Toronto Star on "I Write Like" →
“Clearly, I Write Like isn’t an exact science. But the idea that an algorithm can reveal traces of influence in writing has proven wildly popular. It would have been a useful tool back in 1996, when Primary Colors, a novel about the 1992 U.S. presidential election, was published anonymously.
After months of speculation English professor Donald Foster identified journalist Joe Klein as the author through an extensive literary analysis. Klein admitted it was true.
If only he’d held out until 2010, he could have pinned it on Kurt Vonnegut.”
