist to Artist
I understand why many artists are wary of AI tools. Concerns about consent, attribution, and creative theft are real, and they matter. My approach here is shaped by those concerns, not dismissive of them.
Used carelessly, AI can absolutely do harm. Used deliberately, transparently, and within ethical boundaries, it can also serve as a supportive tool that helps artists focus more deeply on storytelling, craft, and intention. This project is my attempt to demonstrate that distinction in practice.
