Part 1: Introduction (Bakhtin and model collapse: How to use AI with expressive writing without generating AI slop)

In this post (split into 7 parts for readability), I explore ways to use AI to improve the quality of expressive writing without resulting in AI slop, and without robbing writers of the value of the writing process itself. I use Bakhtin and heteroglossia to argue that incorporating diverse voices into writing (with research help from AI) can help give writing a sense of liveliness and human soul.