John Horton: AI Thinks this Post is Terrible (but I'm writing it anyway)
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-09-15
Economist John Horton (gov.ai) published a new blog post, "AI Thinks this Post is Terrible (but I'm writing it anyway)" — a self-aware experiment on writing despite AI critique. It probes what human creation is for when AI is a constant critic and optimizer: if the model says your writing is bad, do you still publish? A thoughtful take on writing and creativity in the AI era.
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