> You’ll notice, for instance, that A.I.s are absolutely obsessed with ghosts. [...] It knows that good writing involves subtlety: things that are said quietly

> You’ll notice, for instance, that A.I.s are absolutely obsessed with ghosts. [...] It knows that good writing involves subtlety: things that are said quietly or not at all, things that are halfway present and left for the reader to draw out themselves. So to reproduce the effect, it screams at the top of its voice about how absolutely everything in sight is shadowy, subtle and quiet. Good writing is complex. A tapestry is also complex, so A.I. tends to describe everything as a kind of highly elaborate textile. Everything that isn’t a ghost is usually woven. I like this theory.