Reality Wins: Young Writers Deliver a Clear Message on the Age of AI
The cover story for the October 2025 edition of Hinterland Times celebrates the results of the HT Young Writer of the Year Award with the headline: "Reality is the Winner! Young writers send clear message about AI." The contest challenged local youth with the theme 'AI or Reality,' and the entries showed a decisive majority warning against the loss of human connection and emotion to artificial intelligence. Winner Peppa Hammat's story, "Echoes," exemplified this message by showing how AI's perfection cannot replicate the beautiful imperfections of reality. The feature includes the complete winning and runner-up stories, offering powerful perspectives on humanity's future in the age of AI.
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