These writers are not anti-technology — they’re pro-human. Their goal is not to fight AI, but to remind the world that true storytelling requires more than syntax; it requires soul.
The Ghost in the Machine
As AI becomes more advanced, it also begins to absorb the quirks and flaws of the writers it learns from. Every prompt, every edit, every feedback loop makes it more human-like — and that’s the paradox. The very authors who fear being replaced are training their replacements every time they interact with the system.
Still, there’s a haunting beauty in that cycle. Somewhere in the code of every AI writing model lies the collective fingerprint of humanity: our humor, our heartbreak, our hunger for meaning. When a machine writes a poem that feels alive, it’s not just computation — it’s reflection. The ghost in the machine is us.