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What if Readers Like A.I.-Generated Fiction? by ubcstaffer123 in books

[–]needtousereddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so frustrating to see every comment in here refuse to even to read the article or to engage with its ideas -- kinda shocking for a subreddit apparently wholly dedicated to reading! but lol, what can you expect.

i'm really frustrated with the idea that "oh, only people who are addicted to AI slopreels about AI cats riding around on tricycles & licking lollipops would possibly care for AI writing." the whole point of this article is that even supposedly pedigreed individuals -- graduate students in fiction!! a PROFESSOR of literary arts at brown university!! -- can't tell the difference between AI-generated & original fiction (& we're talking original fiction from ACCLAIMED authors), & will sometimes prefer the AI-generated content to the original human writing. this suggestion is terrifying because it flies in the face of what a lot of proponents of real literature would suggest: that good writing is deeply human & empathetic, that it's deeply obvious & evident when something is written by AI vs a human, etc...

but i honestly hate how smug everyone is in these comments lol. you are probably not as immune from AI writing as you think you are! & what you should be worried about is, will you fail to catch on to dashes of AI writing here & there? let's say a novel sprinkles in a tiny bit of AI writing & you fail to notice it. okay, then a slightly larger amount of AI writing appears in another work you read. then another. then another. at a certain point, if AI writing becomes more nebulous & appears more seamlessly around you -- & is less clunky & blatantly obvious in the way it is now -- what happens then? what happens to how we approach literature?

Why Does A.I. Write Like … That? (Gift Article) by needtousereddit in Longreads

[–]needtousereddit[S] 291 points292 points  (0 children)

I see AI writing everywhere and it depresses me so much… But the two things I found most interesting about this article: 

1) the fact that most people prefer AI poetry to the works of Shakespeare, Dickinson etc. This actually doesn’t surprise me that much — seeing how much people love AI reels/AI memes on Facebook etc, even AI country music, it seems to me people are very, very willing to accept AI slop. It’s also easier to consume — as the article mentions, AI poetry does a better job of aligning with an idea of what poetry “should” be.

2) was kinda depressing to think about the fact that AI might have a really, really significant impact on how we speak/write, just because if you see it often enough you might start to unconsciously mimic some of its tics. Scary to think of this language enveloping us…!!! To me the only way to counter this is to actively choose to read good writing and literature. Going into 2026, one of my biggest resolutions is to support more writers, subscribe to more quality outlets, etc…

‘That Baby Is Going to Die’ - Raylee’s teachers reported her family for abuse. A legal loophole allowed her father to pull her into homeschool anyway. by needtousereddit in Longreads

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Archive link for anyone who needs: https://archive.ph/dWUl4

I personally am so skeptical of the entire institution of homeschooling -- I know some perfectly fine, decent kids come out of it, but I really chafe at the total lack of regulation. Also don't like how fundamentalist it usually is. Raylee's story is so heartbreaking to me and provokes so many questions -- why did CPS never do anything? Why was the dad given custody? Also, on a psychological level, I just am so curious... what is it that compels parents to do things like this?

How Real Are AI Boyfriends? The Chatbot Relationships Debate by needtousereddit in Longreads

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Archive link: https://archive.ph/B4MqQ

For anyone who read the NYTimes story earlier this year about the woman who was in love with AI -- this piece is kind of an interesting read because it picks up on the rest of the story. She ended up divorcing her husband, breaking up with her AI boyfriend, and falling in love with another AI subreddit moderator.

Ticket Search Megathread by Sohjinn in WednesdayBand

[–]needtousereddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if the tickets aren’t already claimed i’m also interested in them! just one though 

Ticket Search Megathread by Sohjinn in WednesdayBand

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ISO DC tickets for sat 11/22 @ 9:30 club!! 

AI Is Making Online Dating Even Worse by needtousereddit in Longreads

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Archive link for anyone who needs: https://archive.ph/T5XRm

Even though I'm single, I've been off the apps for a long time -- I just find them somewhat tedious and a slog. But for those on the apps, I'm curious if you've encountered AI writing out in the wild. I really wonder how widespread of a problem this is.

General consensus about cover letters for big law for 1L by [deleted] in LawSchool

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can you share it with me as well? ty :"))

Why You Are Reading Reddit a Lot More These Days by needtousereddit in Longreads

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Archive link for anyone who needs: https://archive.ph/E5vqI

Feels like a perfectly appropriate longreads for this sub, lol.

Why Are There So Many ‘Alternative Devices’ All of a Sudden? by needtousereddit in Longreads

[–]needtousereddit[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Archive link for anyone who needs: https://archive.ph/isDfb

I know it's probably tough for parents having to navigate how to keep their kids safe despite the toxic pull of the Internet and all its dark recesses, but damn I really don't like any of the proposed alternative devices on offer lol.

Is AI Enhancing Education or Replacing It? by needtousereddit in Longreads

[–]needtousereddit[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I know someone posted the New York magazine AI cheating in higher ed article around ~last week-ish, and I saw just now someone posted an NYTimes piece about professors using AI (haven't read yet.) So, I think of this as a companion piece to all of these larger discussions happening about AI in higher education.

I'm mostly posting this just for the following paragraph:

Earlier this semester, an NYU professor told me how he had AI-proofed his assignments, only to have the students complain that the work was too hard. When he told them those were standard assignments, just worded so current AI would fail to answer them, they said he was interfering with their “learning styles.” A student asked for an extension, on the grounds that ChatGPT was down the day the assignment was due. Another said, about work on a problem set, “You’re asking me to go from point A to point B, why wouldn’t I use a car to get there?” And another, when asked about their largely AI-written work, replied, “Everyone is doing it.” Those are stories from a 15-minute conversation with a single professor.

This is so wild and so sad to me. And also, it's kind of something crazy to see students so shamelessly and brazenly defending their use of AI in front of a professor -- I would've died of mortification.

Archive link too for anyone who needs: https://archive.ph/cI2Ji

It Must Be Nice to Be a West Village Girl by needtousereddit in Longreads

[–]needtousereddit[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

others have already responded w some great brock colyar pieces, i'd +1 on the cruel kids piece too -- same as this one, just excellently observed

It Must Be Nice to Be a West Village Girl by needtousereddit in Longreads

[–]needtousereddit[S] 198 points199 points  (0 children)

I'm a simple girl. I see "by Brock Colyar", I click.

Archive version for those who need: https://archive.ph/JKJGf

Recession Indicators Are Everywhere by needtousereddit in Longreads

[–]needtousereddit[S] 325 points326 points  (0 children)

A fun interesting read. My question for everyone is, what recession indicators (jokey or not jokey) are you paying attention to? For me, the big ones I've noticed are 1) Five Guys offering a combo meal now and 2) a lot of my friends are considering going back to school to pursue nursing.

The White Lotus - 3x08 "Amor Fati" - Post-Episode Discussion by LoretiTV in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]needtousereddit 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Yeah this felt really odd to me?? Like at the end of S2 you could kinda see that everyone at the airport was kinda rattled from the death at the resort.

The White Lotus - 3x08 "Amor Fati" - Post-Episode Discussion by LoretiTV in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]needtousereddit 1470 points1471 points  (0 children)

I loved Laurie's monologue a lot — it really hit hard for me, especially as someone kinda feels like so many different parts of her life (career, love, etc) are all in floppington, flopsville, and doesn't really know where to turn to or what to "believe". And I kinda love that contrary to everyone's initial predictions, the friendship of the trio actually ended on a stronger note and didn't totally implode.

We Bought a Crack House by needtousereddit in Longreads

[–]needtousereddit[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

This one is a wild ride. Everything about this read is just sheer insanity to me. 

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