John Lawless Poet Other

In defense of plagiarism and AI

There is a theory that states
If you place an infinite number of monkeys
In front of an infinite number of keyboards
They will eventually write
All the great works of literature

“to be, or not to be,
That…is the gazzerninplat”

to be continued

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Jeanette Swan August 13, 2025 at 5:28 AM Yes! I was caught laughing on the last line - now to invent the gazzerninplat - the AI monkey sure knows how to do syllables (and I'm sure gazzerninplat will become a thing if it isn't already - maybe a word for something that almost goes into space but always crashes before getting into orbit). J :)

Paula Goldsmith August 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM WOW!!! What a creative/fun write you have here. Love It... Tell me it is Not so. We now have monkeys and AI to deal with??? Thanks for the laugh, I needed it. "Good Luck" Looks like we both did this one. Have a lovely day writing away..... Written By Human Poet....

Jan Allison August 12, 2025 at 8:08 AM haha ha thanks for the giggle John:-) lets just say all my poems come from my head - yeah they may be crap/poopy poems but i produce them on my own! hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane August 12, 2025 at 6:02 AM They might write all the great works (as if) but not even a monkey would plagiarize from another monkey.

Kim Rodrigues August 12, 2025 at 5:19 AM Always been a dumb theory! Now if you put people in front of a keyboard eventually they will come up with AI John Lawless August 12, 2025 at 5:23 AM ...and put all those monkeys out of work.....call the ASPCA, this madness has to stop......