When AI’s output is a threat to AI itself

Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, wrote in February that the company generated about 100 billion words per day – 1 million novels’ worth of text, every day, an unknown share of which finds its way onto the Internet. — Photo by Emiliano Vittoriosi on Unsplash

The Internet is becoming awash in words and images generated by artificial intelligence.

Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, wrote in February that the company generated about 100 billion words per day – 1 million novels’ worth of text, every day, an unknown share of which finds its way onto the Internet.