Thélyson Orélien’s Canadian publisher drops author after confirming AI use in writing of debut novel
An external analysis of "all the working drafts of the novel" detected "traces of AI tags in the metadata of certain documents."
TWUC joins as founding signatory to a global charter calling for ethical use of AI
Much of the impetus for creating the charter arose out of governments around the world being reluctant to enact any kind of meaningful regulation regarding the new technology.
As another Canadian author gets caught up in an AI controversy, questions remain about how to deal with the technology
This is not the first time an award-nominated author has faced accusations of using AI to create written work.
Sleepwalking toward tech apocalypse: Investigative reporter Gil Durán exposes Silicon Valley’s far right plans for dismantling democracy
Durán insists that the tech industry's rightward swing is not something that happened recently or organically; its progenitors and adherents have been working toward this moment for decades.
Ghosts in the machine: Cory Doctorow’s latest book is about the potential and pitfalls of AI
Doctorow is no Luddite or Cassandra when it comes to AI.
Reality crash: Journalist Megan Garber’s Screen People examines the ways we are watched and manipulated in a digital media saturated environment
The line between American politics and entertainment has long been blurry and malleable.
Hachette cancels upcoming horror novel over suspicions it was written with the help of AI
Not everyone suspected the use of AI early on.
“Hammering hearts and thumping chests”: Authors are increasingly using AI to write their books for them, with predictable results
The smart ones will at least make a fortune for themselves before they are replaced by machines altogether.
My definition is this: Self-proclaimed word nerd Stefan Fatsis examines the importance of the Merriam-Webster dictionary to U.S. society and culture
Some of the words Fatsis was successful in getting into the dictionary include "alt-right," "dogpile," "microaggression," and "overserve."
Cory Doctorow examines how the internet got so awful in his latest anti-establishment manifesto
Doctorow's notion of enshittification has much going for it: it's irreverent, broadly applicable, and memorable.