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For many book writers, AI is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity

For a vast number of book writers, artificial intelligence is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity.

For a vast number of book writers, artificial intelligence is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity. At the same time, AI is a story to tell, and no longer just in science fiction.

With the rise of ChatGPT and similar programs, many authors are turning to AI as a book topic or even a tool to use.

This week, delightfully silly pet photography, ranking art historical tassels, a screenwriter’s musings on AI jokes, art collectors and tax breaks, and much more.

Sure, ChatGPT sucks at writing jokes, but I've tried secret AI programs and they're no joke for writers like me.

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyThere are profound fears about the ways in which new AI platforms like ChatGPT will upend the working world as we know it and lead to a huge loss in jobs in the creative fields. That’s in spite of the fact that ChatGPT is still pretty limited in the kind of imaginative flourishes and creative dives we expect from people who work with writing.But there’s an argument to be made that AI can already make these leaps—you ...

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With countless writers struggling to be heard, Hachette Book Group is publishing a collection of poems from an AI.

The editors of the worlds first autobiography written by an AI code, I Am Code: An Artificial Intelligence Speaks have warned of the hostile and darkly creative reality of the A.I. in our midst.