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Audio 31

What Writers Get Wrong About AI

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In May 2026, an award-winning short story turned out to be likely written by AI, and none of the editors who published it noticed. Lauren and Tobias talk about the scandal and what most writers, even good ones, get wrong about the technology and what it takes to keep writing human.

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Audio 31

In this episode, Lauren and Tobias discuss a literary scandal in the English-speaking and what writers get wrong about AI.

Tobias recommends Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom. Lauren recommends Empire of AI by Karen Hao, on the companies building these systems and what they are really after.

For more on culture in the age of AI, the current issue of Berlin Review includes "AI UGLIES," an essay by the writer and researcher Enis Maci on AI, image manipulation, and propaganda.

You can find it, along with all our reviews and episodes, at blnreview.de.

Airlift is recorded in the studio of Jacobin Germany.

The podcast is hosted by Tobias Haberkorn and Lauren Oyler. Produced and edited by Kaitlin Roberts with Najla Said.

Veröffentlicht am 5 Jun 2026