Some authors are embracing chatbots as the latest iteration of an ancient literary conceit: a "muse", or an extra intelligence, a supplemental mental database (A.O. Scott/New York Times)

A.O. Scott / New York Occasions:
Some authors are embracing chatbots as the most recent iteration of an historic literary conceit: a “muse”, or an additional intelligence, a supplemental psychological database  —  What occurs to literature when writers embrace A.I. as their muse?  —  The robots of literature and flicks often current both …