#that sounds dramatic but it's legit the cliff in the distance and the car is hurtling toward it faster than you'd think.
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Not gonna lie, both vindicating but also deeply sad that every single literary magazine I've looked at recently, having visited those site in the past, has edited their submission requirements to specify that AI work will not be considered.
And at the same time, I'm extremely fearful of how many writers are going to give up writing when it becomes impossible to tell AI from real anymore, and markets are utterly saturated with content to the point that getting anything published is nearly impossible as scammers try to make some quick change.
I imagine it wouldn't be worth it in the long run as a scam, because it doesn't exactly pay to write these days even prior to this, so it may then die out within a couple of years, though that might be optimistic given the plagiarism that makes it into the Amazon self-publishing realm. But even still, I do worry that in the meantime it's going to push writers out and force already struggling lit mags to shut down, and I'm so, so worried about it.
#I have not been submitting anywhere for a few months cuz mental health hit me weird#but I've been going back to look now and it changed SO suddenly with the release of chatgpt#I hate it I hate it I hate it I hate it I hate it I hate it—#like I REALLY do spend a lot of time thinking about this kind of thing. straight up where does art go from here.#like that question was bad ENOUGH before this but now#also this also applies to book publishing but I mention lit mags especially because they're actually a VERY low entry point#and also—and perhaps more importantly—this will only further cement the monopolization of the publishing industry.#which will then mean that any moves toward diversity will be instantly walked back#because you don't have to worry about the backlash queer authors get for writing anything besides fluff gay romance.#you don't have to worry about controversy about your writers of color being harassed on twitter.#you can outsource your content to a false faceless entity who doesn't need to be paid and create whatever you so desire.#I know it's been said constantly but we grow ever closer to the most sanitized and pacifist destruction of culture and story possible.#that sounds dramatic but it's legit the cliff in the distance and the car is hurtling toward it faster than you'd think.
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