Artificial intelligence poses a significant threat to the livelihoods of writers. Despite its challenges, it may also serve as a reminder of the intrinsic motivation behind writing.
Columnists understand the risk involved in predictions. Nonetheless, a likely forecast is that soon all fiction manuscripts will undergo scrutiny from AI detection tools before publication. This change won’t come easily but is necessary due to the growing number of scandals involving authors suspected of submitting AI-generated work. A notable example includes the recent winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing.