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out of the reach of AI, in large part because it is dealing with themes that are not extensively researched due to their lack of priority in eco- nomic terms.
On the other hand, there is very little research in the process of combining these simple pro- cedures to construct more complex procedures that could start to seem like a task done by a professional in literary creation. Because of this, it is currently inconceivable that an AI solution will be developed in the immediate future with the potential to replace people working in this field.
However, this does not mean that there is not a potential impact on the sector. In the hotel and restaurant trade, the explosion of technology in the form of washing machines and dishwashers and cooking robots has not come to oust hu- mans from the workforce but simply to fill the tedious and mechanical positions. Although this could be interpreted as taking jobs away from people, the impact on the sector has been, in the medium- and long-term, one of growth, with more establishments offering catering services, meaning an increase in jobs and a better quality of service for users. It is hoped that in the literary creation sector the introduction of AI technology will produce a similar effect.
The analysis also suggests that the simple processes being studied, which have recently obtained very positive results, could easily be integrated into the current workflow of the literary creation sector. One specialized editing tool for writers that allows them to represent the interior structure of a narrative in formats that the computer can manipulate, and that integrates computational models from the simple processes that have been successfully emulated, could become very useful for saving effort and optimizing results in the sector. This type of tool could become to literary creation what Photoshop is to the photography sector or what the special computer-generated effects are
to cinema. Rather than substituting workers, this would mean making the process of retouching texts and the construction of possible plotlines, combined in such a way as to be indistinguish- able from material generated by more traditional means, more democratic and universal.
Although digital technology has played a role in the field of photography and cinema for some time, the moment when all the photos and films consumed in our society are generated by computers is still some way off. However, very few photos are sold without being retouched on Photoshop and increasingly less movies are released without computer generated special effects.
Similarly, in the medium term, it’s very likely that the number of texts or scripts generated for mainstream public consumption that haven’t had some kind of computerized intervention with respect to literary creation will decline. But, as with cinema and photography, technology will allow for innovative practises that will improve quality and volume of the material. In an age when there is a bottle-neck across the board regarding the generation of content and the demands for more content in all kinds of format on social media are relentless, whatever technol- ogy can bring to the table will undoubtedly be welcome.
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