I suppose the debate isn't whether AI can produce good writing (it can) but whether a machine's pseudo-subjectivity (no feelings, no consciousness, etc) is worthy of our attention
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/12/a-machine-shaped-hand-read-a-story-from-openais-new-creative-writing-model
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/12/a-machine-shaped-hand-read-a-story-from-openais-new-creative-writing-model
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Sure, we increased the efficiency by optimising the monkeys, but it’s still not creative writing coming out of a human’s mind, with emotions and a message to get across.