Two Drinks With… The Guy Who Says Your Favorite Novelist Used AI

Max Spero’s AI-detection tool stalled a Hachette horror novel and axed another book from the running for France’s highest literary award. He says lawsuits are coming any day—and that he can’t wait, writes Josh Code.
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