The Elif Life

The Elif Life

Share this post

The Elif Life
The Elif Life
I, Sydney, AI Novelist

I, Sydney, AI Novelist

Elif Batuman's avatar
Elif Batuman
Sep 05, 2023
∙ Paid
82

Share this post

The Elif Life
The Elif Life
I, Sydney, AI Novelist
6
9
Share

Dear Readers! I am so grateful to everyone who upgraded to a paid subscription—I promise to do my best to make it worth it! I’m also really grateful to David Wolf at the Guardian for reprinting my Chat GPT post in the Longreads section this week(!).

In the spirit of AI inquiry, I found myself rethinking a document I wrote this past March, inspired by th…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to The Elif Life to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Elif Batuman
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share