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On 28 April 2022 LitNet published the AfriKI-credited poem and Imke van Heerden’s account of selecting and arranging generated phrases.
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Case chronology
LitNet publishes AfriKI poetry and process account
On 28 April 2022 LitNet published the AfriKI-credited poem and Imke van Heerden’s account of selecting and arranging generated phrases.
Research question
Local-language generation, human composition and literary circulation connect creative practice and authorship, without priority claims.
Related documents
DOC-0675LitNet–AfriKI mini-seminar: artificial intelligence as a writerDOC-0676Press release: Silwerwit in die soontoe — the first AI poems in Afrikaans (source-title claim)DOC-0677Silwerwit in die soontoe — poetry collectionDOC-0678The first AI poem in Afrikaans: Silwerwit in die soontoe (source-title claim)DOC-0679The first AI poems in Afrikaans (source-title claim)Sources
LitNet · AF · 2022-04-28
LitNet · AF · 2023-03-01
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ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. “AI Art History — AfriKI: poetry, publication and authorship.” case-0247. Include this page’s URL and your access date when citing.

