What is happening to writing?

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A historian and writer reflects on AI's impact on writing, knowledge work, and cognition. The author distinguishes between jobs AI will and won't replace (arguing historians and teachers are relatively safe due to embodied, physical work), while acknowledging that AI is commoditizing lower-tier writing. Drawing on personal

17m read timeFrom resobscura.substack.com
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AI is not coming for regulated jobs in meatspaceAI is coming for many aspects of “pure” writingWriting is thinking in public

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