Is it wrong to write a book with AI?

And yet the value of a novel lies not only in its prose. On Amazon, “Shy Girl” has a rating of four out of five stars, based on input from hundreds of reviewers. Many of them praise its premises and ideas—features of the book that can reasonably be assumed to have been shaped by human decision-making. (One reviewer describes knowing about “the controversy” surrounding the novel but liking it anyway: “The premise drew me in.”) The overall reality is that many novels are poorly written. They can still succeed with readers because fiction, like music, is an indulgent art form. Just as a good song can have a groovy beat but a predictable melody, fiction can work on some levels but not others. A partial success can be enough, as long as the reader finds something that moves them – suspense, beauty, realism, fantasy, even just a likeable protagonist in whom they can recognize themselves.

If the creation of fiction is a complex undertaking – be it premise, plot, style,…