The Two Divergent Paths of Literary AI
Generative AI attempts to replace the author with probabilistic word completion, producing bland, derivative fiction. In contrast, diagnostic AI functions as an architectural mirror—surfacing pacing drag, blindspots, and continuity fractures without altering a single word of the author's original prose.
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