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[[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESmAEB6zswFbtV80pX2Hs6MIYTdqXNc_UXU9sQlIw8f9ToVwI8ObzNPRR-8y-AzB-q058-kpK0PM-mx0UY0epFXuzPI0ciZZJ6Frkoyg7Vjoaco9m--YpXwUY6x4SvKfgu-z_elc_n-HopI00GDHTPcP9lBQ32Vgcf7txDGmjwuO5BN3T5nQNLnmOEycXasQ-oN5o2CKlQIEulkg)]\n* The Criticisms: Critics argued that participating authors had lent credibility to AI models trained on copyrighted literary works without consent—a core grievance that escalated significantly in the years following the 2022 explosion of generative AI. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESmAEB6zswFbtV80pX2Hs6MIYTdqXNc_UXU9sQlIw8f9ToVwI8ObzNPRR-8y-AzB-q058-kpK0PM-mx0UY0epFXuzPI0ciZZJ6Frkoyg7Vjoaco9m--YpXwUY6x4SvKfgu-z_elc_n-HopI00GDHTPcP9lBQ32Vgcf7txDGmjwuO5BN3T5nQNLnmOEycXasQ-oN5o2CKlQIEulkg), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESmQEB6zswFWj0uNMQMSAKQEsB8v03rbiAbDkTDcsnoako6eZ2Kd3AYku8aBVSyo3NuTQrHt_aFDol9chwRF7rfl_4GHX2SfsXNXKSM3ZXpxCaOj8s6VcrF0juTJ8l-biqHGhDn6Hdd-A4BbfJhJLWDf6alqEmLHxWeLoJNkas9dPTi98bdumx37rsXX1g-eJ3pChLRonBhuvtPN4)]\n* Participant Responses: Several original writers defended or contextualized their participation, noting that in mid-2022 (before ChatGPT and widespread public backlash against LLMs), the experiment was framed strictly as a neutral technical utility study rather than an exploitative industry pivot. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESmQEB6zswFWj0uNMQMSAKQEsB8v03rbiAbDkTDcsnoako6eZ2Kd3AYku8aBVSyo3NuTQrHt_aFDol9chwRF7rfl_4GHX2SfsXNXKSM3ZXpxCaOj8s6VcrF0juTJ8l-biqHGhDn6Hdd-A4BbfJhJLWDf6alqEmLHxWeLoJNkas9dPTi98bdumx37rsXX1g-eJ3pChLRonBhuvtPN4)]\n\nWould you like to read the short stories produced during the workshop, or look into Google's original research paper on Wordcraft?\nGoogle\nWordcraft Writers Workshop\nCollaboration: Wordcraft Writers Workshop between Google PAIR, Magenta teams, and 13 professional writers exploring AI co-writing limits with LaMDA and technolo...\nmagenta.withgoogle.com\nThe Wordcraft Writers Workshop: Creative Co-Writing with AI\nProject: Wordcraft Writers Workshop by Magenta; AI-augmented text editor utilizing LaMDA for creative writing assistance. Participants: 13 professional creative...\nActuIA\nThe Wordcraft Writers Workshop evaluates Wordcraft, Google's creative writing tool\nWordcraft isn't the first AI to invite itself into literature, in fact we dedicated a feature to this topic in issue #8 of our magazine . In 2015, Tencent devel...\nThe Algorithmic Bridge\nGoogle's Wordcraft: An AI Writing Tool Powered by LaMDA\nBesides the basics, Google added a feature I haven't seen anywhere else that they call “freeform prompting.” Given the context, the user can ask Wordcraft to ge...\nEngadget\nAuthors Face Backlash For Participation In 2022 Google AI Study - Engadget\nMuch of the ire directed toward participants in the Wordcraft study stems from the practice of tech companies training LLMs, often without authors' permission, ...\nCoralflavor\nThe 2022 AI Writing Experiment That Became a 2026 Ethical Minefield\nWhat this means FAQ What was the Wordcraft Writers Workshop? 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