AI Wrote a Prize-Winning Story. No One Noticed

A short story wins a major literary prize. Everything looks normal - until it doesn't.We're getting into the AI literary scandals shaking up publishing this year. A magazine cutting ties with its own award, a bookstore chain's controversial new shelving policy and a Nobel laureate's confession about her writing process that's got us talking.Plus: our assistance dog Lacey, a notebook obsession reaching disturbing new heights, and a question we can't quite shake — what gets lost when a machine can pass as the author?You might want to listen if:You've wondered whether AI could actually write a novel worth readingYou're curious what a Nobel Prize winner really thinks about authors using AIYou like your publishing gossip served with a side of dog storiesPain In The Arts is a weekly podcast about the reality of creative life. Hosted by Breallyn and Lyndon Wesley. One of them never knows the topic until recording begins.If you enjoyed this episode, the best thing you can do is share it with one person who'd love it.Support the show on Patreon:patreon.com/painintheartslifeSubscribe and listen:Follow on your favourite podcast app or visit paininthearts.lifeSocials:Insta: @painintheartslifeFB: painintheartslifeTheme music by Lyndon WesleyProduced on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.