They’re kind of vague on what they mean when they say “AI.” Are they asking a chatbot for a synonym, or feeding it a prompt and sitting back while it creates a manuscript from whole cloth?

Either way, it’s none of my business. There’s no prize to be won, the gains are all personal. For the first in my life, my teacher’s words ring true: “You’re only cheating yourself.”

Typically your work belongs to the person who pays you for it. So it seems to me that if it’s paid for by the public, then it’s owned by the public.