Archived page, if you’re paywalled or region-blocked.

Not every article I link to is a recommendation. This one’s the opposite. I recommend you laugh at it, as I did.

The author describes herself as a lifelong writer, and that the most popular piece she’s written was, effectively, co-written by artificial intelligence. And “despite my success with AI-generated stories, I’m not sure they are good for writers — or writing itself.”

Man, that’s the second dumbest thing I’ve heard this week. Like, “Despite my success playing with guns, I’m not sure Russian Roulette is good for your health.”

AI is possibly-probably the end of professional writing, as well as professional illustration, acting, singing, and whatever other art forms you can think of. Soon as artificial intelligence costs less than human intelligence, we the living can kiss goodbye to any aspirations of success — meaning, making a living — as an artist