Simon Willison quotes Paul Graham criticizing the growing number of founder emails that appear to be written by AI in a hard-hitting journalistic style. Graham says that once he recognizes an email as AI-written, it becomes difficult not to ignore it. His objection centers on authenticity: a human-signed message written by AI feels deceptive and lowers his opinion of the sender.
The prestigious British literary magazine Granta has, since 2012, regularly published the regional winners of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. However, this…