This chapter is an excerpt from our longer conversation with Robin Sloan. Robin is a scifi writer, social observer and dedicated AI enthusiast. He’s been bootstrapping his way into some fascinating co-writing experiments with the machine. Since we’ve been talking about writing as “a craft”, the challenge to improve your craft was defined in a few ways. Now, as Robin Sloan is describing, machine learning, the tools and the ways you have to stretch as a writer and collaborator have changed the game, p