There's been plenty of discussion around Shy Girl by Mia Ballard and the accusations that the book was written or assisted by generative AI. Now that Hachette has officially pulled the book from the North American catalogue, I wrote a brief piece about the history of the book and the inevitable precedent this sets across publishing.
I'm curious to hear everyone's thoughts, particularly what responsibilities you think the publisher has in situations like these.
by boolgogi
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Good. Fuck AI slop
Good. Fuck AI. It has no place in the arts.
that’s a wild move by the publisher, fr. they gotta be super careful with these accusations, but at the same time, it raises big questions about creativity and authenticity in publishing.
Great. The bar is in the ground and I’m glad they were able to dig under it
I know genAI accusations are a slippery slope. But this feels like a case that was pretty solid honestly, and I’m happy this book is being removed from the schedule.
I think it’s good the publisher has positioned themself against AI slop.
It will become harder and harder to distinguish AI slop from actual art written by an actual person.
I personally would never want to read AI slop, no matter how well it managed to assemble the stolen writing of other people into a new story. I’d probably try and steer clear of publishers who encourage AI use.
The same goes for translations.
If I’m gonna be subjected to slop, it better be human slop