Wherein I Find Myself Writing About Writing

Most everyone finds writing to be challenging (especially those who say they enjoy it). This is because writing is an intentional, thoughtful act. This is as it should be, but “AI” has recently exacerbated the misbelief that writing is simply an output. In fact, it's a creative process that has merit in and of itself.

Literature fans should welcome AI as a fellow wordsmith | Aeon Essays

Strong resistance to AI among writers is understandable. But it obscures what we share with the machines: language itself

The AI Industry Is Lying To You

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Writers Who Use AI Are Not Real Writers

Dorothy Parker famously (but probably not really) said, “I hate to write, but I love having written,” which is a sentiment I don’t largely understand or agree with in the broader …

Protocolized Writing Workshop

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Stanley Druckenmiller makes AI writing a billionaire flex

The moment could mark a real cultural shift where AI writing is basically no biggie.

StoryScope: Investigating idiosyncrasies in AI fiction

As AI-generated fiction becomes increasingly prevalent, questions of authorship and originality are becoming central to how written work is evaluated. While most existing work in this space...

Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller’s WSJ Op-Ed Criticizing Bessent Was Written With AI

“I write everything using AI now,” Druckenmiller, who questioned the treasury secretary’s bond market interventions, said.

Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller’s WSJ Op-Ed Criticizing Bessent Was Written With AI

“I write everything using AI now,” Druckenmiller, who questioned the treasury secretary’s bond market interventions, said.

The Published Voice: Whose Voice Are We Really Reading? - The Scholarly Kitchen

What happens then to “author voice,” which has always been an important consideration to authors and reviewers alike, if AI is helping researchers with their writing?

derek guy on Twitter / X

I suspect we're approaching a time where if you want to protect creative work, it has to be something that can't be digitized. AI has made is so that creative works speed run through the lifecycle from cool to cliche in a matter of months. This contributes to our cultural… https://t.co/HJYL6Tj6t4— derek guy (@dieworkwear) September 19, 2026

Stuck in the middle: Being an engineer & artist in the AI era | Annie Sexton | Offprint

I'm an AI skeptic, through and through. But I also voluntarily use AI nearly every day. So naturally, you might be asking: what the heck?