Paul Tremblay was one of the first four plaintiffs to sue OpenAI on behalf of writers, alongside Sarah Silverman, Christopher Golden, and Richard Cadre. He calls any writer using AI a 'scab' — because AI trains on stolen books and produces work with zero human connection.
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The conversation pivots to AI and creative work, with Alaina venting that books like Victorian Psycho couldn't exist through AI because the human struggle and experience behind the writing is what gives it power. Paul agrees forcefully: the entire point of art is human connection — recognising that another person felt what you feel — and AI can never provide that. He then drops a bombshell: he was one of the four original plaintiffs in the first lawsuit against OpenAI on behalf of writers, alongside Sarah Silverman, Christopher Golden, and Richard Cadre. He spent two years in the lawsuit before the cases were consolidated and different lawyers were chosen. His verdict: if you use AI to create art, you're a 'scab' — exploiting stolen creative work. It's the most impassioned segment of the pre-book conversation.
Paul Tremblay was among the first four plaintiffs to sue OpenAI on behalf of writers, alongside Christopher Golden, Richard Cadre, and Sarah Silverman.
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