Skip to main content

Katherine Pathak

Sep 28, 2026

2:29
What's your thinking on where we are with AI's writing, writing fiction?
2:36
Well, I know because obviously I'm part of the writing community.
2:40
A lot of authors are very frightened by it in the same way that all creatives are frightened by the idea of AI writing creative material.
2:53
If AI wrote books from now onwards, of course, that would be the end of my career and the careers of many others.
3:03
I can't see that happening in the immediate future.
3:06
I don't think that the public has an appetite.
3:10
I might be wrong, but I think there will always be a market for, I can see you think I'm wrong, but I think there will always be a market for saying this was written by a human or this is read by a human that will create a market, I hope.

11 MINS LATER

14:24
And Arthur Conan Doyle,

We value your privacy

We use cookies to understand how you use our platform and to improve your experience. Click “Accept All” to consent, or “Decline non-essential” to opt out of non-essential cookies. Read our Privacy Policy.