Robot scribes are no joke – seriously!
But will they finally close the book on us humans with one-from-the-heart?
By MICHAEL PILGRIM
Michael is a developmental editor with more than 12 years in the industry Michael Pilgrim – Developmental Editor
How will AI written books affect the publishing industry?
Here are some thoughts.
– Even when AI can write a perfect book, it’ll still take quite a few years before it’s a potential problem
– Some readers won’t mind and will happily read AI written books
– Other readers will not take to them, especially not at first. It’ll probably feel quite hollow reading an AI written book.
– But over time, they will get more popular
– But people will still want to read their favourite authors and series – why would you stop if you enjoy them?
– There’ll probbaly be some best seller from AI at some point – then more will follow
– Non-fiction authors will probably suffer more than fiction authors
– My guess is for at least say 10 years (and maybe forever), AI authors and normal authors will co-exist
– I also think comedy writing will be the hardest for AI to do well – easily formulated genres (e.g. romance) will be hardest hit
– And perhaps AI will just mean that books become much easier to write
– So good authors will get better
– And faster
– Editing and rewrites will be a breeze – no work for editors (or perhaps still work for dev editors and high-end editors – but nothing for proofreaders and copy editors)
– One thing that will likely happen is as books get easier to write, many more people will publish books
– But it’ll still come down to the best books/covers/brands/marketing – they will rise to the top, especially if you have a well established brand before it all happens
– Another thing that might happen is people will publish AI written books without saying they’re AI written – but this is just the same outcome as the previous point
– On the plus side, there are already 10 million books or something on Amazon so it’s not like there isn’t loads of competition already
– And when they invented photography, people said it would be the death of artists but that wasn’t the case.
Michael Pilgrim – Developmental Editor
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