How This Author Used ChatGPT & MidJourney To Write Nearly 1000 Books

In an article for Newsweek, Boucher wrote, “My goal was straightforward: to create a series of unique, captivating eBooks merging dystopian pulp sci-fi with compelling AI world-building.”

“AI has proved to be a remarkable catalyst for my creative work. This has enabled me to scale up my output while maintaining consistent quality, and has allowed me to delve into complex world-building with an efficiency I could never achieve otherwise.” added the science fiction author

Tim Boucher used ChatGPT (based on GPT-4) and Anthropic’s Cloud for ‘brainstorming and text generation’ and the image generator Midjourney to illustrate his novels.

Boucher started his journey of creating stories using artificial intelligence in August 2022. Between August and May, Boucher sold 574 books, earning approximately $2,000. He says that AI has helped him breathe life into stories and narratives that have been running in his mind for years.

The author has managed to create a series of novels which he calls ‘AI Lore Books’. These books are typically between 2,000 and 5,000 words long and contain between 40 and 140 AI-generated images.

While many believe that artificial intelligence may eventually replace humans in many fields, Boucher says that AI will serve as a powerful tool to enhance the abilities of creative people.

Powerful Generative AI-based chatbots like chatgpt And forage Enabled users to complete complex tasks that used to take hours to complete with just a single gesture. However, several studies have shown that these AI tools could lead to job losses in many fields, including writers, programmers, accountants, and more.

Updated: May 26, 2023, 07:44 AM IST