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ChatGPT starts blocking direct requests to copy an author's style

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/chatgpt-stops-cloning-famous-writers-voices-but-may-capture-a-similar-feeling/
20•Eloissssss•2h ago

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lethologica•51m ago
After it stole literally every authors style in existence…
malshe•51m ago
This is rich considering LLMs can't even write like an average person let alone famous authors
akoboldfrying•37m ago
Even LLMs from years ago could accurately mimic the style of any sufficiently famous author.
est•31m ago
LLMs from years ago weren't aligned to death like these days. It's hard to get rid of "AI smell" than years ago.
Bolwin•30m ago
Yeah and it's degraded significantly since then. Older llms were still mostly language focused and had a lot of latent knowledge about things like writing styles. Now it's crowded out in favor of agenetic work, programming etc.
conception•22m ago
I’m surprised no one has distilled a 4o model yet that’s really good at prose. No money from enterprise users I suppose.
newsomix9xl•26m ago
What about public domain authored works style?
quotemstr•23m ago
Another one of those interventions that'll just put US labs at a disadvantage. The public at large doesn't want to use models gimped so as to protect a bunch of pre-AI special interests who should adapt, not obstruct.
notfromhere•11m ago
Gee maybe building a business on top of mass ip theft might have consequences
Mountain_Skies•18m ago
Ask the LLM to describe that author's style. Then start a new chat and tell it what you want it to write, giving it the author's style as a guide but without mentioning the author. While I've never used it for this particular purpose, I've used variations of this technique to get around other blocks quite well.
nonethewiser•13m ago
Seems reliable and effective

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