AI and writing / Sidney I. Dobrin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dobrin, Sidney I., 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authorship--Technological innovations.

Authorship.

Writing--Automation.

Writing.

Artificial intelligence.

artificial intelligence.

Physical Description:

xiii, 128 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Artificial intelligence and writing

Place of Publication:

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada : Broadview Press, [2023]

Summary:

Provides is an introduction to Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and its emergent role as a tool for academic, professional, civic, and personal writing. Dobrin examines GenAI from two perspectives: the conceptual and the applied. The conceptual approach addresses the function of GenAI and the ramifications of its use as a writing tool-- especially the ethical, social, and material issues it raises. The applied approach offers guidance to assist readers in using GenAI responsibly and authentically. -- From publisher's description.

Contents:

Part one. Understanding Generative AI. Change: Introducing GenAI ; Automated writing: it's not really new ; History of writing technologies and cultural panic ; Conceptual and applied AI ; Human-machine collaboration ; So what? ; Users aren't losers

Generative AI: AI's origins ; The new AI ; Generative Artificial Intelligence ; How Generative AI works ; Hallucinations

Integrity: Academic integrity ; Plagiarism ; Show your work ; Citation

Part two. Opportunities and applications. Writing with GenAI: Invention and prewriting ; Research ; Drafting ; Revising ; Editing and proofreading ; Climbing Mount Everest

Prompts: Writing effective prompts ; Refining prompts

Visuals: Visual rhetoric and GenAI ; From words to images ; Visuals and hallucinations ; Visuals and ethics

Contexts of use: Academic contexts ; Professional contexts ; Civic contexts ; Personal contexts

Career readiness: Skills for developing and applying GenAI

Skills that benefit from GenAI Part three. Challenges. Bias: Algorithmic bias ; Exclusionary bias ; Equitable bias

Materiality: Points of material impact ; The cradle: extraction ; The grave: disposal and e-waste.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-121) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Dobrin, Sidney I., 1967- AI and writing.

ISBN:

1554816513

9781554816514

OCLC:

1378101709