I was thinking about this "AI" stuff . . .

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56. In some professions use of AI is a badge of dishonor.

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219401436

for science fiction magazines' policy on AI use:

Statement on the Use of “AI” writing tools such as ChatGPT

We will not consider any submissions written, developed, or assisted by these tools. Attempting to submit these works may result in being banned from submitting works in the future.

And it isn't just science fiction. A teacher I know who's unfortunately too pro-AI and has used AI for writing and encouraged others to do the same was worrying aloud with another AI enthisiast about whether fiction written without AI would be harder to sell - whether agents and editors might suspect it was also written with AI tools, because they'd used AI for nonfiction. I felt sorry for them, but their own use of AI did make it much less likely anyone would ever believe their novels were really their own work. Last I heard they'd had no luck.

Btw, if it seems odd that the science fiction genre doesn't want AI, despite their focus on the future - their work was stolen, too, to train AI. And they know genAI writing is fraud. So they reject it - despite the hate mail they get from the talentless wannabe writers.