The Latest AI Controversy Shaking the Book World

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Another AI-related controversy has rocked the writing world. When the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) organization released a statement on their position regarding AI usage earlier this week, the literary world had thoughts. There’s a lot to dissect, so today, I’m going to break down the statement and the backlash it received to help get you up to speed.
 
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NANOWRIMO’S AI STATEMENT CONTROVERSY:
01:24 – What’s going on with NaNoWriMo?
10:23 – Consequences    
 
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