Writers Are the Greatest Bullshitters

Generative AIs are bullshit generators. But for truly epic bullshit, we still need fiction authors.

I recently attended a debate with sci-fi and fantasy writers on the use of AI in fiction writing. I’ve rarely heard so much nonsense. AIs may hallucinate, but for genuinely outlandish bullshit, it seems we still need fiction authors.

A recent scientific article described generative AIs as “bullshit generators.” Large language models (LLMs) are not truth-…