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Unpublished novel's $2.4m deal pulled over AI concerns

A debut novel's $2.4 million licensing deal with Minotaur/Macmillan was canceled after questions arose over whether it was written by AI, according to Deadline. The deal unraveled after "questions were raised" about the authorship, with Deadline reporting "there are apparently fingerprints, or something that raised the flags of AI censors.

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An author's debut novel scored $2.4m in licensing deals after Minotaur/Macmillan acquired it, but they unraveled after "questions were raised" over exactly who, or what, wrote it. Deadline reports "there are apparently fingerprints, or something that raised the flags of AI censors," a description that illustrates how well the entertainment industry understands the technology at hand. — Read the rest

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