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

Warner, John

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ISBN 10 : 1541605500 ISBN 13 : 9781541605503

Editeur : Basic Books, 2025

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l?auteur

John Warner is a writer, speaker, and curriculum developer. The former editor of McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, he is the author of the books Why They Can’t Write and The Writer’s Practice. As “the Biblioracle,” Warner is a weekly columnist at the Chicago Tribune and writes the newsletter The Biblioracle Recommends. He is also a strategic adviser for the Frankenstories writing game. He lives in Folly Beach, South Carolina. 

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1541605500
• ISBN 13: 9781541605503
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
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• Personne responsable: non disponible