I’m teaching four writing classes this semester and on our first day we talked about the use of AI. I gave them Brett Stephens’ recent op-ed from The New York Times, where he implores people not to use AI in their writing at all. I asked the students how they felt about the piece. Things they brought up that are at risk: authenticity, integrity, honesty, professionalism, passion, humanity, connection, soul. Atrophy of the mind and creative agency. So much more. They also reco