Seth Rogen: AI Writers Should Quit Now

Seth Rogen isn’t mincing words about the state of AI-generated writing, and honestly, his take cuts deeper than just dismissing a trend. In a recent interview with Brut, the actor and writer made it crystal clear: if your instinct as a writer is to lean on ChatGPT or any other AI tool to do the heavy lifting, you’ve fundamentally misunderstood what writing actually is.

His reasoning? Most of the AI content flooding the internet right now is, well, not fit to print. Rogen calls it“stupid dog s***,”and he’s not wrong if you’ve scrolled through any AI-generated text lately. But here’s where his argument gets interesting—it’s not just about quality. It’s about identity. For Rogen, the *process* matters as much as the finished product. A real writer should actually love the process, love the struggle, love the blank page staring back at them daring them to fill it with something worth reading.

This isn’t Rogen standing alone. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently took a stand too, announcing that AI-generated actors and screenplays won’t be eligible for Oscar consideration. That’s a pretty clear institutional signal about where the line gets drawn. But not everyone’s on board with that gatekeeping. Tyler Perry said back in 2024 he’d consider using AI for filmmaking, and Reese Witherspoon recently told people to get on the AI train before it leaves the station.

So we’ve got a genuine industry split forming. On one side, you’ve got artists like Rogen who view AI as a shortcut that disqualifies you from the trade. On the other, you’ve got folks who see it as just another tool in the toolbox—like Photoshop or a word processor. The difference? Those tools amplify what you already know how to do. AI writing tools promise to replace the thinking altogether. Maybe that’s the real issue Rogen’s hinting at. If you don’t love the work, why are you trying to do it in the first place?