Thread by @dzweifler

I've been reading about Sudowrite here on Twitter. The name of the company sounded familiar, and I recalled that someone who worked for that company -- Amit Gupta -- used to be a "contributor" on critters.org (@CrittersDotOrg). (1/6)

I went back to look at my notes from my interactions with him, and made a rather unpleasant discovery: (2/6)

I never gave Amit my consent for my work to be "fed" to Sudowrite. It certainly did not create any amusement on my side. At the time, I didn't realize what Sudowrite might have been doing. (Also, @CrittersDotOrg is an open and supportive environment.) (3/6).

Sudowrite claims that the company worked with "hundreds" of novelists to create the AI. I'm wondering, now, if Amit's involvement in Critters was merely an effort to gain access to content that could be "fed" into the system for training purposes. (4/6)

https://twitter.com/jamesjyu/status/1658933765824192512?s=20

Perhaps I am an unwitting "novelist" who was working with Sudowrite on this. You might be, also, if you submitted to @CrittersDotOrg and worked with Mr. Gupta. #writerslife #writerscommunity #writers (5/6)

Obviously, it's depressing that my work may have, in some small way, contributed to this pseudo-writing tool... especially if it was gleaned in a misleading way. (6/6)

Looks like he's on @CodexWriters, also, by the way. #codexian

Am I allowed to plug something at this point? Cuz I'd be happy if you would connect with me on my website which is completely human owned and operated. (To be sure that's just the sort of thing a sophisticated AI would say.) davidleezweifler.com