> Does that mean it is no longer a great work of art? Yes. I hate to sound cynical, but those who determine what a "great work of art" is are kinda snobby. Th

> Does that mean it is no longer a great work of art? Yes. I hate to sound cynical, but those who determine what a "great work of art" is are kinda snobby. The origin matters... A Van Gogh style painting isn't the same as an original Van Gogh. A perfect classic GT40 racecar replica, down to every part, is not a GT40. And there's a lot of passionate AI hate out there. That doesn't mean the novel's fandom would go away though. Tons of people can still love it even if publishers and the press call it an abomination. And I've personally thought that kind of attitude was stupid even before GenAI. People worship and speculate on a tiny fraction of the abundance of excellent art we are surrounded by these days.