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Writing Fiction With AI. Sudowrite With Amit Gupta
What if you could use an AI writing tool to help you come up with ideas for sensory detail, character descriptions, story twists, and more? Amit Gupta explains how authors can use Sudowrite in this episode.
In the intro, I explain how I'm using Sudowrite, plus AI for Authors: Practical and Ethical Guidelines from the Alliance of Independent Authors; Wu Dao, 10x bigger than GPT-3 [Towards Data Science]; Open source model by EleutherAI; The Computers are Getting Better At Writing [The New Yorker]. You can find other AI episodes here, and a list of AI writing tools here.
This episode is supported by my wonderful patrons at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn. Thank you!
Amit Gupta is a science fiction writer and entrepreneur. He's the creator of Sudowrite, an AI creative writing tool. You can watch a demo of Sudowrite here on YouTube.
You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below.
Show Notes
* Why GPT-3 is a significant step forward in tools for writers* Features of Sudowrite including the character generator, Describe function, Twists, Expand, Wormhole, and more* Tips for how to use Sudowrite to help your writing* Avoiding copyright and plagiarism issues* What the future might hold for writing with AI
You can find Amit Gupta at sudowrite.com and on Twitter @superamit
Transcript of interview wth Amit Gupta
Joanna: Amit Gupta is a science fiction writer and entrepreneur. He's the creator of Sudowrite, an AI creative writing tool. Welcome, Amit.
Amit: Thanks, Joanna. I'm glad to be here.
Joanna: I'm so excited to talk to you.
Before we get into the more technical stuff, tell us a bit more about you and your background in writing and technology and how it led you to creating Sudowrite.
Amit: I have been involved in technology most of my life. Years ago, I started a company called Photojojo that was all about helping photographers be more creative and have more playful fun with their work. I sold that company several years ago.
At that point, I decided to make more time for writing science fiction, because it was something I'd always been interested in. In particular, I'm really keen to explore ways technology can improve our lives to pu...