In this guest post, L. N. Hunter discusses the training data devoured by artificial intelligence, and how that data affects the veracity of its responses.
L.N. hails from the UK; therefore, his grammar and spelling is based on UK English.
Is a boycott practical?
On one hand, it sounds good. Amazon has established what sometimes seems like a monopoly on the literary market. So, if you stop buying from the Zon, you undermine Jeff Bezos and his company.
On the other hand, when you stop buying books from the world’s largest online bookstore, you undermine writers.
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If your writing trips people, even for a microsecond, it can result in confusion and lost readers. This guest post by Nmesoma Okechukwu describes the significance of clean writing.
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I’ve always compared writing to painting. It’s not about having an elegant story to tell or finding that beautiful picture to paint: you have to find the right colors, or with text, the right words to tell it. Words should flow like a river, drawing your reader deeper and deeper into the literary work you’ve created.
Guest author L.N. Hunter provides more observations about AI. See also some of his other guest posts:
AI Is Making Me Lie: One Writer’s Opinion — Do You Agree?
How Critique Sites Can Help Any Writer, Amateur or Pro
What Do Americans Have Against the Letter “U” Anyway?
L.N. hails from the UK; therefore his grammar and spelling is based on UK English.