Sci-fi authors Scalzi and Stross decry AI's dystopian impact on their craft

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Aug 3, 2026, 6:27 am123 ptsTrending
Two prominent science fiction authors have decried the impact of AI on their craft. "I do not want or need a large language model to write my fiction for me. I write fiction compulsively – before I was published I wrote for many years as a hobbyist – so why on earth would I pay someone else to take my fun…

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