Take heart! Not all is gloom! So far, generative AI chatbots don’t seem able to reflect on what they’re saying, though that in itself wouldn’t differentiate them from some actual human beings. Also, they’re bad at verbal texture, and they have a poor grasp of metaphor and sometimes even of punctuation. Well, they’re learning from us, so why wouldn’t that be true?

You’re still worried, young author? You doubt my word? Here are a couple of recent literary attempts by AI chatbots that ought to reassure you.

Read more:

Atwood, M. (2023, October 11). Margaret Atwood Reviews a “Margaret Atwood” Story by AI. The Walrus. https://thewalrus.ca/margaret-atwood-ai/