I'm reading a lot about this now (I have time in retirement). I want to distinguish between generative AI and AI that might be used for medical purposes, although I am not sure I trust that so much, knowing the flaws of generative AI and not knowing the technical and technological differences. I am working on at least one podcast about it. A friend is going to help with some positives. I see very few, except for brainstorming and possible time saving (only if you just accept what it puts out without any proofreading, editing, or critical thinking). A couple of thoughts: From this morning's Dispatch (the Jonah Goldberg/Steve Hayes project, which has done very well in my opinion.) As students increasingly outsource writing to artificial intelligence, the consequences may extend well beyond academic integrity. Writing for Engelsberg Ideas , Aaron MacLean argued that AI poses an urgent and profound danger to human reasoning . “An old professor of mine, in my fr...
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