Regarding the future of writing (and thinking) in an AI-enabled world, from “Writes and Write-Nots” by Paul Graham:
The result will be a world divided into writes and write-nots. There will still be some people who can write. Some of us like it. But the middle ground between those who are good at writing and those who can’t write at all will disappear. Instead of good writers, ok writers, and people who can’t write, there will just be good writers and people who can’t write.
A very short essay, well worth the 2 minute read.
With improving AI tools, the progressive ease of information acquisition and low-effort good-enough “work” generation may be good for lots of things, but for actually internalizing the skills of deliberation, argumentation, and communication? Probably not so much.