AI Won't Replace Writers, But Will Transform Them

Author Stephen Marche, who has used AI in his writing since before ChatGPT, argues writers must embrace artificial intelligence rather than fear or blindly automate with it. He warns that AI excels at generating formulaic, clichéd language, making mastery of banal style increasingly obsolete. Marche contends that language itself has become more powerful in the AI age, not less — making skilled writers more valuable than ever. The key is doing what machines cannot: producing original, meaningful work that transcends the "average" output AI reliably generates.