What Craig Mod thinks about AI writing
Writer, photographer and software maker based in Japan; publishes long-form essays, walking newsletters and self-made books at craigmod.com.
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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Craig Mod has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsIn this age of algorithmic recommendations and smooth-brained AI speak, triviality is everywhere. We are awash in load-bearing triviality. Our bulwark against triviality is to applaud someone improbable.
↗[RIDGELINE] Walking with Anniecraigmod.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 9 days earlier
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Our readingAI-generated text lacks the human mind and knowability that make writing feel worth reading.
Their wordsAI-generated text doesn't have this knowability. It has legibility (sometimes), of course, but the source is unknown, there is no "mind," and that's what gives us the ick.
↗[RODEN] Writing in 2026, Walking Europecraigmod.com 1st of 3 in this piece