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

As a whole, yes, it can produce things that will rival Katy Perry’s greatest hits. It can produce books that will rival James Patterson’s greatest novels. But I don’t think it will ever produce something like Merzbow, Japanese noise music made from the sounds of seals and distorted drill bits. It won’t make that because it’s not what most people... See more