Great commentary. Like the links. Had read references to most of these elsewhere and you have conveniently consolidated them into a single read.
PS: seems we might be of similar ilk. Same jobs. Comparable life stage. Shared opinions (especially regarding recruitment inertia). Both open to work. Slight difference in that I completed my MFA in creative writing a few years ago. Was a long 5-year slog but eventually got there. Totally worth the effort. I wish you well in the adventure ...
Hey Grant, thanks for connecting! Yes, I've read and heard enough about AI recently that it all just kind of coalesced into this post. Chuck Wendig's rant was the critical mass that ultimately set me off.
Same jobs, comparable life stage, shared opinions, open to work, grad school.... if we dig further, I bet we discover some common challenges and connections between all those things, rather than just mere coincidence.
AI is crazy! I've spent a lot of time this year looking into the educational implications and how to respond to them. As of a month or two ago, I had landed on trying to work out plans for teaching kids how to use it responsibly, but given many of the issues that have recently emerged, maybe I'll just stick with challenging kids to be critical thinkers who rely on their own skills and know-how to get things done. I don't know. Maybe I should ask AI?
Great commentary. Like the links. Had read references to most of these elsewhere and you have conveniently consolidated them into a single read.
PS: seems we might be of similar ilk. Same jobs. Comparable life stage. Shared opinions (especially regarding recruitment inertia). Both open to work. Slight difference in that I completed my MFA in creative writing a few years ago. Was a long 5-year slog but eventually got there. Totally worth the effort. I wish you well in the adventure ...
Hey Grant, thanks for connecting! Yes, I've read and heard enough about AI recently that it all just kind of coalesced into this post. Chuck Wendig's rant was the critical mass that ultimately set me off.
Same jobs, comparable life stage, shared opinions, open to work, grad school.... if we dig further, I bet we discover some common challenges and connections between all those things, rather than just mere coincidence.
AI is crazy! I've spent a lot of time this year looking into the educational implications and how to respond to them. As of a month or two ago, I had landed on trying to work out plans for teaching kids how to use it responsibly, but given many of the issues that have recently emerged, maybe I'll just stick with challenging kids to be critical thinkers who rely on their own skills and know-how to get things done. I don't know. Maybe I should ask AI?
I can't imagine being a teacher in this era, at least one who assigns essays or other writing to their students!