More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI

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A veteran writing teacher makes a “moving” (Rick Wormeli) argument that writing is a form of thinking and feeling and shows why it can’t be replaced by AI
In the age of artificial intelligence, drafting an essay is as simple as typing a prompt and pressing enter. What does this mean for the art of writing? According to longtime writing teacher John Warner: not very much.
More Than Words argues that generative AI programs like ChatGPT not only can kill the student essay but should, since these assignments don’t challenge students to do the real work of writing. To Warner, writing is thinking—discovering your ideas while trying to capture them on a page—and feeling—grappling with what it fundamentally means to be human. The fact that we ask students to complete so many assignments that a machine could do is a sign that something has gone very wrong with writing instruction. More Than Words calls for us to use AI as an opportunity to reckon with how we work with words—and how all of us should rethink our relationship with writing.

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Basic Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 4, 2025
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1541605500
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1541605503
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.9 x 1.06 x 8.55 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #40,455 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #30 in Rhetoric (Books) #51 in Fiction Writing Reference (Books) #80 in Artificial Intelligence & Semantics
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