Why Writing May Be the Safest Job from AI

The safest job from AI may be writing

As AI-generated code floods the industry, a distributed systems researcher argues that writing remains surprisingly safe from automation. LLMs excel at code because it has clear specifications and automated verification, but prose is a 'wicked problem' with no objective standard. Writing requires theory of mind—simulating a reader's mental state—which LLMs lack. With AI slop saturating the web, authentic human writing becomes a costly signal, making good writers more valuable than ever.