By applying advanced quantitative analysis and statistical techniques to tens of thousands of movies, TV shows, books and even fundraising pitches, the researchers found one core element of storytelling that helped predict a story’s success with audiences: narrative reversals.
What makes a story successful? Researchers have figured out a way to predict it
What makes a book a bestseller? It’s tricky
Evidence stacks up for poisonous books containing toxic dyes
I don’t know if this incident is true or not, but ones like it have been predicted. A year ago there was a rush of articles about mushroom field guides. created by artificial intelligence networks (chatbots) that are for sale on Amazon (“makor online retailer”?) and other places.Other AI-written books are flooding in too, some bearing the names of real authors. Amazon claims to be dealing with this issue, but don’t hold your breath.
Some Mushroom Guides Are Good — and Some Might Kill You
Legal documents are notoriously difficult to understand, even for lawyers. This raises the question: Why are these documents written in a style that makes them so impenetrable?MIT cognitive scientists believe they have uncovered the answer to that question. Just as “magic spells” use special rhymes and archaic terms to signal their power, the convoluted language of legalese acts to convey a sense of authority, they conclude.