Why AI writing feels annoying despite models winning literary competitions
cis_female · x · 2026-11-06
In a debate with @herbiebradley and @yoshispeninsula, the author argues that models are objectively decent at writing (e.g. winning literary competitions) and can produce persuasive, engagement-optimized prose (e.g. 4o) — the annoyance mostly stems from an overexposed, constrained style rather than a lack of capability. They concede the relative failure of writing progress counts against their broader thesis.
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