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Margaret Atwood’s verdict on AI poetry is in — and it’s not good


Bestselling author Margaret Atwood isn't worried about the indefatigable rise of generative AI — telling Reuters that she's too old to be concerned about

Bestselling author Margaret Atwood isn’t worried about the indefatigable rise of generative AI — telling Reuters that she’s too old to be concerned about its impact on the arts. Her remarks follow a petition calling for an end to the unlicensed use of creative works to train AI models that’s now amassed over 31,000 signatures. But Atwood’s relaxed posture on the march of the machines isn’t solely down to age; it’s informed by her critical appraisal of AI’s output in certain artistic domains.

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