Human Pen Post
The Human Writers Betrayal
You’re a writer, what do you think about this? It’s going to require you to use some imagination, but we all know most writers have a vivid imagination.
This is the list of what is considered to be the most influential prose writers in the world.
Leo Tolstoy (Russia): Famous for “War and Peace” and “Anna Karenina,” Tolstoy is often cited as one of the greatest novelists of all time for his deep psychological insight and sweeping narratives.
Fyodor Dostoevsky (Russia): Known for “Crime and Punishment” and “The Brothers Karamazov,” Dostoevsky explored complex moral and philosophical dilemmas, shaping the development of the modern novel.
Charles Dickens (England): “Great Expectations,” “Oliver Twist,” and “A Tale of Two Cities” made Dickens the most celebrated English novelist of the Victorian era, creating some of the most enduring characters in fiction.
William Shakespeare (England): Although best known as a playwright, his influence on fiction and narrative techniques is immense, and his works are recognized around the globe.
Jane Austen (England): Her novels, such as “Pride and Prejudice” and “Emma,” became timeless classics, known for their wit and keen observations of society.
Miguel de Cervantes (Spain): “Don Quixote” is widely considered one of the foundational works of Western literature and has influenced countless other narratives.
James Joyce (Ireland): With works like “Ulysses,” Joyce revolutionized modernist literature and is regarded as a literary innovator.
Marcel Proust (France): Renowned for his monumental work “In Search of Lost Time,” Proust’s explorations of memory and time are unmatched in literary circles.
Ernest Hemingway (USA): Known for a distinctive, understated style, novels like “The Old Man and the Sea” and “A Farewell to Arms” made Hemingway a central figure in 20th-century fiction.
Virginia Woolf (England): Pioneer of modernist narrative strategies, her fiction, especially “Mrs. Dalloway” and “To the Lighthouse,” is studied and admired worldwide.
Agatha Christie (England): The best-selling novelist of all time, Christie’s detective novels have reached an unparalleled global audience.
Here’s where your imagination comes to play.
Tolstoy died in 1910.
Dostoevsky died in 1881
Somehow, they managed to reach out to each other through the ether of the universe in 2025. Here is how the conversation went.
Tolstoy: “My dear friend Fyodor, something hellish is happening on earth. People are taking my most famous books and short stories and using something called artificial intelligence to rewrite them and they have the audacity to call themselves writers and even worse. Tell people this is their original writing.”
Dostoevsky: “Oh my friend Leo, this can’t be, this just can’t be. My books and my stories are famous and have held up throughout time and you’re telling me that there are now people using something called artificial intelligence to copy my work and take credit for it. This just can’t be! What has the literary world turned into? This just can’t be.”
Fast-forward a bunch of time.
Virginia Wolf and Ernest Hemingway managed to have a conversation filtered through some unknown plane in the universe. As one might suspect they wouldn’t necessarily think much of each other, but out of pure respect, a conversation pursued.
Ernest Hemingway:
“Virginia, I guess it’s OK if I call you Virginia? You’re welcome to call me Ernest or you may prefer to call me Mr. Hemmingway. Some (insert expletive, expletive here) has taken my novel, The Old Man and the Sea, taken excerpts from it and various chapters and turned it into a book of their own using this artificial intelligence program that seems to be readily available to virtually anyone. To add insult, they claimed it as their own, as their own original writing, and they have the audacity to tell everyone that they are writers… they can go straight to hell!!!”
Virginia Wolf: “Well, Mr. Hemingway, I suspect that’s how you want me to address you… I think your novel “A Farewell to Arms” is one of your best. And yes, I know what’s happening with this ominous artificial intelligence. How can those that appreciate great literature ever think copying somebody else’s work, and calling it their own is remotely ethical?
I know that this is happening to many of the greatest writers throughout the world and time. I wish someone would give us a voice so we can chastise those charlatans.”
Now that wasn’t too terribly taxing on the imagination was it? Unfortunately, there are a substantial number of people participating in this form of forgery. The sad truth is they’re getting away with it, and there’s even some booksellers, and publishers that are not only allowing it, but encouraging it.
As every honest writer will tell you, writing is hard work. It’s a lonely task. It can take months, and in many cases years, to turn out a great novel that may never get published. And even if it does, few people will read it. When it comes to writing a book it’s one of the most challenging things a human could do. You might say it is truly a labor of love and authentic human expression.
So here you have it, writers all over the world are having their work pirated and crushing their already fragile egos.
Let’s collectively work together to stop this insanity and brand human authored creative works with a seal of authenticity.
Rod Jones Artist-Writer