I forgot what the real one was called. It was actually TurnItIn. Didn't realize at first that this was fiction because it matches my experience with AI checkers and client concerns.
We can probably make a safe assumption that 80% of the Likes on this comment are from those, like me, who also felt this was like reading the screenplay from the next season of Black Mirror.
We want the ending to feel less bleak, yet we can't turn away from the reality 😅🫣
Felt like i stepped into the dark world of AI & couldn’t look away. This is a cautionary tale in exercising critical thinking during these transitioning times.
This is sad and horrifying, but I'm also not surprised. The very slimeballs who created the problem are now selling the "cure". It almost feels intentional, doesn't it?
Saddest part is that the AI detection industry has its own gravity, and by the story's end, he's sucked into being a part of it, without much of a choice. Well done! Thanks for sharing.
What a wonderfully written story, for I wasn’t sure if this was truth or fiction (is there really a difference? If there is it would veer more into a metaphysical distinction). I was mostly drawn to reading the story due to my own experience with an accusation of plagiarism when in primary school in the late 70’s. The horror and bewilderment of being accused of plagiarism is quite traumatic and has deeply marked my path as a writer from then on. My warped view is that publishers are unfulfilled perverts and academicians play favorites just like gangsters and the gamblers they prey upon.
Ok I thought this was real for like the first half and I was genuinely terrified. I am curious: is this a real thing with ai (companies making problems and solving them for profit) or is it a warning (based on fiction) for what we might be barreling towards? Either way, a very haunting read.
What is real is that people are feeding others’ work into AI (usually without permission) to check for AI use and their work is often flagged even when no AI is used. It even flagged Jane Austen for using AI! https://medium.com/ai-ai-oh/jane-austen-wrote-with-ai-0610d20de527 And, of course, now your own original work has just been fed to the bots for dinner.
What do you do when the entirety of digital existence is built, designed, and run solely by tech billionaires? This piece feels like it's the modern day version of Cassandra of Troy...
Very dystopian...and terrifyingly prescient on many levels. Probably frightening because it may hit close to home if someone within the upper levels of the system were to see it. Then again, why would they care? The Golden Rule is the only one that matters to them.
It's a thought-provoking story, but by 2030, it might be a lot more common...and it could be a terrifyingly powerful shadow banning technique for the AI-powered future.
Veridian Trust doesn't exist. But companies exactly like it do. Brandon Choi is fiction. But his nightmare is real for thousands of students right now. The line between fiction and reality is thinner than we'd like to admit.
Your experience is amazing.
What's even more amazing, is how you've tried an absolutely made-up AI-checking system - SubmitIt.ai
I forgot what the real one was called. It was actually TurnItIn. Didn't realize at first that this was fiction because it matches my experience with AI checkers and client concerns.
This story is as haunting as a black mirror episode 😭 It has that same surreal is-this-fiction-or-is-it-the-future feeling. Great work as usual!!
Yes was thinking black mirror too. Yikes
We can probably make a safe assumption that 80% of the Likes on this comment are from those, like me, who also felt this was like reading the screenplay from the next season of Black Mirror.
We want the ending to feel less bleak, yet we can't turn away from the reality 😅🫣
Felt like i stepped into the dark world of AI & couldn’t look away. This is a cautionary tale in exercising critical thinking during these transitioning times.
This is sad and horrifying, but I'm also not surprised. The very slimeballs who created the problem are now selling the "cure". It almost feels intentional, doesn't it?
If it looks like a duck...
"I'm sorry, but our AI detection program has confirmed that it is in fact a rabbit."
In a certain country (you wouldn't believe me if I told you), a certain president speaks in em-dashes; so, anything is possible.
This is my worst nightmare.
I'm going to use the word "disgusting" here. And I'm disgusted. The funnel always leads to revenue in someone's pocket.
I'll use the words "happy" and "always" here.
Happy, that my writing made you feel.
And, the funnel ALWAYS leads to someone making money. Even, when they invented the problem to begin with.
Welcome to UFiction.
This story gave me anxiety.
Saddest part is that the AI detection industry has its own gravity, and by the story's end, he's sucked into being a part of it, without much of a choice. Well done! Thanks for sharing.
What a wonderfully written story, for I wasn’t sure if this was truth or fiction (is there really a difference? If there is it would veer more into a metaphysical distinction). I was mostly drawn to reading the story due to my own experience with an accusation of plagiarism when in primary school in the late 70’s. The horror and bewilderment of being accused of plagiarism is quite traumatic and has deeply marked my path as a writer from then on. My warped view is that publishers are unfulfilled perverts and academicians play favorites just like gangsters and the gamblers they prey upon.
I hate every word. Not because it is AI. But because you just might have predicted the future, if it is not already present.
Seriously, I appreciate your work. It is depressing, but it also gives me hope: some people seem to understand.
AWESOME piece. Had me reading at a feverish pace.
Ok I thought this was real for like the first half and I was genuinely terrified. I am curious: is this a real thing with ai (companies making problems and solving them for profit) or is it a warning (based on fiction) for what we might be barreling towards? Either way, a very haunting read.
Go to major "AI-humanizers" and look at the bottom. They will offer you to solve the problem... which they just created, haha.
What is real is that people are feeding others’ work into AI (usually without permission) to check for AI use and their work is often flagged even when no AI is used. It even flagged Jane Austen for using AI! https://medium.com/ai-ai-oh/jane-austen-wrote-with-ai-0610d20de527 And, of course, now your own original work has just been fed to the bots for dinner.
I love it. Let the bots try and make sense of my writing and the messages behind it.
They can't. That's what distinguishes us from them.
What do you do when the entirety of digital existence is built, designed, and run solely by tech billionaires? This piece feels like it's the modern day version of Cassandra of Troy...
Very dystopian...and terrifyingly prescient on many levels. Probably frightening because it may hit close to home if someone within the upper levels of the system were to see it. Then again, why would they care? The Golden Rule is the only one that matters to them.
It's a thought-provoking story, but by 2030, it might be a lot more common...and it could be a terrifyingly powerful shadow banning technique for the AI-powered future.
Didn't realize I was reading fiction til the end
Veridian Trust doesn't exist. But companies exactly like it do. Brandon Choi is fiction. But his nightmare is real for thousands of students right now. The line between fiction and reality is thinner than we'd like to admit.
"Brandon Choi is fiction." Comic fans never forget.
https://imagecomics.fandom.com/wiki/Brandon_Choi
Perfect.
I mean he could have read it on livestream.