From the author of The Future of Truth on the fact that his book had ai-generated fake quotations in it. arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/a...
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AI put "synthetic quotes" in his book. But this author wants to keep using it. - Ars Technica arstechnica.com
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Striking claim ("I can't imagine life without one") in a Wirecutter article that is actually quite lukewarm on what agents can and can't do. This now seems very common-a kind of "AI is changing everything but not actually this thing" statement. www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
venturebeat.com/ai/the-straw...
Apparently not an "AI columnist" but an "AI who is a columnist" www.newbostonpost.com/author/abiga...
Now that the semester is over, everyone has time to write for TIW, and we have some great pieces coming up, starting today: Jennifer Trainor writes about what students want from AI and what they learned when they asked ChatGPT for a "glow up." theimportantwork.substack.com/p/w…
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Hear a lot that AI can be used to enhance learning rather than outsource but every day I get emails like this (subject:"Turn big ideas into A work") offering me 50% off Grammarly to generate my work with AI, check it to see if it sounds like AI, then rewrite it with AI to not sound like AI.
Google AI overview: It's like a page from a deranged children's book
Looking for favorite short stories that are in some way about AI and humans for a potential new assignment for my students. Please share suggestions.