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Absolutely not. The images don't strike me at all like the words ax in the wood does. Besides, these images call up one person's image of sorrow. But not mine. My pictures would be completely different, not drowned in red, for example.

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Fun to think of ordering a sci fi murder mystery written by a mash of Barbara Kingsolver, Chinua Achebe, and Arthur Conan Doyle. The day is coming. But while AI looks to the past, humans remain present with imaginations that aren't confined by past examples.

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The images are so compelling.. what a fascinating topic. Afterword has some of these themes, no?

Thanks for mentioning tearing chunks out of your story so the reader can wander about. I’m doing the same on my WIP.

All the best to you!

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One of the central concepts in economics is that innovation often leads to more innovation. With regard to AI, the required innovation is going to come from us - humans. I'm sure an AI-generated novel will be as good as a human novel in my lifetime, but that will force us to get more creative too. To stay ahead of the machines, as it were.

Also, my favorite image is #3.

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