Keywords
artificial intelligence; AI; magazines; writing; writing professions; journalism
Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly popular as an assistant to writers across the globe. However, it is also affecting writer’s jobs in negative ways. Writing professions have been especially hit hard with the inclusion of AI. Many companies are now using AI to save money, and it has put the jobs of writers everywhere in danger as they are being fired or earning significantly less wages. Writers must find mutually beneficial ways to work together with AI in order to secure their jobs in the future.
This thesis is inspired by recent news that Sports Illustrated (SI), a popular and historic magazine, was recently caught using AI generated articles. This resulted in readers losing faith in the magazine, the CEO losing his job because of it, and the staff of SI who now felt threatened with being less essential or even terminated from their jobs because of it. How many other publications are using this AI method without the knowledge of their staff in the same way SI was caught doing it? It is a worrisome conundrum for readers and writers everywhere, and it forces journalists to justify their presence in their own industries.
Looking at the history of magazines can help in solving this issue by showing how beneficial they were to society during their inception, and how important it was for writers to have a well-paying writing space to showcase their written works without the hard deadlines and word count limits in the newspaper industry. Since the pandemic, reading seems to be making a comeback into the daily routines of many. Now is the time to take advantage of this surge in popularity and think of new ways using modern technology to reach readers while still sticking to the basics of what made magazines popular.
Thesis Completion Year
2025
Thesis Completion Semester
Spring
Thesis Chair
Kane, Louise
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
English
Language
English
Access Status
Campus Access
Length of Campus Access
1 year
Campus Location
UCF Online
STARS Citation
Garcia, Edwin, "Artificial Intelligence Effects on Popular Magazines and the Writing Profession" (2025). Honors Undergraduate Theses. 233.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hut2024/233
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