Beat My AI: Short Fiction: Originals

Overview
Beat My AI operates as an online magazine with a specific editorial proposition: the 'Original' section solicits short fiction in which a limited, clearly demarcated portion has been generated or heavily influenced by artificial intelligence. This is not a gimmick but a structural invitation to examine authorship, process, and the shifting boundary between human and machine composition. The magazine's format pairs each accepted 'Original' with a later human-made 'Contender' from another contributor, creating a comparative reading that foregrounds craft, intention, and the visible seams of AI involvement. Because the call is rolling and carries no submission fee, the editorial gate is aesthetic and conceptual rather than financial. Writers are asked to submit work that is transparent about its AI component—marked, limited, and integrated with purpose. The magazine does not seek AI-generated text as a novelty; it seeks fiction in which the AI element is a deliberate compositional choice, one that can withstand being placed beside a wholly human response. The curatorial vision is comparative and critical: the 'Original' is not the final word but the opening move in a published exchange. For the writer, the opportunity is publication in a venue built around a specific formal constraint, with the accepted piece serving as one half of a curated pair. There is no cash prize listed, and the primary reward is editorial placement within a project that treats AI as a subject and a tool rather than a spectacle. The magazine's guidelines should be consulted in full before submission, as the marking and limitation requirements are central to eligibility.