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or NYC… or AI?
This is insanely well written, one person responded on X.
Some of the worst shit I have ever read, said another.
AI writing can seem kind of flat, Feldman says.
When youre a human, youre writing for a purpose, and your relationships are involved.
I would definitely read it through, particularly because its short.
Did you find it moving at all?
I got into it, but Im not going so far as to say I found it moving.
Therewerea few sentences that struck me.
I was struck by clauses like grief, as Ive learned, is a delta.
That I think is good.
That one Im a little bit torn about.
Do you agree with Sam Altman that this story got the vibe of metafiction so right?
I think the stakes in metafiction are usually pretty philosophical.
And this doesnt seem to have that kind of philosophical urgency.
Which lines didnt land for you?
Were there any others you rolled your eyes at?
I dont think constraints hum.
Theres absolutely no reason constraints ought to hum.
Its a beautiful image thats just misused, in my view.
Im a picky reader, and I hate a lot of prose thats written by humans, too.
Just to be clear.
Thats another sentence I think structurally makes no sense.
The wordbecause, which indicates explanation, utterly fails to explain.
This happens to humans when theyre struggling to put their ideas into language too, right?
Its pretty human, but its still bad.
Theres been a lot of talk in Hollywood about how AI might be used in screenwriting and computer generation.
Do you see this kind of thing as affecting the publishing industry at all?
My first thought is that the publishing industry is already being affected by a bunch of computational stuff.
I think a lot of customers would need to complain before Amazon was interested in stopping that.
Say a publishing company next week was like, Were going to start a new imprint.
Its going to be all AI books.
Do you think people would read them?
I am very much a non-alarmist and anti-drama.
What would you say to a writer who is very freaked out about this?
Oh, I mean, writers should freak out because publishers may not buy their work again!
I would say you should be worried.
Like, its one more competitor.
Do you use AI in your life at all?
Right now, I barely do, but I dont think Im allergic to the idea.
I ended up throwing up my hands.
