In the article, “The Future of Writing Is a Lot Like Hip-Hop” by Stephen Marche, the writer uses the analogy that Hip-Hop and AI are the same because, according to him, AI makes alterations of writings in preexisting prompts, similar to hip-hop remixing old songs. I agree with his views and the alterations he discussed through different examples. Some of the key alterations that AI makes in writing are discussed in the following paragraphs.

The author speaks of how AI is turning writers into editors and curators, not just writers, because they need to edit and curate AI-generated essays. Creativity is not being replaced; it is being used differently to create something. The unique ideas of writers are being used in the new piece of writing. He talks about creativity being derivative. To present his opinion, he talks about everything being repetitive in today’s world. He says that AI is not creating derivatives but instead exposing them.

Hybrid writing, i.e., the mixture of authors’ ideas and AI’s essay, is a common alteration that is happening now. Writing is now more combined, so it really questions the authorship. While writing his story with the help of AI, Marche realized that he couldn’t just order AI to copy a certain writer’s writing style. He understood that mimicry is possible, but not fully without his creative intervention.

AI can create storylines for movies and books, but without proper knowledge of the subject, it is not possible to identify a good story. Marche says in his article, ” you need more understanding of literary style, not less,” because the writer must recognize what good writing looks like to refine AI-generated text. ” So, no matter how good AI is, the writer’s creativity and guidance are needed for a piece of writing to get recognized. In conclusion, Marche presents a balanced view of an AI-generated written essay and a human essay.