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Uproar in France over award-winning author accused of using AI

36 points · 87 comments · harscoat

  1. aswegs8 · · focus · HN ↗
    What's the big deal? If the book is good, it is an excellent use of AI.
    1. toasty228 · · focus · HN ↗
      Tell us so we can make informed decisions?

      "Why do you care is there is horse meat in your beef burger patties if it tastes good" vibe

      1. Hugsbox · · focus · HN ↗
        What's wrong with horse meat?
        1. toasty228 · · focus · HN ↗
          It's not beef. What if I put a 65hp engine in the next car you buy instead of whatever was advertised?
          1. skeledrew · · focus · HN ↗
            Not comparable if what was advertised performs significantly differently from 65hp (assuming beef and horse meat taste similar). And if AI-assisted writing is really at the point where it can honestly win prizes, then there's no problem here, unless the prizes in question are specifically for "wholly human-created works". No need to tell furniture shoppers if the screws in the tables were driven by traditional screwdriver or a machine-powered one.
            1. toasty228 · · focus · HN ↗
              Cat or human meat, or even soy would perform the same as beef, so why bother right? Why label things? Why bother about knowing what you consume?

              > No need to tell furniture shoppers if the screws in the tables were driven by traditional screwdriver or a machine-powered one.

              Why do you think hand made furnitures cost 10x more than ikea then? "BuT ItS JuSt a FuRnItUrE", I swear you slop enjoyers are either completely devoid of critical thinking or don't know anything other than bad faith arguments.

              1. Hugsbox · · focus · HN ↗
                To be clear, I'm not defending AI-written books and have no interest in reading one.

                I'm just saying, don't knock horse meat :)

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