Tom Morgan is a brilliant writer. If you haven’t read his work, I highly recommend it. He explores consciousness and perception with nuance and depth, challenging the assumptions of the materialist worldview in ways that are both bold and beautifully human.

On this topic, though (AI and writing) we may diverge a little.

He’s right to raise the concern. The use of AI in creative work can feel like a betrayal to some readers. There’s a fear that it shortcuts the struggle and bypasses the soul. And it can. Like any tool, it can be misused, especially when we trade attention for efficiency.

But I also believe there’s a different story to tell here. One about collaboration, not replacement. A way to use this tool with attention, not in place of it.

So here’s a gentle counter-prediction:

Once a reader senses something is hollow or derivative, it’s already too late to win them back — AI or not.

Perhaps the issue isn’t the tools. It’s the attention. Good writing isn’t defined by what we use to make it, but by how we go about it. How deeply we notice, question, and reflect. What matters is whether something was made with presence, curiosity, and a willingness to see clearly.

Yes, AI can be misused. So can any medium. However, to dismiss an entire way of working is like saying the typewriter ruined literature, or that photography killed painting. Technology reshapes form, but it doesn’t erase soul.

What matters, what I believe has always mattered, is how present we are to what we’re making, and why.

(Written with care, respect, and reverence)