AI-written farm tragedy accidentally recreates Wordsworth's 'Michael'; author admits he never read it
ctjlewis · x · 2026-09-07
An AI literary bit went meta: ctjlewis had a model write a farm tragedy about a son leaving for the city and a father tending a sheepfold until death, and readers quickly pointed out it nearly recreates Wordsworth's poem "Michael."
He first claimed it was deliberate homage, then confessed in parentheses he'd never even heard of the poet — the model simply landed on the classic motif on its own.
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