Burkov: AI destroyed writing as civilization's measure of trust, and nothing replaced it
burkov · x · 2026-11-14
ML author Sebastian Burkov argues civilization is built on writing: we use writing ability as a measure of intelligence, skill, and trustworthiness, and treat plagiarism as a career-destroying sin. AI has now destroyed that measure, but civilization hasn't adapted—we can't read minds, can't meet everyone in person, and can no longer detect plagiarism. Writing is too deeply embedded as civilization's foundation to simply swap out. His open question: "We used to write. Now what do we do?"
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