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Readers rate AI-generated short stories higher than human ones until they learn a machine wrote them

A new study shows people rate AI-generated short stories higher than human ones until they learn a machine wrote them. Over 2,500 participants performed no better than chance at distinguishing between human and machine authorship. The findings highlight persistent human bias against machine-generated creative writing despite high quality output.

The Decoder·Aug 8, 2026

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