This is rich considering LLMs can't even write like an average person let alone famous authors
Eloissssss 11 seconds ago [-]
I'd actually push back on the "average person" framing — a lot of people online can't even produce a grammatically coherent sentence, so the bar there is lower than it sounds.
That said, I do agree LLMs can grasp the surface-level "style" of a famous author fairly quickly. But for writers whose real strength lies in observation and selection of detail — think Peter Hessler, Robert Macfarlane, John McPhee, and others in that vein — I don't think LLMs can replace that. That kind of writing depends on a way of seeing, not just a way of saying.
akoboldfrying 27 minutes ago [-]
Even LLMs from years ago could accurately mimic the style of any sufficiently famous author.
Bolwin 20 minutes ago [-]
Yeah and it's degraded significantly since then. Older llms were still mostly language focused and had a lot of latent knowledge about things like writing styles. Now it's crowded out in favor of agenetic work, programming etc.
conception 12 minutes ago [-]
I’m surprised no one has distilled a 4o model yet that’s really good at prose. No money from enterprise users I suppose.
est 20 minutes ago [-]
LLMs from years ago weren't aligned to death like these days. It's hard to get rid of "AI smell" than years ago.
Mountain_Skies 7 minutes ago [-]
Ask the LLM to describe that author's style. Then start a new chat and tell it what you want it to write, giving it the author's style as a guide but without mentioning the author. While I've never used it for this particular purpose, I've used variations of this technique to get around other blocks quite well.
nonethewiser 3 minutes ago [-]
Seems reliable and effective
newsomix9xl 15 minutes ago [-]
What about public domain authored works style?
lethologica 41 minutes ago [-]
After it stole literally every authors style in existence…
quotemstr 12 minutes ago [-]
Another one of those interventions that'll just put US labs at a disadvantage. The public at large doesn't want to use models gimped so as to protect a bunch of pre-AI special interests who should adapt, not obstruct.
notfromhere 23 seconds ago [-]
Gee maybe building a business on top of mass ip theft might have consequences
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That said, I do agree LLMs can grasp the surface-level "style" of a famous author fairly quickly. But for writers whose real strength lies in observation and selection of detail — think Peter Hessler, Robert Macfarlane, John McPhee, and others in that vein — I don't think LLMs can replace that. That kind of writing depends on a way of seeing, not just a way of saying.