George Saunders posits the point of the writing process is to create as many 'micro-decisions' as possible, with each decision a chance to inject your own indefinable, subconscious sensibility and perspective into the piece - a Youness beyond conscious thought, a deeply embedded perspective beyond even thinking about theme, character, etc. Soul, one might call it, or Taste.

Maximum decisions = maximum density of You-ness = a piece worth reading.

I posit the reason AI-aided writing basically always feels so hollow is that the process minimizes the number of micro-decisions. In other words, I’m afraid the Slog is the Point.