News UK risks ‘losing creative sector’ amid rapid rise of AI, experts say

[AgentPete]

Your humble agent had his say in yesterday’s Independent about the publishing industry and AI… see what you think…

UK risks ‘losing creative sector’ amid rapid rise of AI, experts say

'We're too frightened to talk about it': Rapid rise of AI is now the 'single greatest threat' to authors and literary agents

www.independent.co.uk

 

[RK Wallis]

I love love love it! Especially this:

"Very cheap genre fiction produced by AI is attractive to some publishers, but the more sensible publishers will realise that readers relate to authors."

and the end:

"...writing is not an end unto itself. It's notation for human communication, like musical notation. It's that vital spark between one human and another and you can't simulate that with a machine, you just can't."

 

[AgentPete]

Yeah, I was in rant mode... but if you can't rant about AI, what can you...?

 

[MattScho]

Uhm, the bolded bit of this paraphrase makes me think Harry Cockburn (what, was he using his porn name?) was pushing retirement: "Mr Cox added that a number of songs in the iTunes at the moment have been created by AI."

At least he didn't add "the itunes that the kids all use..."
That said, well stated Mr. Cox. We humans would be upset.

Of course, the quote they pulled from The Guardian raises eyebrows: “It really is a case of ‘there but for the grace of God go I,’” Uhm, does this mean their big five publishing house is using AI quite a bit, just hasn't been caught?

 

[AgentPete]

Yeah, I was wondering about that, too. A bit concerning.
And btw, it's pronounced "co-burn".
p.

 

[MattScho]

Yeah, I was wondering about that, too. A bit concerning.
And btw, it's pronounced "co-burn".
p.

It would have to be, wouldn't it