Authors Abandon ChatGPT For Authentic Writing

An opinion piece explains why some writers are rejecting ChatGPT after alleged use by Stranger Things creators and mounting concerns over training data and cognition. It cites a $1.5 billion Anthropic settlement over about 500,000 books, studies linking AI use to lower critical thinking, and 43,000 weekly TherapyGPT Reddit visitors to illustrate risks. The author urges returning to manual writing for authenticity.