When AI writes your email, who is the author

A closer look

If an AI drafts your message, does the credit belong to you—or to the code that strung the letters together? The answer rests in a surprising middle ground: the machine may supply the words, but intention still belongs to the human directing it. Think of it like a ghostwriter who can’t feel, dream, or truly mean anything—its sentences spring from patterns, not purpose. What gives authorship weight is the human spark of choice: deciding what to send, what to keep, and what to erase. The words may be machine-spun, but the responsibility—and meaning—remains rooted in you.