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Lincoln Michel

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Artificial Intelligence

Readers Aren’t Flocking to Chatbot Novels Just Yet

Plus some thoughts on artistic possibilities of A.I. writing

May 24, 2023 • by Lincoln Michel
Let’s assume a future chatbot can live up to the predictions and, say, scan every Stephen King book and then produce a new Stephen King-ish novel. Who does that serve, exactly?...

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