Choosing to Stay Human means choosing when and how to use AI
The article discusses the implications of using AI in writing and education. It highlights the importance of balancing AI assistance with human effort to foster genuine learning and personal development. The author emphasizes that while AI can be a useful tool, relying on it without critical thinking can undermine essential skills.
- ▪AI-generated content is increasingly prevalent in social media, academic papers, and other forms of writing.
- ▪Using AI as a default can hinder the development of personal writing styles and critical thinking skills.
- ▪Research shows that while AI can assist learning, it can also shortcut the effort needed for true understanding.
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Choosing to Stay Human...means choosing when and how to use AI.Ethan MollickMay 26, 20265754842ShareIf you go to your favorite social media site, you will find it full of posts that start to look suspiciously similar to each other:Many of the comments to these posts are also generated by AI. So are an increasing number of academic papers and New York Times opinion articles, and, apparently, award-winning short stories. If you use AI a lot, you probably have noticed how much AI writing is around you (frequent AI users have historically done quite well identifying AI writing), if not, I promise you it is much more than you think.
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