Last week I did a deep dive on whether generative AI can write novels (spoiler: no), and speculated on what the specific ways it fails tell us about GenAI in other areas. As companies madly rush to AI All The Things, it's worth digging into. https://coyotetracks.org/blog/ai-writing/
@manton It was fun, in a sort of bonkers way. :) I don’t think this is a great application for generative AI, though!
@chipotle I don't either. 🙂 I think the post supports the idea that AI can be a tool to help writers, but it's not going to (and shouldn't) replace humans for something so creative and monumental as a full novel.
@chipotle This is such a great point: "People who think AI-generated fiction is “shockingly good,” or even readable, are not people who care about fiction." One corollary I've noticed in AI discourse: the people most likely to ascribe humanity or personhood to AI chatbots are those who most strongly believe that humans are basically just machines.
@mjkaul I'm reminded of this recent Guardian review that describes a "film is worse than AI". It's already becoming a synonym for a lack of care or quality.
