Tag: AI-supported writing
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Revising AI-generated text leads to better outputs
The real advantage for knowledge workers using AI comes from using it as a writing partner – or more accurately – a thinking partner. And this is the value of working with AI; it can help get us out of our own heads.
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Writing with AI isn’t a binary proposition
We need to start developing a sense of taste for when to lean heavily on AI for content generation, and when we want to engage with it on a spectrum with either more, or less, AI-generated input.
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AI-supported writing is a validity issue, not a morality issue
Moving beyond debates about ethics and style, this post reframes AI writing in academia as a validity issue. When students use AI for writing, the key question becomes whether we can still make valid assessments of their skills and understanding. This practical framework helps educators determine where AI support helps or hinders educational goals.
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AI-supported writing and confusing style with purpose
Moving beyond debates about AI writing’s “human element,” this post explores how writing purpose should guide AI usage. From technical documentation to personal reflections, understanding the intended purpose of writing helps determine when AI support is appropriate. The post introduces a practical suggestion for evaluating AI writing through purpose rather than style.
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AI-supported writing can be whatever you want it to be
I wanted to challenge the idea that AI-generated writing is inherently sterile, so argued that the quality of AI writing largely depends on how we interact with it. Through better prompts, iterative feedback, and personal editing, writers can create AI-supported content that maintains human qualities while leveraging generative AI’s capabilities.
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Hybrid writing is becoming the norm
Sarah Eaton has envisaged a “post-plagiarism era where we can’t know where the human ends and AI begins” – one in which hybrid outputs are the norm. To accept that, we must acknowledge the ways in which artificial intelligence might change the ways we understand concepts like cheating, and what constitutes good learning. Eva Alcock.…
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Claude, help me draft the outline of my academic paper
My last 2 posts have dealt with 1) the use of Claude to complete a peer review, and 2) how journals could include this process in their workflow. It follows that authors should be using LLMs as well. There are the obvious use cases; rephrasing passages, summarising, expanding, correcting, and so on. However, I think…