Mao Dun Literature Prize Winner Liu Liangcheng Faces AI Plagiarism, Calls for Legislation to Stop Unpaid Use of Copyrighted Content by Large Models

Recently, Mao Dun Literature Prize winner Liu Liangcheng found an AI-plagiarized article signed with his name that was to be included in middle school extracurricular reading materials, but the content was not his own. Such AI plagiarism incidents have become common; fake golden sentences or book reviews signed with his name often appear online, making it hard to trace the source.

Liu Liangcheng pointed out that AI large models using copyrighted content of living writers for training without authorization is an injury to writers' labor, and plagiarized content may overshadow the original works. He calls for legislative regulation, requiring AI to obtain authorization and pay fees when using copyrighted content.

He believes AI is a useful tool but needs regulation. He advises young writers to avoid relying on AI during creation to maintain the "handmade" nature of literature and prevent mental laziness.