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Many of the social interactions in those venues are scripted. They follow norms, rules, and procedures. That is the nature of the predictable transactional economy that we (as humans) developed and which we are currently living in. Then comes the next layer: the narratives and stories that add colour to the mechanics. That used to be written and expressed by humans, because there was no alternative. Now there is an alternative, and it is natural to automate the next layer in the stack. And people are backlashing. You want an authentic experience? Go to a small shop and tolerate the issues. But you won't. Why? The food might come late, it might not taste the same as last time, the owner might be chatty, and he might say things that don't make you feel comfortable, the staff might not be wearing uniforms, and the scene is imperfect. It's chaotic, but that's why it is human. But most people won't take it, and that is why we are where we are today. AI is just surfacing these underlying forces. The author is clearly invested in writing and is seeing his skill lose economic value, hence the backlash. But maybe, just as evolution humbled humans and space showed us our true place in the universe, AI will show us that most of our thinking and writing was, in fact, mechanical parroting, repeated by countless humans over and over again. We just weren't aware of the extent of it. And I, for one, have made peace with that. |