Readers Are Revolting Against AI-Written Web Novels, Industry Insider Says

An industry source reports that web-novel readers actively dislike AI-generated fiction and frequently complain, pushing publishers toward anti-AI contract clauses.

The market for AI-generated creative content is hitting a wall of reader resistance, at least in one corner of publishing. An industry insider writing as @963325cc reports that web-novel readers genuinely dislike AI-written fiction — enough that they actively complain when they suspect a work was AI-generated, and enough that publishers are reportedly writing anti-AI clauses into contracts.

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