The robot was quite good at copying my style, but much less good at writing anything meaningful. It could predict which words I would be most likely to use but it couldn’t make an original argument for me. Using the robot made me think a lot about the nature of writing and what goes in to its peculiar form of labor. AI tools fundamentally promise... See more

I also broadly think that if a piece of work is generated entirely by AI and is good, then I can probably enjoy that. But I’ve also read a whole lot of things written entirely by humans that I didn’t enjoy. Things are good or they are bad. I don’t think that is dependent on the tool used to produce it. An Aphex Twin album produced on an Amiga is... See more