10,000 hours of deliberate practice is not enough

In a study of violin students at a conservatory in Berlin in the 1980s.. there was something that almost everyone has subsequently overlooked. “Deliberate practice,” they observed, “is an effortful activity that can be sustained only for a limited time each day.” Practice too little and you never become world-class. Practice too much, though, and you increase the odds of being struck down by injury, draining yourself mentally, or burning out. To succeed, students must “avoid exhaustion” and “limit practice to an amount from which they can completely recover on a daily or weekly basis.” 

Everybody speed-reads through the discussion of sleep and leisure and argues about the 10,000 hours (necessary to become world-class in anything).

This illustrates a blind spot that scientists, scholars, and almost all of us share: a tendency to focus on focused work, to assume that the road to greater creativity is paved by life hacks, propped up by eccentric habits, or smoothed by Adderall or LSD. Those who research world-class performance focus only on what students do in the gym or track or practice room. Everybody focuses on the most obvious, measurable forms of work and tries to make those more effective and more productive. They don’t ask whether there are other ways to improve performance, and improve your life.

This is how we’ve come to believe that world-class performance comes after 10,000 hours of practice. But that’s wrong. It comes after 10,000 hours of deliberate practice, 12,500 hours of deliberate rest, and 30,000 hours of sleep.

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang writing in Nautilus

16 Recent Articles about Using AI

Writing a Good AI Image Prompt Isn't Hard, but You Need These Essential Elements - CNET

Study: How People Use ChatGPT - OpenAI

Here’s what the data says people ask ChatGPT – Washington Post 

How AI Is Changing Search Behaviors – NN/g  

Should AI Nudge You or Tell You What to Do? – Knowledge  

How to use ChatGPT without giving up your data - Washington Post

I Wanted a ‘Team of Rivals’ to Give Me Advice. So I Turned to AI. – Wall Street Journal

Why you should be AI-obsessed – Axios

We tested which AI gave the best answers without making stuff up. One beat ChatGPT. - Washington Post 

21 Ways People Are Using A.I. at Work – New York Times  

Vibe Coding and The Illusion of Progress – Productify

Designing AI tools that support critical thinking – Vaughn Tan

I Tested How Well AI Tools Work for Journalism – Columbia Journalism Review

How America’s seniors are confronting the dizzying world of AI - Washington Post

OpenAI Seems Really Confused About Why People Use ChatGPT – Futurism

If You’re Trying to Get Into AI, This Is What You Need to Do – KD Nuggets

Advice for college students dealing with an AI future

Major in a subject that offers enduring, transferable skills. Believe it or not, that could be the liberal arts. It’s actually quite risky to go to school to learn a trade or a particular skill, because you don’t know what the future holds. You need to try to think about acquiring a skill set that’s going to be future-proof and last you for 45 years of working life. Of course, when faced with enormous uncertainty, many young people take the opposite approach and pursue something with a sure path to immediate employment. The question of the day is how many of those paths AI will soon foreclose. -The Atlantic

Be Bold

In times of stress, be bold and valiant. – Homer

16 Articles about the Business of Running an AI Company

Meta created its own super PAC to politically kneecap its AI rivals – The Verge  

OpenAI to launch ChatGPT for teens with parental controls as company faces scrutiny over safety - CNBC

Tech's data center investments will outlive AI boom - Axios

It Turns Out That Google's AI Is Being Trained by an Army of Poorly Treated Human Grunts – Futurism  

AI Startup Founders Tout a Winning Formula—No Booze, No Sleep, No Fun – Wall Street Journal

Inside the lucrative, surreal, and disturbing world of AI trainers,” - Business Insider 

Anthropic tells US judge it will pay $1.5 billion to settle author class action - CNN

Anthropic blocks sales of AI to Chinese firms - Semafor

FTC Prepares to Question AI Companies Over Impact on Children – Wall Street Journal

Do AI Companies Actually Care About America? – The Atlantic  

Texas attorney general accuses Meta, Character.AI of misleading kids with mental health claims – Tech Crunch 

OpenAI Seems Really Confused About Why People Use ChatGPT - Futurism

A.I. Start-Up Perplexity Offers to Buy Google’s Chrome Browser for $34.5 Billion - New York Times 

Billions Flow to New Hedge Funds Focused on AI-Related Bets - Wall Street Journal 

The first copyright challenge by a major Japanese news publisher against an AI company – Harvard’s Nieman Lab  

How This A.I. Company Collapsed Amid Silicon Valley’s Biggest Boom – New York Times

Happy couples often speak in a "we"

A University of California study showed that couples who use pronouns like "we," "our" and "us" showed less stress and were more positive toward each other. Those found to be less satisfied in their marriages used pronouns like "me," "I" and "you." Happy couples often speak in a "we." As in, "we had a nice time at the party" and "we had a major plumbing problem at the house last week." The idea is that unconsciously they've formed a sense of being a part of a team and life is happening to both of them.  

Rather than waste energy blaming each other they see a problem as something they both need to solve. So they divide tasks, brainstorm, resolve and move forward. LIfe is better when the blame is minimized and the challenge (whatever it may be) is addressed by both people.

M. Gary Neuman writing in the Huffington Post 

Studying AI Writing

Just as young artists learn to paint by copying masterpieces in museums, students might learn to write better by copying good writing. One researcher suggests that students ask ChatGPT to write a sample essay that meets their teacher’s assignment and grading criteria. The next step is key. If students pretend it’s their own piece and submit it, that’s cheating. They’ve also offloaded cognitive work to technology and haven’t learned anything. But the AI essay can be an effective teaching tool, in theory, if students study the arguments, organizational structure, sentence construction and vocabulary before writing a new draft in their own words. -Hechinger Report

AI Tools Fall into Two Buckets: Automation & Collaboration

AI tools can be generally divided into two main buckets: In one bucket, you’ll find automation tools that function as closed systems that do their work without oversight—ATMs and dishwashers. In the second bucket you’ll find collaboration tools, such as chain saws, word processors. Automation and collaboration are not opposites, and are frequently packaged together. Word processors automatically perform text layout and grammar checking even as they provide a blank canvas for writers to express ideas. The transmissions in our cars are fully automatic, while their safety systems collaborate with their human operators to monitor blind spots. In any given application, AI is going to automate or it’s going to collaborate, depending on how we design it and how someone chooses to use it. -David Autor and James Manyika writing in The Atlantic

Pluck the Day!

“Carpe diem,” is taken from Roman poet Horace’s Odes, written over 2,000 years ago. As everyone and their grandmother knows by now, “carpe diem” means “seize the day.” 

But “carpe diem” doesn’t really mean “seize the day.” As Latin scholar Maria S. Marsilio points out, “carpe diem” is a horticultural metaphor that, particularly seen in the context of the poem, is more accurately translated as “plucking the day,” evoking the plucking and gathering of ripening fruits or flowers, enjoying a moment that is rooted in the sensory experience of nature. “Gather ye rose-buds while ye may” is the famed Robert Herrick version.   

Gathering flowers as a metaphor for timely enjoyment is a far gentler, more sensual image than the rather forceful and even violent concept of seizing the moment. We understand the phrase to be, rather than encouraging a deep enjoyment of the present moment, compelling us to snatch at time and consume it before it’s gone, or before we’re gone.

“Seizing” the day brings up images of people taking what they can get, people who can get things done—active, self-reliant individuals who are agents in pursuit of their own happiness, reflected in the #YOLO-infused, instant-gratification-obsessed consumer culture that exhorts us to “Just Do It” by buying products.

Chi Luu writing in Jstor Daily

17 Recent Articles about AI Fakes

When It Comes to Spotting Fake Receipts, It’s A.I. vs. A.I. - New York Times

ChatGPT Fails to Flag Retracted and Problematic Articles – The Scientist 

The rise of A.I. nostalgia bait – New York Times 

AI Generated 'Boring History' Videos Are Flooding YouTube and Drowning Out Real History – 404 Media  

Fake celebrity chatbots sent risqué messages to teens on top AI app – Washington Post  

Almost Every State Has Its Own Deepfakes Law Now - 404 Media 

Cybercriminals Use AI to Create Fake Websites That Look Just Like the Real Thing – Wall Street Journal  

The personhood trap: How AI fakes human personality - ArsTechnica 

'AI slop' videos may be annoying, but they're racking up views — and ad money – NPR

Foreign disinformation enters AI-powered era - Axios 

Wired and Business Insider remove ‘AI-written’ freelance articles – Press Gazette

Does ChatGPT Ignore Article Retractions and Other Reliability Concerns? – Wiley

Image fraud in nuclear medicine research – Springer

AI exposes 1,000+ fake science journals – Science Daily

Can fake faces make AI training more ethical? – Science News

Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources – ArsTechnica

What happens when fake AI celebrities chat with teens - Washington Post

AI Writing Feedback

Students would generally learn more if they wrote a first draft on their own. With some prompting, a chatbot could then provide immediate writing feedback targeted to each students’ needs. In surveys, students with AI feedback said they felt more motivated to rewrite than those who didn’t get feedback. That motivation is critical. Often students aren’t in the mood to rewrite, and without revisions, students can’t become better writers. It’s unclear how many rounds of AI feedback it would take to boost a student’s writing skills more permanently, not just help revise the essay at hand. Studies (have found) that delaying AI a bit, after some initial thinking and drafting, could be a sweet spot in learning. -Hechinger Report

Going Back

I learned ... that one can never go back, that one should not ever try to go back - that the essence of life is going forward. Life is really a one-way street, isn't it? - Agatha Christie (born Sept 15, 1890)

24 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media

 Tue, Sept 16 - Trauma-Informed Communication from a Relational Lens

What: Trauma-informed care has increasingly become a relevant and applicable topic in library settings. How can we be trauma-informed in libraries?

Who: Nisha Mody (she/her) is a certified Liberatory Life Coach, Facilitator, and Writer.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Central NY Library Resources Council

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Wed, Sept 17 - Create Public Speaking Confidence

What: Practical insights and facilitates interactive exercises aimed at helping you discover - and confidently project - your authentic voice.

Who: Award-winning journalist Anila Dhami.

When: 8 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: £5.00 for members, £10.00 for nonmembers.

Sponsor: Woman in Journalism

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Wed, Sept 17 - Turning Crisis into Opportunity: Rethinking Revenue Models for Resilient Media

What: The session draws on new research by Utrecht University and RNW Media on media viability in the era of AI, as well as case studies from Colombia and Nigeria. Media actors, funders, and civil society will come together to spotlight urgent needs, bold solutions, and opportunities for long-term resilience.

Who: Nompilo S., Africa Advocacy & Engagement Lead, IGF DC-Journalism; Lei Ma, Independent Digital Media & AI Expert; Sara Trejos, Co-Founder & Co-Director, Sillon Estudios; David Adeleke, Founder & CEO, Communique_HQ; Bruce Mutsvairo , Professor & Chair of Media, Politics & the Global South, UniUtrecht; Sana Naqvi, Team Lead Impact, RNW_Media.

When: 9:30 am

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsors: Global Democracy Coalition, RNW_Media, Intgovforum DC-Journalism

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Wed, Sept 17 - Disability Narrative Webinar Series

What: The intersection of disability and the legal system during our series on disability narratives.

Who: Scott Bourque, a Navy combat veteran, law student, and former journalist.

When: 11:30 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free to members, $30 to join 

Sponsor: Military Veterans in Journalism

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Wed, Sept 17 - News That Resonates: How Reuters and USA TODAY Network drive Engagement

What: Local news leaders are under pressure to do more with less. As teams stretch to meet growing digital demands, the challenge is producing content that consistently performs across formats, platforms, and audiences. This webinar will explore how Reuters and USA TODAY Network approach that challenge every day. Through real-world examples, we’ll explore the reporting, formats, and storytelling approaches that drive engagement and build trust, offering insights publishers can apply in their own newsrooms.

Who: Alphonse Hardel, managing director, Reuters News Agency; Kristin Roberts, President Gannett Media; Corinne Perkins, North America Editor, Reuters News Agency.

When: 11:30 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Reuters

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Wed, Sept 17 - How to Leverage LinkedIn with AI to Gain More Exposure and Clients in 2025

What: Discover cutting-edge strategies to optimize your LinkedIn presence using AI, attract your ideal clients, and boost engagement like never before.

Who: Joe Apfelbaum CEO, evyAI.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Training Magazine Network

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Wed, Sept 17 - Journalism Faculty Resources for Fundraising and Beyond

What: The CCN has built an extensive library of resources for journalism faculty, from fundraising guidance to classroom assignments. In this panel, we will provide an overview of the free materials that are helping faculty lead their classrooms and run their reporting programs. We will also focus on fundraising strategies and messages that are working right now, with new materials to support your efforts. Bring your ideas, questions and thoughts to this open discussion with

Who: The University of Vermont Center for Community News Director Richard Watts, Managing Director Meg Little Reilly.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: New England Newspaper & Press Association

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Wed, Sept 17 - Introduction to ChatGPT

What: An introduction to ChatGPT designed for beginners; only a free ChatGPT account is required to follow along. Afterward, an OpenAI Solutions engineer will join the OpenAI Academy team for a live Q&A to answer your questions.

Who: Lois Newman Customer Enablement, OpenAI; Lauren Oliphant Solutions Engineer, OpenAI.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Wed, Sept 17 - Build and Scale Communication Skills With AI-Powered Role-Play

What: A conversation on the critical role of practice in training. We’ll explore how AI-powered role-play builds confidence, sharpens skills and prepares employees to perform when it matters most. 

Who: Micah Eppler, account executive at ELB Learning; Andreas “Dre” Simanowski, senior director of product development for Rehearsal.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Elb Learning

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Wed, Sept 17 - AI Toolkit for Nonprofits: Strategies and Tools to Fundraise Smarter

What: We’ll break down a clear strategy for choosing and piloting AI, spotlights the ethical guardrails every nonprofit must respect, and hands you field-tested prompts you can copy straight into ChatGPT for prospect research, donor welcome journeys, and lapsed-donor wins.

Who: Nathan Chappell, Chief AI Officer at Virtuous.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Nonprofit Tech for Good

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Wed, Sept 17 - Solutions Journalism for Beat Reporters: From Introduction to Implementation (Part 2)

What: How to integrate solutions journalism into your beat or newsroom.

Who: Megan Banta, Salt Lake Tribune; Jenna Dennison, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Jaisal Noor, Solutions Journalism Network.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Solutions Journalism Network

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Wed, Sept 17 - Responsible Natural Language Processing for Researchers, Clinicians, and Patients

What: This talk will discuss open challenges, opportunities and solutions for NLP to accelerate clinical discovery for researchers, streamline workflows at the point-of-care for physicians, and improve the accessibility of health information for patients.  

Who: Monica Agrawal, PhD Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University.

When: 4 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Duke University

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Wed, Sept 17 - AI Literacy for Young Learners

What: Learning sciences research on designing AI literacy activities with and for elementary and middle-school aged children that integrate social, ethical, and ideological dimensions. The research findings support how engaging young students in recognizing, critiquing, reimagining, and building AI technologies facilitates their development of sociocritical AI literacies.

Who: Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens, Assistant Professor of Human-Centered Learning Technologies, Teaching and Learning, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University.

When: 4 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Media Education Lab

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Thu, Sept 18 - How to Use AI for Cross-Border Publishing Success

What: Learn: How AI adapts tone, context, and cultural nuance. Efficiency at scale: Automate localization without losing brand voice. Real-world case studies: Ringier’s AI-driven growth strategies.

Who: Ezra Eeman, WAN-IFRA AI Expert; Sandro Inguscio, Chief Digital Officer Ringier Medien Schweiz

When: 6:30 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: World Association of News Publishers

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Thu, Sept 18 - Geopolitics & Journalism

What: A look at how geopolitics shapes the arts and humanities, and how they in turn shape geopolitics. This webinar will explore how journalists shape public understanding of geopolitical conflicts – and how geopolitics in turn shapes journalism. We will look at the challenges of reporting from conflict zones, the politics of information, and the role of media in framing global events, touching on issues such as access, bias, credibility, risk, and the responsibilities of the press in an increasingly polarised world.

Who: Jeremy Adelman is the Director of the Global History Lab at the University of Cambridge and the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History Emeritus at Princeton University; Mary Hockaday is the Master of Trinity Hall, where she studied English as an undergraduate; Roger Mosey is the Master of Selwyn College and a Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge; Elvira Tamus, PhD Candidate at the Cambridge History Faculty and Research Assistant at the Centre for Geopolitics.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: University of Cambridge

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Thu, Sept 18 - Improving Trust in Local News Among Younger News Consumers

What: The results of a fact-finding research project on trust in local news, hear directly from local news consumers, and get advice on the specific actions you can take every day to help build trust back up in your newsrooms.

Who: Pat Maday, Frank N. Magid Associates, after more than 16 years in broadcasting.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Radio Television Digital News Association

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Thu, Sept 18 - Beat Academy: The States, Trump and Democracy

What: In this webinar, you can master the tools to connect Washington decisions to local stories — essential coverage as the 2026 elections approach.

Who: Jon Greenberg, a faculty member at Poynter focused on boosting the impact of state and local journalism.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Poynter Institute

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Thu, Sept 18 - Navigating Career Uncertainty: Guidance for Journalists

What: A frank discussion of the limitations of linear models for career success in today's working world. We'll cover strategies for recognizing and responding to burnout, examine how to define progress, and hear advice from news professionals who have navigated being laid off, building skills to take on new roles and selling their career stories to hiring managers. You'll leave with a fresh framework for considering your own career journey so far and figuring out where you could head next.   

Who: Bridget Thoreson is the creator of MyCareerRiver.com.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: $35

Sponsor: iMedia Campus

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Thu, Sept 18 - Empowering Investigative Reporting with Solutions Journalism

What: xx Dive into how solutions journalism and investigative reporting go hand-in-hand.

Who: Tina Rosenberg, SJN's co-founder; Deborah Douglas, director of the Midwest Solutions Journalism Hub at Northwestern University Medill School; Grace Hauck, an investigative reporter at Illinois Answers Project.   

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Illinois Answers Project

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Thu, Sept 18 - How Metrics Can Guide Reporting and Revenue

What: This session would showcase how to use audience data to make smart editorial and business decisions. We’ll show how local editors and publishers can leverage data tools to boost engagement, improve coverage, and increase advertiser ROI.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Local Media Association

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Thu, Sept 18 - How to Build an AI Chatbot in Your Course

What: We’ll dive into practical ways to use AI to build role-play simulations, assess open-text responses, and deliver real-time, actionable feedback that drives better learning outcomes.

Who: Garima Gupta, Founder & CEO, Artha Learning Inc.

When: 3 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Open Sesame

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Thu, Sept 18 - Taking the Lede: How advocates can shape news coverage of the criminal legal system

What: This webinar will help advocacy organizations hone their media strategies and get attention on critical issues. Panelists Wanda Bertram of the Prison Policy Initiative and Hannah Riley of the Center for Just Journalism will provide guidance on how small organizations can make the most of their limited resources and staff capacity.

Who: Wanda Bertram of the Prison Policy Initiative; Hannah Riley of the Center for Just Journalism.

When: 3 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsors: Prison Policy Initiative; The Center for Just Journalism

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Fri, Sept 19 - Reporting from the Intersection: When Identity and Beat Collide

What: An honest conversation with reporters and editors who will share best practices for navigating these dual roles with integrity, empathy, and rigor. Learn how lived experience can inform reporting while upholding the highest standards of journalistic ethics and impact.

Who: Drew Costley, New Orleans-based freelance journalist and editor; Denny Agassi, freelance journalist focused on LGBTQ+ rights; Annabel Rocha, Chicago-based freelance journalist covering reproductive rights; Ruxandra Guidi, Arizona-based independent journalist, creator of the podcast Happy Forgetting; Adam Rhodes, IRE training director, freelance journalist, TJA board member emeritus.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Institute for Independent Journalists

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14 Articles about AI & the Creative Arts

Powell’s Books facing criticism after merchandise created with help of AI – KPTV

Anthropic tells US judge it will pay $1.5 billion to settle author class action – CNN

AI has passed the aesthetic Turing Test − and it’s changing our relationship with art – The Conversation

'AI slop' videos may be annoying, but they're racking up views — and ad money – NPR

Want to take better photos? Google thinks AI is the answer. – Washington Post  

Google's generative AI filmmaking program Flow has over 100 million AI videos in the program - CNET 

Madison Avenue Is Starting to Love A.I. – New York Times

Voiceover Artists Weigh the 'Faustian Bargain' of Lending Their Talents to AI – 404 Media

The 17 Best AI Movies To Make You Dread What’s Coming In 2026 – Thought Catalogue

An Opera Takes A.I., Pronatalism and Hustle Culture to Space - New York Times

AI guzzled millions of books without permission. Authors are fighting back. - Washington Post

US authors suing Anthropic can band together in copyright class action, judge rules – Reuters

AI-generated music is going viral. Should the music industry be worried? – CNBC 

Designers: We’ll all be design engineers in a year – UX Design

The AI Motivational Issue

Students who use AI tools to complete assignments tend to do better on homework—but worse on tests. They’re getting the right answers, but they’re not learning. The findings suggest that simply believing information came from an LLM makes people learn less. It is like they think the system is smarter than them, so they stop trying. That’s a motivational issue, not just a cognitive one. AI doesn’t have to make us passive. But right now, that’s how people are using it. -Wall Street Journal

a Well-Meaning Lie?

When caught lying (paternalistically or otherwise), people often defend themselves by saying they lied to protect the other person. But before lying to protect someone’s interests or feelings, ask yourself not only whether you are lying to protect them, but also whether that person would believe your lie was well-intended if they found out. In several studies, we found that people were not likely to believe paternalistic lies were well-intended, and reacted poorly to these lies even when the liar communicated good intentions. However, people were more likely to believe that paternalistic lies were well-intended when they were told by people who knew them well or had reputations as helpful, kind people.  

Even though paternalistic lies are often well-intentioned, if uncovered, they will usually backfire. Lying may be helpful when there is no ambiguity about the resulting benefits for those on the receiving end. But in most other circumstances, honesty is the best policy.    

Adam Eric Greenberg, Emma E. Levine, Matthew Lupoli writing in the Harvard Business Review 

Good Friction

I’m personally excited about AI and think it can improve our lives in a lot of ways. But at the same time I’m trying to be mindful of secondary effects and unintended consequences. Sometimes the friction and inconvenience is where the good stuff happens. Gotta be very careful removing it. I’m personally trying to be mindful about keeping good friction around. -Geoffrey Litt

AI Definitions: Digital Twins

Digital Twins – Digital twin technology is about replicating something physical in a virtual environment. The twin might be a copy of our physiologies, personalities or the objects around us, such as a video avatar of a person or a statistical model of a complex phenomenon (like earth or weather). The models update automatically as new data becomes available and excels best at statistics-heavy applications. For instance, by analyzing large quantities of health data, it can provide more personalized treatments for a patient. Similar to synthetic users, digital twins is more about specific individuals than group-level descriptors. Digital twins raise serious ethical questions related to consent, misrepresentation and biases in data.

More AI definitions here

Breaking Through The Wall

The squeegee of window washer Jan Demczur is in the Smithsonian. His determination and willingness to use what was handy on the morning of September 11, 2001, put it there.

The Polish immigrant was riding in a north tower World Trade Center elevator when a hijacked plane hit the building. The elevator came to a stop on the 50th floor. That's when Demczur and other stranded workers pried open the door, revealing a solid wall.

Rather than give up, Demczur used his brass squeegee handle to hack away at it. He eventually broke through the wall and led the group to safety just moments before the tower fell.

Got a wall to break through in your life? There's probably a tool at your disposal. Work with what you've got and refuse to give up.

Stephen Goforth

20 Articles about AI & Writing

A researcher’s view on using AI to become a better writer – Hechinger Report  

GEO for PR - MuchRack 

The AI cheating panic is missing the point - The Washington Post  

What counts as plagiarism? AI-generated papers pose new risks – Nature

AI Writing Disclosures Are a Joke. Here’s How to Improve Them. – Chronicle of Higher Ed

Meet the early-adopter judges using AI – MIT Tech Review

One-fifth of computer science papers may include AI content – Science.org  

Students Are Using ChatGPT to Write Their Personal Essays Now – Chronicle of Higher Ed 

Wikipedia Editors Adopt ‘Speedy Deletion’ Policy for AI Slop Articles – 404 Media

The rise of AI tools that write about you when you die – Washington Post

Springer Nature launches new tool to spot awkward, tortured phrases – Chemistry World 

The Biggest Signs That AI Wrote a Paper, According to a Professor - Gizmodo

AI is flattening language — and redistributing power – UX Design

I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students. – New York Times

ChatGPT Is Changing the Words We Use in Conversation – Scientific American

I am no longer chairing defenses or joining committees where students use generative AI for their writing – Stat Modeling

454 Hints That a Chatbot Wrote Part of a Biomedical Researcher’s Paper – New  York Times

Duke Just Introduced An Essay Question About AI—Here’s How To Tackle It - Forbes

AI Writing Disclosures Are a Joke. Here’s How to Improve Them. - Chronicle of Higher Ed 

I Tested Three AI Essay-Writing Tools, and Here’s What I Found – Life Hacker