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Will LLMs supplant the field of creative writing?
Scrith20

Definitely the latter. I would feel stripped of authorship. This isn't an ethical position, it's purely emotional / subjective. 

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Will LLMs supplant the field of creative writing?
Scrith80

There definitely seems to be a continuum. I’m legitimately confused about using an LLM to generate actual text, since that seems like the easy part. I am using one to help write a novel, but it’s as a research assistant. For example, I struggled for years using tools like Vulgar to create new languages. But, it turns out LLMs are great at creating them. A list of things I routinely use the LLM for: 

  1. Finding the perfect word. Often times, I am trying to describe something and I can’t even come up with a word to look up in the thesaurus. So, “how would y
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1Declan Molony
LLMs are in their nascent form with limited capabilities. As they continue to develop, they'll likely become more adept at creating large cohesive narratives.    It's interesting that you have this soft rule. Why? Are you worried that it'll steal your ideas? Or possibly concerned that it'll strip you of the feeling of authorship?
My Mid-Career Transition into Biosecurity
Scrith30

As someone with 16 years at a big tech firm, who is thinking about a career change, I really appreciate this post. Thanks.

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