So. One of the functionalities of the NaNoWriMo website was to allow copy-pasting of your manuscript to get a word count. That used to be hashed. What are the odds that info is being scraped by this new AI sponsor?
Right, but that won't update your wordcount as a fraction of 50K, with the percentage next to it automatically... which is why I think the function could be used as bait to scrape data. The NaNoWriMo forums being what they are, exploitation of their userbase would be consistent with the level of pozz present.
So. One of the functionalities of the NaNoWriMo website was to allow copy-pasting of your manuscript to get a word count. That used to be hashed. What are the odds that info is being scraped by this new AI sponsor?
Hasnt MS word had a word count feature for thirty years?
Yup. And every other word processor...and you could get word counter addons even before it was built in.
Right, but that won't update your wordcount as a fraction of 50K, with the percentage next to it automatically... which is why I think the function could be used as bait to scrape data. The NaNoWriMo forums being what they are, exploitation of their userbase would be consistent with the level of pozz present.