SMRTR AIMay 17, 2026Recode

Could you spot an AI-written book?

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Writer Vauhini Vara tested whether close friends could distinguish her writing from AI trained on her previous books — and none could. Even she couldn't remember which passages were hers. While readers dislike AI writing when labeled as such, the real concern isn't soullessness but corporate control over creative expression.

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