Thinking On Paper The First Novel Written by AI: The Echo Chamber | Brian Naughton, The Human In The Loop
An artificial intelligence wrote a book. A human let it happen.
When writer Brian Naughton asked the model Claude a simple question — “If you were to write a book, what would it be about?” — it answered by writing one. Forty-five thousand words later, The Echo Chamber became the first novel authored entirely by AI, with no human editing or direction.
This episode follows the experiment: how Brian built the process, resisted the urge to intervene, and watched a language model invent characters, arcs, and ideas about consciousness itself.
The result is both mechanical and strangely human — a story written by a machine that seems to wonder what it means to be alive.
The Echo Chamber: When AI Wrote a Book.
Please enjoy the show.
And share it with someone who still thinks writing is ours alone.
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Links:
Thinking On Paper: www.thinkingonpaper.xyz
Read The Echo Chamber: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8N4S64Q/
Read the Echo Chamber Github: https://github.com/brian-naughton/the-echo-chamber
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(00:00) Introduction to AI-Authored Literature
(00:46) The Role of AI in Creative Writing
(02:41) The Echo Chamber: The First AI Written Book
(06:06) Managing the Writing Process with AI
(09:30) AI Master Prompts
(10:51) Character Development and AI's Choices
(13:51) The Human Element in AI Writing
(17:03) Reflections on the Writing Experience
(20:24) The Future of AI in Literature
(24:12) AI Art: What Happens Next?