Hatch Editorial Services LLC does not use generative AI (here referred to as “genAI” or “AI”) agents such as ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, or Perplexity in conjunction with editorial work on any client’s manuscript, nor does it use genAI agents to create any editorial feedback or products for purchase. That is, it does not feed client work into an AI agent or use AI to draft editorial letters, line-edit manuscripts, or complete any other task related to clients’ intellectual property or to writers’ education.
Beyond the ways genAI is actively depleting our water supply; the fact it’s a probability machine that, by design, makes creativity trend toward the law of averages; and the piratical impact it’s had on our industry, Hatch Editorial Services has made this decision in order to fulfill its promise to provide high-quality, personalized work that retains the individual author’s voice. The use of genAI in an editorial capacity would only flatten that.
The choice to use or not use generative AI, however, is a personal one. Writers who use genAI as an assistant or as a tool in the early steps of the creative process (e.g., writing prompts, research, interactive outlining) are welcome to collaborate with Hatch Editorial Services, pending their ability to confirm the work is their intellectual property alone and does not include anyone else’s copyrighted material.