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To use AI or not
It’s the question so many authors are struggling with — and by authors, I mean people who come up with an idea for a novel, write it without assistance except from other human beings, and then publish.
There is Artificial Intelligence EVERWHERE.
You’ve heard the phrase the good, the bad, and the ugly? Well, here is the ugly, the bad, and the good of authors using AI.
THE UGLY
Let’s start off with the worst, shall we?
The first and most obvious horrendous way AI is being used is by unscrupulous people who are using AI to “write” entire novels for them. Even worse, they can ask the computer to write in the style of a particular author and it will create something that might be passable to someone who doesn’t read too closely. They then sell these books (sometimes filled with complete gobbledygook) to unsuspecting readers on Amazon and other online retailers.
Some authors are also replacing hard working, talented artists, cover designers, and voice actors with AI created book covers and audio books. This is taking work away from people who not only need it, but who have honed their skills over years, if not decades. These are creative people who don’t deserve such treatment.
