Would you read this book if a computer wrote it? Would you even
know? And why would it matter? Today's eerily impressive artificial
intelligence writing tools present us with a crucial challenge: As
writers, do we unthinkingly adopt AI's time-saving advantages or do
we stop to weigh what we gain and lose when heeding its siren call?
To understand how AI is redefining what it means to write and
think, linguist and educator Naomi S. Baron leads us on a journey
connecting the dots between human literacy and today's technology.
From nineteenth-century lessons in composition, to mathematician
Alan Turing's work creating a machine for deciphering war-time
messages, to contemporary engines like ChatGPT, Baron gives readers
a spirited overview of the emergence of both literacy and AI, and a
glimpse of their possible future. As the technology becomes
increasingly sophisticated and fluent, it's tempting to take the
easy way out and let AI do the work for us. Baron cautions that
such efficiency isn't always in our interest. As AI plies us with
suggestions or full-blown text, we risk losing not just our
technical skills but the power of writing as a springboard for
personal reflection and unique expression. Funny, informed, and
conversational, Who Wrote This? urges us as individuals and as
communities to make conscious choices about the extent to which we
collaborate with AI. The technology is here to stay. Baron shows us
how to work with AI and how to spot where it risks diminishing the
valuable cognitive and social benefits of being literate.
General
| Imprint: |
Stanford University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Naomi S. Baron
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
344 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5036-3322-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-5036-3322-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781503633223 |
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