The work safest from AI is writing?

2 September 2026

Murat Demirbas suggests the work of writers might be amongst the safest from AI, a notion that defies broader thinking on the subject:

In systems theory, a wicked problem is a problem that lacks a definitive formulation, a clear stopping rule, and an objectively correct solution. Writing is the ultimate wicked problem, because the context is constantly shifting, a piece is never truly finished editing, and the true metric for success is fundamentally subjective.

A wicked problem, I get the sentiment though. I do. I have an old t-shirt that has “I like words” printed across the front. I often think the message should read “I like wrestling with words” instead.

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