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Originally Posted by Pizza_Cant_Read
The idea of Amazon using algorithms to try and lock down some sort of formula for interesting content, based on observations of Netflix and Chinese tech media companies doing similar, is only speculation... you are right. I will also freely admit that it is my personal belief based on reading AI news that such experimentation is inevitable but of course I wouldn't ask for you to speculate on that speculation. I first read this article on Slashdot, where there are already many comments from people debating the technological feasibility of AI generated novels and I didn't come here for more of the same. But MobileRead is an interesting and unique community which straddles both tech and writing which is why I asked:
"Assuming Google and major publishers move in this direction, what do writers think about machines "taking away jobs" and if such software is ever released under an open source license would you consider using it to prototype your own stories and to otherwise accelerate your own release cycle?"
Cheers for first response! I hoped this would create an interesting conversation based on tools like this being used by independent authors as well as giant god-Corps but it is all outside my purview. Heck... I feel insecure posting something of any length, even anonymously online because I know I can't write my way out of a wet paper bag 
-PB |
So I wrote about this over on my blog, and commenters helped me to understand that what Quartz is proposing actually has nothing to do with AI. They're actually talking about using garden variety analytics to track reading habits, only they know jack squat about the topic so they confused it with AI. (or maybe they wanted the clickbait)
Analytics is not new, and it has little to do with AI. Many news sites use it in some form, and have done so for over a decade.