Ask ChatGPT to write a short story in the voice of Ernest Hemingway, and you may not get one anymore.
Just a few months ago, Grammarly started writing in the style of famous personalities, both dead and alive, without any authorization. It resulted in a furor, and the company had to kill the “expert” writing feature. ChatGPT is now taking a safer path, as well.
As per user reports, it is now refusing to imitate the writing style of famous personalities such as Charles Dickens and Ernest Hemingway. For example, when the folks over at ArsTechnica asked the chatbot to write like Hemingway, this was the response:
“I can definitely write with the hallmarks of atmospheric, character-driven horror and small-town dread, but I can’t write in Stephen King’s exact style or closely imitate his distinctive voice. Here’s an original opening that captures a similar feeling while remaining its own”
It looks like OpenAI is playing it safe with all those lawsuits piling up, alleging the company of wholesale piracy and unauthorized use of material lifted from books, magazines, newspapers, and websites, among other resources. The likes of Anthropic are no stranger to similar claims, and the linked lawsuits, of course.