A growing number of people are using ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (人工智能) program to create books for sale. Although sales have so far been slow, human writers are worried that ChatGPT-created books might hurt the writing and publishing industry.
Brett Schickler is a salesman in Rochester, New York. Until recently, he never imagined he could be an writer. But after learning about the ChatGPT artificial intelligence program, Schickler found that he had a good chance.
“The idea of writing a book finally seemed possible,” said Schickler, “and I thought I could do this.”
Using the AI software, Schickler created his first book a 30-page children’s e-book in a few hours. He sold it online and made less than $100. While that may not sound like much, it is enough to make him want to create other books using the software.
“I could see people making a whole career (职业) out of this,” said Schickler.
There were over 200 e-books in Amazon’s Kindle store as of mid-February that say ChatGPT is a writer or co-writer. And the number is rising daily. But due to the nature of ChatGPT and many writers’ failure to admit (承认) that they have used it, it is nearly impossible to get a full count of how many e-books may be written by AI.
Some professional writers are becoming worried about the effects that ChatGPT could have on the book publishing industry. Mary Rasenberger is the director of the Authors Guild, a writer’s group. She said, “This is something we really need to be worried about—these books will flood the market and a lot of authors are going to be out of work.”
47. What are a growing number of people using ChatGPT to do from the first paragraph?
A.To create books for sale. |
B.To change the way that books are sold. |
C.To increase the use of ChatGPT. |
D.To help students write homework. |
48. How long did Schickler creat his first book a 30-page children’s e-book by using the AI software?
A.For a few minutes. | B.For a lot of time. |
C.For 2 months. | D.For a few hours. |
49. What are some professional writers becoming worried about according to the last paragraph?
A.ChatGPT could have the effects on the book publishing industry. |
B.ChatGPT could have the effects on the book publishing in dancing. |
C.ChatGPT could have the effects on the book publishing in exercising. |
D.ChatGPT could have the effects on the book publishing in teaching. |
50. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A.Everyone wants to be a writer. |
B.ChatGPT has made reading easier. |
C.More people are taking writing as a career. |
D.AI influences the writing and publishing industry. |