# Episode 302: It's Not Cheating. It's Leveraging Available Tools To Optimize Your Workflow.

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Podcast: [Blocked and Reported](https://stenobird.com/podcast/blocked-and-reported-781553)
Published: 2026-04-06T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.blockedandreported.org/p/episode-302-its-not-cheating-its
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Duration seconds: 3932

## Resource

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a string of recent AI scandals in publishing: the Shy Girl debacle, Matt Goodwin's hallucinated data, Alex Preston's plagiarized book review, and more. Plus, controversy ensues when Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle admits to (gasp) using AI in her process. Watch Thin Skin (2023) - Free Movies | Tubi Mia Ballard on Her Horrific Feminine Rage Novel - Bookstr A.I. Is Writing Fiction. Publishers Are Unprepared. - The New York Times I Was Deemed Unfit to Be a Mother - The New York Times New York Times Cuts Ties with Book Review Writer Over AI Use | Exclusive The illusion and delusion of Matt Goodwin | The Spectator Suicide of an author’s credibility | Ben Sixsmith | The Critic Magazine Matt Goodwin and Andy Twelves caught in fiery clash over author’s new book Suicide of a Nation AI didn’t write my book | The Spectator Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers - The Atlantic A billionaire, an AI supercomputer, toxic emissions and a Memphis community that did nothing wrong • Tennessee Lookout Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor - cleveland.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

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