293-writer study: AI lifts story quality but erodes collective novelty
petesena · x · 2026-10-27
A thread on the Doshi & Hauser study in Science Advances with 293 writers: AI-assisted stories rated more creative and better written, but noticeably more similar to each other — what the authors call 'losing collective novelty.' The least creative writers gained the most while the best barely moved, meaning AI raises everyone's floor at once. Three suggested fixes: write your own idea before opening the tool; ask for 5 ideas then cut the one every competitor would pick; give your most opinionated person final say and the right to say no. Skip these and you pay the 'sameness tax.'
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