{"id":5981,"date":"2023-10-10T12:13:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T16:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/?p=5981"},"modified":"2023-10-10T12:13:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T16:13:03","slug":"different-is-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/writing\/different-is-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Different Is Good"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rogue<\/a>Some of us don\u2019t particularly enjoy being noticed. We\u2019d rather fit in. I just spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to find an outfit that would look acceptable for a business lunch in New York, and though I\u2019m pleased with what I ordered, the process reminded me I don\u2019t care to stand out for my clothes, either by looking too shoddy or too flashy. I don\u2019t normally like standing out at all, in person. Fitting in is a gentle form of invisibility.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, I wouldn\u2019t get far with my writing career if my novels didn\u2019t stand out. To get published, a novel has to knock the socks off layers of people: an agent, an editor, the publicity and marketing teams at a publishing house, librarians and booksellers. That\u2019s before it even reaches readers who may or may not give the novel a chance based on hearsay or the right cover.<\/p>\n

In short, a novel has to be different. It might take on a familiar story, but it has to be written in a way that\u2019s new and unforgettable. Fortunately, each of us writes in a unique way. Even if we tried, we couldn\u2019t duplicate exactly what someone else has done, let alone create something new that completely captures another artist\u2019s vision. This is true, at least for humans.<\/p>\n

AI, on the other hand, is trying.<\/p>\n

The Authors Guild<\/a> is suing OpenAI<\/a> on behalf of writers, claiming copyright infringement. It argues that AI used our novels without our permission and without compensating us while creating a product that undermines our abilities to make a living. I have to say, it was disturbing to check the Books3 database published in The Atlantic<\/a> and discover my own novels have been used to train AI. I was disturbed enough to join the Authors Guild.<\/p>\n

I get that technology is advancing. I\u2019m excited about new discoveries and tools for medicine and research. But a tool that can be used for good can also be corrupted. Just ask Tom Hanks<\/a> who has seen his likeness repurposed for a dental ad without his consent. It is not enough to say the cat is out of the bag and we can\u2019t do anything about it. We can. We\u2019re still in charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some of us don\u2019t particularly enjoy being noticed. We\u2019d rather fit in. I just spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to find an outfit that would look acceptable for a business lunch in New York, and though I\u2019m pleased with what I ordered, the process reminded me I don\u2019t care to stand out for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1116,860,1117,37],"class_list":["post-5981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-writing","tag-ai","tag-authors-guild","tag-openai","tag-writing-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5981"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5985,"href":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5981\/revisions\/5985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caraghobrien.com\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}