The greatest of these human-written stories surprised me with 1) distinctive ways of viewing the world , 2) linguistic originality, 3) inimitable particulars that might come only from personal experience. Other stories had been written deftly but lacked these elements of originality and shock. AI is an excellent mimic and quick learner and may simply write robust works in recognizable modes, and with linguistic experimentation if prompted, but — I suppose — will lack true insight and experience. Most at risk are business genres with simply recognizable styles and tropes. Even something like autofiction with its ruminating first-person narrators is…