We Are Coining It

Them: "Me and a few others have found this great AI story generator and it is guaranteed untraceable. We can generate hundreds of stories a day with no effort at all. We're going to use it to generate puzzle books to sell on Amazon as well as getting lots of Top stories on the Platform"

Me: "Tell me you are joking, I thought you were a creative writer, not a cheat"

Them: "We're already doing it, we have had ten Top Stories this month, and we have bots that go through new stories and comment on them, so we are coining it there as well because the Platform rewards commenting. We have other bots that comment on our stories using Platform Ids so we make a lot from that as well"

Me: "You disgust me, while I think they will eventually suss you out, I am going to tell them now"

Them: "You have no proof, they won't believe you, and we are respected creators, The Platform even eulogised us in a podcast, so they will take our side"

Me: "I have this message, I can forward the lot on"

Them: "We'll just say you faked it, and as well as that, we will forward the one we made about you, how you abuse others and cheat the system, you will be lucky to be just banned from the Platform, we could get the police involved"

Me: "You are disgusting, you're not even making that much from this just ruining it for everyone else. Eventually, they will spot you even if I stay silent"

Them: "They won't, they're too busy keeping the Platform afloat. If we think they might be on to us, we hit them with a Denial of Service attack, so they have to put extra effort in. If someone is trying to keep their boat afloat, a couple of holes below the waterline, always keep the crew busy"

Me: "If I ever see you in person, you will pay for this"

Them: "Sure, oh, by the way, we have sent that email about your cheating and abuse to a few Platform creators, so you will be losing readers, and if we even think you have shared this with anyone, we won't hold back.

I left the conversation and stored the message, and they were right I could do absolutely nothing. Maybe I needed to move elsewhere.......