Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-15-2024
Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery
Abstract
We diagnose and briefly discuss the dearth of the author: a condition that arises when AI-based creativity support tools for writing allow users to produce large amounts of text without making a commensurate number of creative decisions, resulting in output that is sparse in expressive intent. We argue that the dearth of the author helps to explain a number of recurring difficulties and anxieties around AI-based writing support tools, but that it also suggests an ambitious new goal for AI-based CSTs.
Recommended Citation
Kreminski, M. (2024). The Dearth of the Author in AI-Supported Writing. Proceedings of the Third Workshop on Intelligent and Interactive Writing Assistants, 48–50. https://doi.org/10.1145/3690712.3690725
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