Because all CEOs care about is money. They need a law the stamps everything that’s AI so people know.
andytravel85 on
Time to shop elsewhere.
getaway_dreamer on
Just put them in a different section so we can quarantine them. Which self-respecting person would go to a physical bookstore and spend money on a physical book written by AI?
TwistilyClick on
People are using the word ‘acceptance’ and ‘backs’ very loosely, here and in the case of the Waterstones CEO comments.
Both say the same thing–if the book is marked as AI (crucial), isn’t plagarising other works, and there’s a customer demand for it, they’ll sell it. Even if they find it distasteful.
Both also say that it’s unlikely to take off, and not possible to vet all the books that come through.
The stop gap needs to come from writers holding integrity, and publishers/book agents standing strong by those writers. Business owners will do business, that’s in their nature. It would be nice to hear a stronger anti-stance, but I don’t think expecting one is realistic.
Pipe-International on
“So long as it isn’t ripping off somebody else…” – when that’s literally all it can do
Jestersage on
Okay, devil’s pick: Atlas Shrugged or AI Written novels? (no alternates, not even Fountanhead)
carpidgeon on
I don’t like AI, but the actual quote is more nuanced:
“So as long as an AI-written book says it’s an AI-written book and doesn’t pretend to be something else and isn’t ripping off somebody else, as long as that’s clearly stated and the customer wants to buy it, then we will stock them.”
wildbillch on
Will we finally be getting Winds of Winter in that case?
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Revolting.
Because all CEOs care about is money. They need a law the stamps everything that’s AI so people know.
Time to shop elsewhere.
Just put them in a different section so we can quarantine them. Which self-respecting person would go to a physical bookstore and spend money on a physical book written by AI?
People are using the word ‘acceptance’ and ‘backs’ very loosely, here and in the case of the Waterstones CEO comments.
Both say the same thing–if the book is marked as AI (crucial), isn’t plagarising other works, and there’s a customer demand for it, they’ll sell it. Even if they find it distasteful.
Both also say that it’s unlikely to take off, and not possible to vet all the books that come through.
The stop gap needs to come from writers holding integrity, and publishers/book agents standing strong by those writers. Business owners will do business, that’s in their nature. It would be nice to hear a stronger anti-stance, but I don’t think expecting one is realistic.
“So long as it isn’t ripping off somebody else…” – when that’s literally all it can do
Okay, devil’s pick: Atlas Shrugged or AI Written novels? (no alternates, not even Fountanhead)
I don’t like AI, but the actual quote is more nuanced:
“So as long as an AI-written book says it’s an AI-written book and doesn’t pretend to be something else and isn’t ripping off somebody else, as long as that’s clearly stated and the customer wants to buy it, then we will stock them.”
Will we finally be getting Winds of Winter in that case?
Gross
LLM cannot create in the way a human can.