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N.K. Jemisin calls generative AI a 'glorified plagiarism machine'

Original: N.K. Jemisin: "The AI [we have] today is a glorified plagiarism machine." (At the # Boston Public Library right now.) Tr

Fantasy author N.K. Jemisin told an audience at the Boston Public Library that today's artificial intelligence is 'a glorified plagiarism machine', a remark now circulating widely among readers and writers. Her comment lands in an ongoing debate over AI systems trained on copyrighted books without authors' consent, with many in the literary community voicing strong agreement.

Why now: Authors and readers are actively debating AI training on copyrighted works, and a prominent writer's blunt criticism resonates with that anger.

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