Maybe the usual competition/magazine guidelines about AI (i.e. don’t use it at all) are becoming untenable. As AI becomes an ever more standard, useful tool, there'll come a time when competent writers are expected to use it, in the way that they already use spell-checkers and style-checkers.
The Bournemouth Writing Prize includes the following in its guidelines, which may show how things will be in the future -
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools (including generative text or image systems) is not permitted as a primary author of submitted work. AI tools may be ONLY be used for copyediting:
- The submission remains substantially the author’s own work, demonstrating clear human creative control and decision-making
- The work is not wholly or predominantly generated by AI
- Any use of AI tools is clearly declared at the point of submission
Authors must include a brief statement outlining any use of AI in the creation of their work. Failure to disclose AI use may result in disqualification or withdrawal of the submission. We reserve the right to reject submissions where AI use is deemed to undermine originality, authorship, or the integrity of the publication.
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