It is impossible to stop this. However, it may be appropriate to push for legislation that compels a publisher to reveal the source of their works. Maybe require "AI-Generated Novel" in place of the author's name, like the nation of origin on other products. Personally, I believe that after the initial novelty wears off, most people will opt for "hand-crafted" entertainment writing. I turn bowls and such on a wood lathe. My bowls sell for 20X what similar, but wholly machine-made products sell for. There is VALUE in human effort that most people appreciate and seek out. Perhaps copywriters and Non-Fiction writers are in trouble because simple instructions or unembellished information is easy for AI because writing that is created primarily to communicate information without creating a new "world." Finally, I believe reading is a fundamentally different activity than almost anything humans do. Unlike many other human endeavors, it is NEVER passive. Visual arts and music can be appreciated at both cursory and "deeper" levels, depending on how much effort is put into the observation. Reading is different. It ALWAYS requires the brain to translate obscure symbols into a coherent narrative. The more that the writing is required to convey both emotion and information, the more complex it becomes. Yes, I believe AI can be programmed to emulate emotion, but I also don't think faking it is good enough.
It is impossible to stop this. However, it may be appropriate to push for legislation that compels a publisher to reveal the source of their works. Maybe require "AI-Generated Novel" in place of the author's name, like the nation of origin on other products. Personally, I believe that after the initial novelty wears off, most people will opt for "hand-crafted" entertainment writing. I turn bowls and such on a wood lathe. My bowls sell for 20X what similar, but wholly machine-made products sell for. There is VALUE in human effort that most people appreciate and seek out. Perhaps copywriters and Non-Fiction writers are in trouble because simple instructions or unembellished information is easy for AI because writing that is created primarily to communicate information without creating a new "world." Finally, I believe reading is a fundamentally different activity than almost anything humans do. Unlike many other human endeavors, it is NEVER passive. Visual arts and music can be appreciated at both cursory and "deeper" levels, depending on how much effort is put into the observation. Reading is different. It ALWAYS requires the brain to translate obscure symbols into a coherent narrative. The more that the writing is required to convey both emotion and information, the more complex it becomes. Yes, I believe AI can be programmed to emulate emotion, but I also don't think faking it is good enough.