ChatGPT Drops Author Mimicry: Copyright Lawsuits Impact AI

ChatGPT has quietly stopped mimicking the writing styles of living authors with copyrighted works. This change comes amid ongoing lawsuits. When the chatbot launched four years ago, it could mimic writers like Stephen King and J.K. Rowling. However, this led to allegations that OpenAI illegally trained its model on copyrighted materials. Now, if you ask the AI to write like these authors, it will decline. This restriction even applies to some local writers, like Ahadiat Akashah. An OpenAI representative has not explained why this feature was pulled without an official announcement. It is likely a direct response to legal battles. What's interesting is that these new guardrails are inconsistent. The chatbot still appears to imitate other living writers, such as Ramlee Awang Murshid, A Samad Said, and Hilal Asyraf, all of whom hold copyrights to their works. This matters because it shows how legal challenges are shaping the capabilities of AI tools.