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Weronika Wojtak, PhD's avatar

Really interesting take comparing yourself as a ghostwriter to a primitive version of AI. When working with AI (and wondering if we're using it mindfully), I think it's helpful to ask ourselves: would we be okay with a colleague doing this for us? So it's fine for help, guidance, or corrections, but maybe not okay if it does all the work. I think the big problem is when people try to use AI for things they never learned themselves - like writing. Not only are we declining our cognitive skills, but the result isn't even that useful if we can't evaluate it critically (since we never learned the skill in the first place). Thanks for the thought-provoking article!

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G Cognoli's avatar

Besides the fact that we're all screwed, really appreciated the historical parallel, which shows how quickly it's all accelerating. Though don’t know what’s shocked me more: the photo of you from back then, or the fact the Florida Flambeau digitised its publications from 1915 onwards (and that a publication with a name like THAT exists at all ;).

I was not shocked at all by your criminal activities.

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