Error on site (hopefully temporary): Error establishing a database connection Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20230216110220/neil-clarke.com/a-concer

Error on site (hopefully temporary): Error establishing a database connection Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20230216110220/neil-clarke.com/a-concerning-trend/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230216110220/neil-clarke.com/a... The intro: > Since the early days of the pandemic, I’ve observed an increase in the number of spammy submissions to Clarkesworld. What I mean by that is that there’s an honest interest in being published, but not in having to do the actual work. More details (also calling this "AI spam"): > What I can say is that the number of spam submissions resulting in bans has hit 38% this month. While rejecting and banning these submissions has been simple, it’s growing at a rate that will necessitate changes. To make matters worse, the technology is only going to get better, so detection will become more challenging. Link to the mentioned magazine, which is for science fiction & fantasy: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ They go into detail about accepting submissions: > Clarkesworld Magazine is a Hugo, World Fantasy, and British Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine that publishes short stories, interviews, articles and audio fiction. Issues are published monthly and available on our website, for purchase in ebook format, and via electronic subscription. All original fiction is also published in our trade paperback series from Wyrm Publishing. We are currently open for art, non-fiction and short story submissions. (just summarizing a bit, since the title didn't make sense alone, then the site crashed and I wasn't that familiar with Clarkesworld in particular)