Author Admits AI Will Make His Career as Writer Obsolete Within Years

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"I feel like I'm a blacksmith a century ago because I could see the writing on the wall. It's clear to me that the next wave is going to be you're going to see the success of a lot of Substacks that are using AI probably more heavily than I'm going to be. It's just so good that I can see the writing on the wall."

Robert Wright, author of influential books including The Moral Animal, candidly admits he foresees his career as a writer becoming obsolete due to AI advancement. He predicts that within five years, writers may only serve as validators or editors of AI-generated content rather than primary creators. Wright compares himself to a blacksmith witnessing the arrival of automobiles, acknowledging the technology is already good enough to fundamentally disrupt knowledge work.