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Richard Feynman on Why AI Shouldn’t Write for Us

In which the author writes about writing without any help from AI

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May 16, 2025
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There have been many pixels spilt over the emerging relationship between AI and writing. With most things AI, I tend to flit back and forth between the optimistic and sceptical side. When it comes to writing, there is some ground we must defend.

In a 1973 interview, Richard Feynman attempted to explain the inextricable relationship between writing and th…

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