Should AI Be Used In The Writing Industry? | Ep. 269 | The Merry Writer Podcast

EPISODE SHOW NOTES We did it, we finally took the plunge and recorded an episode about AI. Is it ranty? Yes. Do we tangent all over the place? Also yes. Is it painfully long? Yes. We do still open some of you, give it a listen. Also, if you are a published author and have not checked already, please visit the Atlantic Link below and check to see if your novels were pirated and then used to train AI. In this episode, we cover: Generative and Assistive AI The dark side of AI (outside of the writing industry) Bad indicators AI Scraping Was your book stolen? Why skill development is important Our overall thoughts on AI As always, thanks for listening. Please let us know your thoughts in the comments below, give the podcast a follow, and share our content! Sources and links: - The Atlantic (CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR BOOK WAS STOLEN) - Authors Guild - What Authors Need to Know - Futurism - Google AI scraping sites - Bloomberg - Google training AI even after sites opt out - National Library of Medicine - Alzheimers Research UK - Dementia cases triple - BBC News: Call for Ban on AI apps creating n*ked images of children - Care.Org: 8 in 10 Brits ban back on AI N*dify - CNN: Meta scrambles to delete its own AI accounts after backlash intensifies   DISCLAIMER EXAMPLE © [AuthorName]. All Rights to the works and publications on this blog are owned and copyrighted by [AuthorName] or their respective owners in the case of guest posters. The Owner of this site reserves all permissions for access and use of all documents on this site. NO AI TRAINING: Without in any way limiting the author’s [and publisher’s] exclusive rights under copyright, any use of this publication to “train” generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to generate text is expressly prohibited. The author reserves all rights to license uses of this work for generative AI training and the development of machine learning language models. WANT TO BE A GUEST ON THE SHOW? If you would like to be considered, please take the time to read our FAQs Page. If you feel you’d be a good fit for the show after reading the FAQs, please check for the status of the Google Form on that page to see if we are accepting at that time. SUPPORT THE PODCAST Ko-fi You can join The Merry Writer community over on our Ko-fi page! It helps keep the show going and you get extra goodies through one-time or monthly tips. (Don’t worry; there’s plenty of free content, too!) We appreciate your support. Special Thanks Our Merry Writers via Ko-fi: Jeremy, Kris, & Jackie Share If you enjoy the show, don’t forget to share our episodes on social media, follow the podcast, and engage in the comments. CREDITS Hosts Ari Meghlen & Rachel Poli Music Intro & Outro – “Inspired” composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of https://incompetech.com/ | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0