r/books • u/ubcstaffer123 • 1d ago

Don’t let AI kill the author

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/24/dont-let-ai-kill-the-author
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u/Uptons_BJs 1d ago

To me there's really two fears here:

  1. I don't think "AI will kill the author", but will AI kill the "professional author"? In the sense that, there are people out there today whose career it is full time to write, but if AI decimates the publishing industry, those opportunities might no longer exist. We might end up in a world where, authors still exist, but it becomes a hobby, and nobody can write as profession anymore.
  2. The mere existence of a powerful tool that can help you write is seductive. And more and more authors will resort to it eventually, if not to completely replace human writing, but to supplement and partially replace human writing. This might mean that 100% hand written prose might become more and more rare, as the majority of articles become a blend of AI and human writing.

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u/Visual_Lie_1242 1d ago

People like you are insufferable. It's very obvious you are neither a reader or a writer or know how writing works.

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u/lunarwolf2008 1d ago

i mean i don't think they are wrong. there is many handcrafted things that are functionally unnecessary in todays society, yet there are people who buy them instead of purchasing commercial versions

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u/Visual_Lie_1242 1d ago

Go play Minecraft words are too much for your fragile little mind.