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A Writer Used AI To Plagiarize Me. Now What?
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A Writer Used AI To Plagiarize Me. Now What?

Anyone can use AI to copy, remix, and publish stolen work. The platforms have no good answer for what happens next.

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Alex Kantrowitz
Jan 13, 2023
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Over the weekend, a new Substack called The Rationalist lifted analysis and writing directly from Big Technology. It plagiarized a post on the ‘Creator Economy’ — which we’d covered days prior — and went viral, hitting the front page of Hacker News and sparking a conversation with more than 80 comments. It would’ve been a terrific debut for any publicat…

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