AI

The algorithm knew my birthday, but…

Age is just a number (and other things an AI can't understand)

May 12 • John Clayton

Why I won't compete with AI on flattery

The weird tension between Wonderlandscape and its biggest fans

Apr 28 • John Clayton

The AI promise asks the wrong questions

Writing, paperwork, and misplaced hopes and fears

Feb 4 • John Clayton

Why AI can't write history

An AI wanted to write Yellowstone history for me. Here's what went wrong, and why it matters.

Jan 7 • John Clayton

$340 vs. my life's work

An author's moral dilemma, and the nature of AI

Jul 15, 2025 • John Clayton

The AI year in natural stories

Not your father's year-in-review story

Jan 1, 2025 • John Clayton

The nature of a technology story

Nature is the opposite of technology, and threatened by it—and shaped by it (…as AI demonstrates)

May 21, 2024 • John Clayton

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