This one post does not cover all the issues that is lore.fm, but I encourage ALL of my readers to not engage with this app or upload my work to it in any way.
I have already sent a denial of consent to their team. That can be found here: (I have yet to receive a response)
Now, with that being said, here is my take:
Lore.fm has done nothing to seek the consent of writers.
A lack of a no is not a yes. A clear, explicit no, is a no. The absence of a no is not a yes, it is still a no.
Regardless of how noble the endeavor is, or to say that this third-party app is for "accessibility," that does not override consent.
In addition, hiding behind accessibility to disguise theft is disgusting and horrendous behavior.
I work in Special Education. I work with text-to-speech software every. single. fucking. day. Lore.fm is NOT it.
Do not download their app.
Do not feed fanfiction into their AI.
If you need language access tools, or text-to-speech plug-ins, etc, I will happily give you a few options that do not require a third-party downloadable app.
For my Ao3 readers, I am not locking my work, although lore.fm is advising people do (which is also a shitty ask). They've been sent my written non-consent.