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Salman Rushdie: AI Only Poses Threat To Unoriginal Writers

Rushdie says ChatGPT seems 'completely devoid of a sense of humour' (Credit: AFP)

Artificial intelligence tools may pose a threat to writers of thrillers and science fiction, but lack the originality and humour to challenge serious novelists, Salman Rushdie wrote in a French journal published Thursday.

In an article translated into French for literary journal La Nouvelle Revue Francaise (NRF), Rushdie said he tested ChatGPT by asking it to write 200 words in his style.

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