“We asked AI to choose an existing piece of strong writing and then craft its own version using its own voice.” It’s a quiz from The New York Times (gift link): “Who’s a Better Writer: AI or Humans?”
I chose the human being three times out of five. But I want to point out that the human writing samples were “chosen” by AI (Claude), which has no “voice,” and that not all of the samples are especially good. And that one is likely immediately recognizable to any reader of modern American poetry. And that “Who’s a Better Writer: AI or a Human Being?” is a more logical title. “Human beings” are not a better writer. And more precisely: “Who’s a Better Writer: AI, or a Human Being?” (Exclusive or.)
The Times instructs the reader:
For each pair, choose the sample you like better.But also:
Choose the passage you like best, regardless of how it may have been written.Better is of course the correct choice.
[I’ve altered the NYT-styled A.I. to AI, which seems to already be standard.]
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