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That is a very real threat.
For many people it happens overnight. AI makes writing 'easy'. Even for professionals, The creep happens little by little, mostly due to clients often having AO psychosis.
I see it happening in design and apps too.
Small communities, web of trust, and legacy gatekeepers are all important to help us find quality.
No moar slooooooop
I wouldn't classify this book as slop. The concept, world, tech details and plot had a lot of real input, and the story has a meta-AI angle too.
Still, I'd say for prose, generated text is a big turn off for me.
I will retreat to my cave and write there (even if it is on the walls)
In my most generous moments, I wonder if the illuminators of medieval texts felt that the printing press took all the artistry out of writing. And surely writing a novel was a very different thing in the 19th century than it has been in the 21st century (editing via word processor vs editing handwritten texts).
But I still don't like the llm stuff. There is no thrill quite like reading something new that resonates, ringing in your mind like a clapper in a bell. If it's just luddism that I don't think llms can do this, I suppose I will have to change my mind. But so far, the luddism is winning.
I'm glad you reviewed this. I was considering reading it, but I think that I won't. Not that your review was negative, but I do feel less and less patience with llm generated text. In my fiction reading at least, I think I will avoid it.
I saw a post by Marty Bent about how he's using an agent to write his newsletter, of course "Nothing gets published unless I approve it."
I'm feeling somewhat down about the state of writing these days. I'm worried we are all just going to get overwhelmed by the slop and decide that it's easier to accept it than to fight it.