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Human Writing in the Age of AI
A recurring thought when preparing articles online: Is it worth continuing to write in a digital publishing world flooded with machine-generated content?
As a reader, it is frustrating. Many of the articles I find on publishing sites are obviously AI-generated: they follow a rigid format, with a predictable language and a synthetic style. The information they provide is often outdated or utterly incorrect (at least in technical pieces which I typically seek), failing to offer any new insights into the topics.
While many publishers proudly embrace AI articles, a significant number of publications claim to be fighting against “AI-authors.” From my experience, which may be anecdotal, they are struggling to keep up –and that’s being kind. The number of AI-generated articles on most sites is so high that it’s ridiculous. And yes, I’m looking at Medium, too.
Reader-me gets tired of encountering the same mannerisms and stony –or should I say “silicony”?– style that makes it indistinguishable whether the article is about technology, cooking, or car repairs. The same passionless feeling that doesn’t convey anything beyond the hieratic nervousness of a middle-school student reading a report they probably didn’t write themselves in front of a large…