# Are AI-generated submissions slowing down the publication process? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** ai\ **Created:** [October 21, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ai-generated-submissions-slowing-down-the-publication-process/1009035 "2024-10-21T21:34:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ai-generated-submissions-slowing-down-the-publication-process/1009035/6 "2024-10-21T23:52:47Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > _Clarkesworld_, for example, was getting 1,100 submissions per month _before_ the AI writing issue began. About a year and a half ago we had a whole long thread about _Clarkesworld_ not accepting submissions because they were swamped with AI-generated stories. > [@Clarkesworld magazine no longer accepting submissions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarkesworld-magazine-no-longer-accepting-submissions/980114): > > Neil Clarke of Clarkesworld has announced they’re closed to submissions.\* The reason, they’ve been swamped by AI-created stories overwhelming them. This seems to be a real problem for magazines. There is no good solutions. No one wants to restrict submissions to established writers or to charge to submit. Some have suggested going back to mail submissions. Programs to detect AI stories are not reliable. I hope this can be addressed quickly. \*The magazine is not in trouble and is not thinking … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ai-generated-submissions-slowing-down-the-publication-process/1009035)._