{"product_id":"more-than-words-how-to-think-about-writing-in-the-age-of-ai-9781541605503","title":"More Than Words: How to Think about Writing in the Age of AI","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA veteran writing teacher makes a \"moving\" (Rick Wormeli) argument that writing is a form of thinking and feeling and shows why it can't be replaced by AI\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the age of artificial intelligence, drafting an essay is as simple as typing a prompt and pressing enter. What does this mean for the art of writing? According to longtime writing teacher John Warner: not very much. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore Than Words \u003c\/i\u003eargues that generative AI programs like ChatGPT not only \u003ci\u003ecan \u003c\/i\u003ekill the student essay but \u003ci\u003eshould\u003c\/i\u003e, since these assignments don't challenge students to do the real work of writing. To Warner, writing is thinking--discovering your ideas while trying to capture them on a page--and feeling--grappling with what it fundamentally means to be human. The fact that we ask students to complete so many assignments that a machine could do is a sign that something has gone very wrong with writing instruction. \u003ci\u003eMore Than Words\u003c\/i\u003e calls for us to use AI as an opportunity to reckon with how we work with words--and how all of us should rethink our relationship with writing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Warner\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, speaker, researcher, and consultant. The former editor of \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's Internet Tendency\u003c\/i\u003e, he is the author of the books \u003ci\u003eWhy They Can't Write\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Writer's Practice\u003c\/i\u003e. As \"the Biblioracle,\" Warner is a weekly columnist at the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e and writes the newsletter \u003ci\u003eThe Biblioracle Recommends\u003c\/i\u003e. He is affiliate faculty at the College of Charleston and lives in Folly Beach, South Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51187278610706,"sku":"9781541605503","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7db888ce-4fdb-44aa-9c73-5da65e55a768.jpg?v=1744639848","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/more-than-words-how-to-think-about-writing-in-the-age-of-ai-9781541605503","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}