ChatGPT starts blocking direct requests to copy an author's style

Ars Technica reports that ChatGPT is now refusing requests to directly mimic famous authors' styles. When asked to write in Stephen King's voice, for instance, the AI declines — instead offering to capture the atmospheric, character-driven feeling of his work while keeping its own voice. The policy applies to both living authors like J.K. Rowling and deceased writers like Ernest Hemingway. The move reflects OpenAI's effort to set clearer boundaries around AI-generated creative output.

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