Authors Can Defend Against AI Allegations With 'Paper Trail' Tools. Is It Enough?

As the publishing industry wrestles with paranoia over the provenance of manuscripts, writers are caught in an impossible bind. Andrea Bartz is a prolific novelist with an impressive résumé . Since 2019, she has published five thrillers, become a New York Times bestselling author, had her work optioned by the likes of Netflix and Hulu, and picked up an endorsement from Reese Witherspoon's influential book club. But while Bartz and many other writers were on guard against this plunder of their work, another AI threat was brewing. What happens when authors are accused of relying on artificial intelligence themselves?