Why do people actually prefer AI-generated stories to human writing? New study reveals surprising insights

Despite their anti-AI bias, readers rated AI-written stories higher than human-written ones when they were kept in the dark about which were which.

In the literary industry, using artificial intelligence is still a taboo. Even accusations of AI use have dire consequences, from the infamously canceled release of the novel Shy Girl to the massive online backlash against a prestigious literary award going to an apparently AI-written short story.