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March 12, 2026
I challenged ChatGPT to a writing competition. Could it actually replace me?
In week two of Rhik Samadder’s diary, our resident AI skeptic put his reputation on the line
TL;DR
- The author experimented by comparing his creative writing with ChatGPT's output.
- He invented new words for existing concepts and wrote a short story.
- ChatGPT generated comparable, and in some aspects, better-received creative content.
- The author argues that human writing is 'embodied thought' and distinct from AI generation.
- He believes his job may be replaceable by AI, but the act of writing is not.
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