The ITALIAN DISPATCH By Eric J Lyman

The ITALIAN DISPATCH By Eric J Lyman

A Ghostwriter’s Lament

Artificial intelligence, ethics, Italy, and the end of critical thought

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Eric J Lyman
May 27, 2025
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The best-paying job I had in college was as a kind of black-market ghostwriter -- meaning I produced custom term papers and other writing assignments for fellow students for a negotiated fee.

It paid much, much more than my main job at The Florida Flambeau, the student-run newspaper, or my role as a sports “stringer” for regional newspapers. And it beat…

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