Columnist argues LLMs can't write novel content as humanities make a comeback
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-10-29
Stewart Alsop III quotes the claim that LLMs can't write interesting, novel content and won't for the foreseeable future, then adds his own spin: a coder's "mid" is very different from a writer's "mid." He predicts the humanities are finally coming back into focus after a 60-year reign of "dumbass technocrats." A representative opinion in the ongoing debate over LLM creativity limits and the returning value of humanistic writing.
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