OP said "why should I be bothered to read what nobody could be bothered to write," which I think is silly, because I enjoy all kinds of things that nobody bothered to create. Things that exist naturally, randomly, or arise through rules or physical laws. Waves on the beach, a fractal, a game of sudoku, a campfire at night.
Until recently, humans were the only source of writing. If you wanted to read something, it had to be something written by a human. Now you can read things that weren't written by a human, just like you can watch or smell or feel things not created by humans. I think that's neat. I don't think it devalues writing, at least not inherently.
OP said "why should I be bothered to read what nobody could be bothered to write," which I think is silly, because I enjoy all kinds of things that nobody bothered to create. Things that exist naturally, randomly, or arise through rules or physical laws. Waves on the beach, a fractal, a game of sudoku, a campfire at night.
Until recently, humans were the only source of writing. If you wanted to read something, it had to be something written by a human. Now you can read things that weren't written by a human, just like you can watch or smell or feel things not created by humans. I think that's neat. I don't think it devalues writing, at least not inherently.