Is (Human) Writing Doomed?

Podcast with Robert Wright

Robert Wright and I meet every once in a while to discuss the issues of the day. This is a joint production of Small Potatoes and Bob’s Non-Zero Podcast. Here’s the most recent meeting.

0:00 Bob channels Dick Cheney
4:01 Is AI killing writing? And thinking?
16:19 How Bob and Paul actually use AI
23:39 The cognitive vs economic value of writing
30:04 AIs aping “Memento” and other frontier freakiness
37:36 Bob: Reckless AI is just good business
41:08 Heading to Overtime

Paid subscribers get the overtime segment, which includes:

How bad are smartphones?
Will AI get us closer to or further from truth?
American vs Chinese AI biases.
Cambridge’s DEI scandal.
The word(s) you can’t say.
Bob’s brush with Hollywood.
Paul’s nepotistic ratings ploy.

They also get an astonishing 50% discount on Bob’s podcast/newsletter.