Is AI the end of writers—or the end of humanity?

By now you’re all completely familiar with Chat GPT (Bing, Bard, etc.) and why writers are anxious about it all—

Just kidding. I know enough writers (thousands) to know: learning about the explosion of AI and its implications to their livelihood is one of those things writers are really good at shoving in a mental closet to look at later. But there is no joke about AI.

Writers who are paying attention are worried —

That AI programs (Bing, Bard, GPT-4, and whatever programs are out next we...