I Used AI to Clone Ernest Hemingway

Aaron Schnoor
5 min readJan 7, 2024
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“Artificial Intelligence will never be able to replace writers.”

That’s what I’ve been reading, and that’s what I’ve come to believe. Artificial Intelligence (AI) cannot replace a good writer.

But is that really true? After years of development and improvement, will AI be able to replace human authors?

Using ChatGPT, I decided to put those questions to the test by pitting AI against one of my favorite writers: Ernest Hemingway.

ChatGPT’s premium paid version, ChatGPT Plus, allows users to create “GPTs”—language models that can be customized for a specific purpose.

Using the feature, I created Hemingway Scribe — an AI model that mimics Ernest Hemingway.

Here’s how I created the GPT and what I discovered:

The Image

The GPT needs a cover image, so that was where I started.

I began by asking the GPT to create an image of an old man with a white beard sitting on a boat in the ocean, a typewriter on his lap and a pipe…

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Aaron Schnoor
Aaron Schnoor

Written by Aaron Schnoor

Wealth Management Professional, Occasional Writer

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