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gavin golomb's avatar

Currently writing a college essay on the loss of writing's originality, as you describe. I find myself returning to Orwell, whose "Politics and the English Language" outlines the failure of such constricting models of writing with a clairvoyant sense of anticipation. It seems as though AI has accelerated an already lost cause. Thank you for the inspiration with this piece; although, of course, I'm only going off what my AI-assisted summary tells me.

James Mustich's avatar

Thank you for reading. (And I hope the summary at least left the em dashes in there.)

Rainbow Roxy's avatar

Brilliant. Could you elaborate on how AI's purchase shapes our knowin, beyond simply alterin access and speed?

James Mustich's avatar

Thank you. I may address the issue you suggest in a future piece. We’ll see — stay tuned.

Wendy Reid Crisp Lestina's avatar

This essay is a gift. "1000" forced me to read beyond my "interests," and now I learn I am permitted to write beyond my certainties. Thank you.

James Mustich's avatar

Thank you for reading it. I am glad to know it resonated with you. Best wishes for the new year!

Ellen Wiener's avatar

… I’ve been thinking about this too (!)… as the marinating, waiting for content to gel seems to be more and more an internal argument between; ‘Wait for ripeness’ and ‘Get it clear’. Maybe this has become an awful retelling of the 2 wolves ( the one you feed gets the oomph)-

But, as ever, you honor more the wanderer, the holder of the ball of string in the maze above the trophy at the end. Thank you - and Happy holidays. amigo.

James Mustich's avatar

Thank you, Ellen. Enjoy the season, and the new year—we both have lots of work to do!