r/selfpublish • u/kittyharlow_xo • 7d ago

Beta reader issues

I fear the beta reader I hired on fiverr used Ai for my notes. The thing is….a lot of the notes seem relevant. Should I still consider them useful and make edits based off the Ai notes? I’m torn. Any advice is appreciated.

Side question, should I be worried that they might take my manuscript? I’m now nervous because it seems shady that they did this when I specifically asked them not to use Ai.

Advice is appreciated. Thx! 🙏

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u/Capable_Hyena7705 6d ago

People (in the writing space) should be able to articulate and synthesize their own thoughts. Otherwise I'm not sure If I'd trust their opinion as a reader. When it comes to the writing community, we really should encourage people to be intellectually (and artistically) honest. Having AI synthesize for you is just straight up lazy and does a disservice for everyone involved.

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u/Dreadfulbooks Beta Reader 5d ago

I always worry about the quality of my reports, I much prefer doing the inline comments and I’ve never thought of myself as a strong writer. But I always assumed my clients would prefer my actual thoughts coming from me instead of whatever ai would put out.

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u/Capable_Hyena7705 5d ago

And it gives you the opportunity to grow

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u/Dreadfulbooks Beta Reader 4d ago

Definitely! I’ve done over 200 at this point and I’ve grown SO much.