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AI-generated stories rated better quality than human-written ones, study finds
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Researcher says simpler writing by AI is easier to read and digest, but this does not mean human authors are obsolete From Homer’s Odyssey to Agatha Christie’s crime fiction, humans have produced plenty of tales to grace the bookshelf. But research suggests artificial intelligence may now be providing some competition. In a study published in the journal Judgment and Decision Making , 1,682 adults were asked to read one of six short stories, three of which were written by humans and three by Cha
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