In this episode of Mouth-Off, we dive headfirst into one of the biggest creative debates of our time: AI  threat or liberation?

Voice-cloning. AI music. Text-to-speech. Plagiarism panic. Copyright chaos.

We’ve heard the dystopian headlines. But what happens when AI isn’t replacing creativity — it’s enabling it?

🎧 In this episode

A frank personal reflection on using AI as a disabled-led creative (when is it a helper, and when is it a hijacker?)

Original interviews with: • Gavin Clifton – author and AAC user who successfully challenged ACX to allow TTS narration of his memoir

• Mr X – non-verbal musician working with eyegaze tech and hybrid AI vocal blending

• Clip from BBC Access All featuring Sarah Ezekiel and her son discussing AI-assisted art and identity

• Queer musician and author Corporate Christ (featured in a previous Mouth-Off episode) shares a reimagined track using Suno AI

Two creative tracks using assistive or AI-enhanced tools: • Unreal Reality – co-written by Clary Saddler and Gavin Clifton for Word Groove Collective (sync brief)

https://soundcloud.com/wordgroovecollective

• Only Love – featuring lyrics and eyegaze instrumentation by Mr X, vocals by Clary Saddler

Instrumental: Whimsical – composed by Mr X and Clary Saddler

Audio reference to viral fake Drake track (AI-generated) and the ethical uproar it sparked

A candid “interview” with ChatGPT — sort of — on what it means to assist, not create

Show notes written with ChatGPT… though frankly, after the back-and-forth, it might’ve been quicker to do it myself

🎵 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Theme music: Intro and Outro by Clary Saddler

Featuring: • Unreal Reality – by Gavin Clifton & Clary Saddler (for Word Groove Collective)

https://soundcloud.com/wordgroovecollective

• Only Love – Mr X featuring Clary Saddler

• Whimsical – by Mr X and Clary Saddler

• Clip from BBC’s Access All (Sarah Ezekiel interview):

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001tklw

• Corporate Christ AI-enhanced track: Palestine (Suno Reimagining)

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2PlLbbxsb1KLU2C1kZ8yFZ

• Excerpt of viral fake Drake AI track: Heart on My Sleeve

(Originally by anonymous creator Ghostwriter977)

All SFX: from Pixabay (royalty-free)

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