Honey, We Bought an AI Story: A Micro-Publisher's Nightmare

Honey, We Bought an AI Story

We at Bona Books accidentally accepted two AI-generated stories for our queer anthology, Wrath Month. Despite our initial confidence that AI lacks true imagination, we failed to spot the lack of interiority and hollow editorial engagement. This crisis forced us to confront the terrifying reality that we can no longer instantly identify machine-written fiction, risking our reputation and resources.

"What we no longer believe is that we will always be able to look at an AI story and know."