Opinion: The First Golden Age of AI Writing is Over
emollick · x · 2026-09-01
Ethan Mollick states that the first 'Golden Age' of AI writing is over. Previously, many benefited from using Claude for writing due to its quality and the poor performance of AI detectors.
Now, 'Claude-speak' has become cliched, suspicious, and annoying, and AI detection tools like Pangram are well-known. This means the advantage of simply relying on AI-generated text is rapidly fading.
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