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Lena McDonald Getting Caught With An AI Prompt In Her Fantasy Book Shows Most Readers Cannot Distinguish Between AI And Human Writing

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May 25, 2025
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Fantasy romance author Lena McDonald has inadvertently provided the most compelling evidence yet that AI-generated fiction has reached a quality threshold that even dedicated readers cannot distinguish from human writing. McDonald's mistake – leaving an AI prompt visible in her published novel "Darkhollow Academy: Year 2" – only came to light because fa…

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