Likely AI-generated short story won a major prize

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Coverage varies in emphasis and framing. The New York Times focuses on the controversy surrounding the legitimacy of AI-generated works, questioning the implications for literary standards. In contrast, the Straits Times presents a more…

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Likely AI-generated short story won a major prize

Well, this is a first: a ChatGPT-generated story won a prestigious literary prize (The Commonwealth Prize). "Not X, not Y, but Z" sentences everywhere, the "hums" trope, and plenty of other obvious markers of AI writing. A major milestone for AI, at any rate... @GrantaMag https://t.co/U6jWejprFv

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Nabeel S. Qureshi@nabeelquWell, this is a first: a ChatGPT-generated story won a prestigious literary prize (The Commonwealth Prize). "Not X, not Y, but Z" sentences everywhere, the "hums" trope, and plenty of other obvious markers of AI writing. A major milestone for AI, at any rate... @GrantaMagCommonwealth Foundation Creatives@cwfcreativesMay 16‘The Serpent in the Grove’ by Jamir Nazir is a story set in rural Trinidad about a struggling farmer, a silenced young wife and a grove that seems to remember what others try to bury.

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