Death of an Author (novella) explained
Death of an Author is a 2023 novella by Stephen Marche, under the pen name of Aidan Marchine. It has been noted as one of the first books to feature extensive use of artificial intelligence-generated text, including by ChatGPT and Cohere.
Development
Marche used ChatGPT, Cohere, and Sudowrite to create the book. He claims that 95% of the book was AI-generated.[1] The cover art and blurbs were also AI-generated.[2] He produced the novella within months.[3]
Following production of the book, Marche has argued that artificial intelligence will play an important role in the creative industries in the future.[4]
Themes
Gus Dupin is an academic who receives news of the death of Peggy Firmin, a writer who Dupin extensively researched about.[5]
The novella is a crime-mystery.[6] It features the theme of artificial intelligence.[7]
Reception
The New York Times has described the book as "arguably the first halfway readable A.I. novel, an early glimpse at what is vectoring toward readers."[8] New Scientist has described the work as "not awful".[9] Slate has described it as "pretty good".[10] It has been discussed within academic papers.[11]
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Notes and References
- News: Nguyen . Terry . October 23, 2023 . Literature Machines . The Boston Review.
- News: Harris . Elizabeth . April 20, 2023 . Peering Into the Future of Novels, With Trained Machines Ready . The New York Times.
- Web site: Fidler . Katherine . 2023-05-15 . ChatGPT wrote a novel called Death Of An Author - but it's not making a point . 2024-11-15 . Metro . en.
- News: Evaristo . Bernardine . Winterson . Jeanette . Marche . Stephen . Eaves . Will . Harkaway . Nick . 2023-11-11 . 'It is a beast that needs to be tamed': leading novelists on how AI could rewrite the future . 2024-11-15 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
- Marchine . Aidan . AI Wrote 95 Percent of This Murder Mystery . 2024-11-15 . Wired . en-US . 1059-1028.
- 'Death of an Author' Prophesies the Future of AI Novels . 2024-11-15 . Wired . en-US . 1059-1028.
- Web site: Pearl . Mike . 2024-02-28 . AI 'writers' are mostly worthless right now. But that won't last. . 2024-11-15 . Mashable . en.
- Web site: Garner . Dwight . May 1, 2023 . A Human Wrote This Book Review. A.I. Wrote the Book. . The New York Times.
- Web site: Tonkin . Boyd . Death of an Author review: Murder mystery generated by AI isn't awful . 2024-11-15 . New Scientist . en-US.
- News: Miller . Laura . 2023-04-24 . The Robot Did It . 2024-11-15 . Slate . en-US . 1091-2339.
- Texts Without Authors: Ascribing Literary Meaning in the Case of AI . Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism . Vlaad . Sofie .
