The Threat of Generative Writing

Right, I haven't written anything about AI writing yet. Everyone else on Bear seems to have said something. I wasn't going to comment on it even though I run an online literary magazine. However. Today I was scrolling through reddit on my phone and as usual I get shown some "recommended" subs. The name of this sub? r/WritingWithAI. It's exactly what you think it is. Folks who like reading stories and want to very quickly step over the bit where you need to learn to write before attempting to write a book. This is where the hypocrisy light shows up on my dashboard as I drive through this thought tunnel because I do use Codex when making websites/software. I'm currently doing a course on SalesForce for side money. Throw me in the trash. The leopards are choking on my teeth. The rest of this blog post is now morally invalid. But I feel like ya'll deserve to know. I don't use AI for my creative writing. It would take me longer to explain what I wanted than it would for me to do it myself.…