The Blind Test Reality
Experiments have shown that readers often can’t distinguish short AI-generated texts from human writing, and sometimes, they even prefer the AI. That’s impressive, but only in short form. Push past 3,000–5,000 words, and AI begins to crumble: plots lose cohesion, characters contradict themselves, and facts drift into nonsense.
My Own Hands-On AI Horror Show
I’ve personally generated two novels with AI, each between 70,000 and 90,000 words. Weeks of babysitting, constant supervision, and step-by-step guidance — yet:
- Both collapsed around 50,000 words.
- Characters lost consistency, plot threads vanished, and endings needed complete rewrites.
- These books still aren’t published because they require human intervention to be readable, and I haven't found the time to fix them yet. Part of me thinks it's be faster and easier to start over.
And let’s not sugarcoat it: I’ve written and publiushed 53 books completely by myself. If AI can’t even produce a coherent novel that reads as well as one of my scratch-written works, don’t be fooled into thinking it can replace real authors.
Craft vs. Convenience
AI may string words together convincingly in short bursts, but it cannot replicate human experience, intuition, or storytelling vision. Writing a novel isn’t just about words—it’s about pacing, emotional resonance, and structure. Those are human skills that AI can mimic but not master. For thos reasons, AI-written works often fall short of expectations.
Erosion of Value
If the market starts treating AI-generated content as equal to human-authored works, it devalues skill, training, and experience. Readers and publishers may chase “fast and cheap” instead of quality. Freelancers, authors, and creatives could see pay rates drop and expectations shift dangerously in the wrong direction.
Ethics & Transparency
AI-written works must be labeled. Misleading readers into thinking a machine-generated story is a human-authored novel is not just unethical — it’s deceptive marketing. Human authors deserve recognition and respect for their craft. Many of us have spent decades perfecting our crafts...
What Is AI?
AI is a tool, not a replacement. It can draft ideas, polish prose, or inspire short-form content — but it cannot carry a novel from start to finish.
AI can produce impressive bursts of writing, but full-length novels? That requires human judgment, creativity, and endurance. You still need a brain to structure the story, a sense of pacing to engage readers, and the sweat to edit, rewrite, and perfect the ending.
Why This Matters:
- Letting AI do the heavy lifting without oversight is misleading — to readers and to yourself.
- Calling an AI-generated draft a “finished novel” devalues your craft and the profession as a whole.
- Every author who blindly relies on AI chips away at the value of human creativity.
AI can enhance your writing, but it cannot replace your skills, instincts, or experience. If you want a real novel, a real story, and a real author behind it, the human element is non-negotiable. Don’t just press “generate” — write, edit, and craft. Otherwise, you’re merely babysitting a glorified word processor.
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