Authors going berserk over machines **reading** their work are completely missing the point. There is nothing wrong with reading.

There are some legitimate worries about what machines do after they read -- and store -- the material.

But as @mmasnick points out in this latest case of misguided author freakout, that's a nuance that creators -- and journalists -- can't be bothered to consider:

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/08/08/the-fear-of-ai-just-killed-a-very-useful-tool/