![]() ![]() The flat, conventional feel that characterizes most AI-generated writing stems from the predictive nature of the algorithm. But even AI enthusiasts tend to advise students to maintain authorial control by editing any AI-generated output for accuracy, style and sophistication. Others, recognizing that AI tools will characterize the working world into which students will graduate, are beginning to allow their use in constrained ways, framing them as automated writing tutors or advanced grammar-checking tools. The program produces highly competent prose that usually passes as human-generated, but so far, the quality of its writing - beyond the novelty of being authored by an algorithm - is mostly unremarkable.Īt the University of California, Los Angeles, where I teach writing, the common sentiment among faculty is: “Sure, ChatGPT can write - but it can’t write well.” Some professors caution students against using the tool by appealing to their egos: “You could use AI to cheat on your essay, but do you really want a C+?” But while it can clearly optimize the time and effort of writing, ChatGPT cannot necessarily optimize writing quality. Generative AI tools like ChatGPT offer the seductive possibility that we can optimize this laborious process. For many of us, writing feels like one of the most burdensome activities we can do. ![]() The work requires long stretches of intense focus and undivided attention, and doing it well usually involves a prolonged process of revision. Writing can feel so daunting that we’ve invented the term writer’s block to describe the unique sensation of its challenge, and we debate whether the ability to write well is learned or simply innate. ![]() Laura Hartenberger is a writer and lecturer for the University of California, Los Angeles Writing Programs.Īs soon as I sit down to write, I feel compelled to scrub my bathtub and reorganize my filing cabinet - the most tedious chores suddenly become more appealing than the task at hand. ![]()
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