AI-Generated Sci-Fi Stories Force Prestigious Magazine to Close Submissions

AI-generated sci-fi stories are being submitted to Clarkesworld.

For other people, this is not really a big deal. But, for Clarkesworld, the rising AI-written pitches are concerning.

Clarkesworld Magazine is a prestigious American online fantasy and science fiction magazine. For the past years, the publishing company ensured that all the stories it received are authentic.

However, Clarkesworld decided to close its submissions after it received hundreds of sci-fi stories written by artificial intelligence.

AI-Generated Sci-Fi Stories Concern Clarkesworld

According to NPR's latest report, Neil Clarke, Clarkesworld's editor-in-chief, shared his disappointment after they received AI-generated sci-fi stories from fans.

Clarke said that although the pitches they received are genuine, many of them are not authentic. He added that this just shows that people are just looking for an easy paycheck.

"We had been tracking the problem on a daily basis and were well aware of how quickly the situation was escalating," explained the editor-in-chief via Time Magazine.

Neil explained that this February, they received 700 authentic sci-fi stories. However, people also submitted 500 AI-written pitches.

Ever since ChatGPT and other conversational AI models arrived, pitches that Clarkesworld rejects also increase in number.

Clarke said that these AI-generated stories come from opportunists who just want to profit using the ChatGPT chatbot.

What Will Clarkesworld Do?

OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, is also making efforts so that companies will know if people are using their chatbot to write stories and other content.

These include watermarking its generated content so that AI-generated signs can easily be identified. Although this is the case, Neil said that their staff will still need to review submissions thoroughly.

He added that AI-generated stories will not be accepted at Clarkesworld until ethical and legal concerns are solved.

If you want to learn more details about Clarkesworld's issue with AI-generated stories, just visit this link.

While Clarkesworld rejects the use of AIs, other companies are starting to accept the arrival of these technologies.

Previously, Beijing authorities said that they will support tech firms that will create ChatGPT clones.

We also reported about the new Amazon-Hugging Face partnership, which is expected to make AI more accessible.

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