„Just over half (51%) of published novelists in the UK believe that artificial intelligence is likely to end up entirely replacing their work as fiction writers, a new University of Cambridge report shows.
Close to two-thirds (59%) of novelists say they know their work has been used to train AI large language models (LLMs) without permission or payment.
Over a third (39%) of novelists say their income has already taken a hit from generative AI, for example, due to loss of other work that facilitates novel writing. Most (85%) novelists expect their future income to be driven down by AI.
Genre authors are considered the most vulnerable to displacement by AI, according to the report, with two-thirds (66%) of all those surveyed listing romance authors as „extremely threatened,“ followed closely by writers of thrillers (61%) and crime (60%).“
creaturefeature16 on
So sad. What a horrible invention.
If someone can’t be bothered to write it, I can’t be bothered to read it.
spaceraingame on
Here’s a question: what percent of readers would want to read a novel written by AI?
SallySpaghetti on
As a reader and writer, this scares the hell out of me.
aeonrevolution on
I’m nearing the completion on my first novel. It is a pet project for my son who is about to be born, no real intentions to try to get published.
I’m about to have one of my friends read it and I’m already terrified if he thinks it’s good, that he’ll also think I used AI.
stellae-fons on
Bullshit. AI can’t coherently write a short story, let alone an entire novel.
sneakypiiiig on
I think we should all resist solely AI produced content in every way we can. It’s going to get to the point where our whole lives are just AI’d away. Why do we need clankers to do shit humans are perfectly capable of doing? Ask yourself that question. AI should make our lives better, not destroy our livelihoods.
FennelDull6559 on
Nobody is interested in reading the disconnected text of a robot even if that’s a badass biography title for the book
lonegungrrly on
I think it’ll kill a lot of self publishing. People will not want to chance that they’re buying AI slop. Traditional publishing should make some stance to prove books are 100% human made
rotator_cuff on
AI is motivating me more than ever before to do stuff. And I mean without AI. I craft, I write, I paint, and start playing DnD with people in real life after more than a decade. I have always been a MASSIVE tech nerd, but over the last 3 years, it’s sucking all the joy I’ve ever felt about it. AI can do whatever; I don’t really care about it.
TheFinestPotatoes on
Half of all novelists are writing trashy airport romance novels
AI can definitely replace that
Craniummon on
I have so many problems with AI, but the main one it’s on core level, I always wonder if creativity will die with that.
We are sensorial beings and our knowledge come from it. AI is nothing more than a parrot who amass data and show it up for us. Humans has indeed strong behavior who can be predict, humans are also amazing in copy and learn patterns due it, but it also make us have critical thinking, which is what I believe IA lacks. Because IA will always keep on doing what believe it is correct due programming, but not change and update this new setting by itself.
Humans due being social and have multiple point of views has also the ability to construct and discriminate through discussions and idea change. I imagine the IA keep on same loop because it doesn’t update without an input.
For majority, I do believe AI will destroy the creativity, but for a minority it will mean nothing because IA will live in an eternal catch up game against them… And due our resilience, the majority of humans might be able to surpass the AI to the point people will reject it since we need to experience in multiple ways and the experience of many to reach a new knowledge. These ones I believe will reject Ai almost entirely and will chase the experience on first hand whenever it’s possible.
Writing in special I believe where this catch up will be easier to notice. After all, can an Ai say why the Goddess Morrigan is being compared with a Cadillac?
Basset_found on
You know, we’d probably just stop reading ’new‘ books, right? There’s a lot of other stuff available.
emorcen on
Recently many AI musicians got huge listenership and some hid the fact that everything was AI generated until exposed. They do the job better than 90+% of professionals and it’s at that point where you can’t tell anymore. People will be reading AI written novels and loving them without even knowing AI generated them in the first place.
CelticSavagery on
The irony being that AI could provide me with the leisure time to read and enjoy more books, yet, it will simultaneously kill most of the media I enjoy in my leisure time, including books – it’s already happening with gaming.
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„Just over half (51%) of published novelists in the UK believe that artificial intelligence is likely to end up entirely replacing their work as fiction writers, a new University of Cambridge report shows.
Close to two-thirds (59%) of novelists say they know their work has been used to train AI large language models (LLMs) without permission or payment.
Over a third (39%) of novelists say their income has already taken a hit from generative AI, for example, due to loss of other work that facilitates novel writing. Most (85%) novelists expect their future income to be driven down by AI.
Genre authors are considered the most vulnerable to displacement by AI, according to the report, with two-thirds (66%) of all those surveyed listing romance authors as „extremely threatened,“ followed closely by writers of thrillers (61%) and crime (60%).“
So sad. What a horrible invention.
If someone can’t be bothered to write it, I can’t be bothered to read it.
Here’s a question: what percent of readers would want to read a novel written by AI?
As a reader and writer, this scares the hell out of me.
I’m nearing the completion on my first novel. It is a pet project for my son who is about to be born, no real intentions to try to get published.
I’m about to have one of my friends read it and I’m already terrified if he thinks it’s good, that he’ll also think I used AI.
Bullshit. AI can’t coherently write a short story, let alone an entire novel.
I think we should all resist solely AI produced content in every way we can. It’s going to get to the point where our whole lives are just AI’d away. Why do we need clankers to do shit humans are perfectly capable of doing? Ask yourself that question. AI should make our lives better, not destroy our livelihoods.
Nobody is interested in reading the disconnected text of a robot even if that’s a badass biography title for the book
I think it’ll kill a lot of self publishing. People will not want to chance that they’re buying AI slop. Traditional publishing should make some stance to prove books are 100% human made
AI is motivating me more than ever before to do stuff. And I mean without AI. I craft, I write, I paint, and start playing DnD with people in real life after more than a decade. I have always been a MASSIVE tech nerd, but over the last 3 years, it’s sucking all the joy I’ve ever felt about it. AI can do whatever; I don’t really care about it.
Half of all novelists are writing trashy airport romance novels
AI can definitely replace that
I have so many problems with AI, but the main one it’s on core level, I always wonder if creativity will die with that.
We are sensorial beings and our knowledge come from it. AI is nothing more than a parrot who amass data and show it up for us. Humans has indeed strong behavior who can be predict, humans are also amazing in copy and learn patterns due it, but it also make us have critical thinking, which is what I believe IA lacks. Because IA will always keep on doing what believe it is correct due programming, but not change and update this new setting by itself.
Humans due being social and have multiple point of views has also the ability to construct and discriminate through discussions and idea change. I imagine the IA keep on same loop because it doesn’t update without an input.
For majority, I do believe AI will destroy the creativity, but for a minority it will mean nothing because IA will live in an eternal catch up game against them… And due our resilience, the majority of humans might be able to surpass the AI to the point people will reject it since we need to experience in multiple ways and the experience of many to reach a new knowledge. These ones I believe will reject Ai almost entirely and will chase the experience on first hand whenever it’s possible.
Writing in special I believe where this catch up will be easier to notice. After all, can an Ai say why the Goddess Morrigan is being compared with a Cadillac?
You know, we’d probably just stop reading ’new‘ books, right? There’s a lot of other stuff available.
Recently many AI musicians got huge listenership and some hid the fact that everything was AI generated until exposed. They do the job better than 90+% of professionals and it’s at that point where you can’t tell anymore. People will be reading AI written novels and loving them without even knowing AI generated them in the first place.
The irony being that AI could provide me with the leisure time to read and enjoy more books, yet, it will simultaneously kill most of the media I enjoy in my leisure time, including books – it’s already happening with gaming.