2026-09-18 09:50 UTC
I lost my $2m book deal because people mistook my African dialect for AI. His debut novel sparked a ferocious bidding war, then questions over AI brought the deal crashing down. Jerry Falade denies using AI to write the book, and many believe that as a Black Nigerian writer, he was subjected to a level of scrutiny others might not have faced https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/books/features/jerry-falade-book-deal-ai-racism-b3050738.html ( paywall free https://archive.is/AhJS0 ) once again we see AI enabling racism & targeting minority groups.
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@nicolas17@social.treehouse.systems 2026-09-18 09:57
@nixCraft@mastodon.social I wonder if cheap Nigerian contractors were used for AI RLHF, making AI write like Nigerians...
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@lasombra_br@mas.to 2026-09-18 10:07
@nixCraft@mastodon.social Matthew Goodwin had no issues publishing his slop book. Why would that be? https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/matt-goodwin-ai-book-reform-b2943984.html