The New York Times

How A.I. Killed Student Writing (and Revived It)

High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of artificial intelligence. Credit...Video by Lauren Lancaster For The New ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard College Adds Required AI Module to Expository Writing Curriculum

All Harvard College freshmen enrolled in expository writing courses were required to complete a three-part training module on artificial intelligence this semester, the first time the training has ...
New York Magazine

The People Falsely Accused of Using AI

When Jared Hewitt’s co-worker claimed last winter that Hewitt used AI to write an incident report, she did it publicly. “And I work at a day care, so she was berating me in front of children,” he says ...
BroadwayWorld

Richard Vetere's POET ON A STRING to Play Off-Broadway at The ATA

American Theatre of Actors will present Poety on a String, a historical drama by Richard Vetere set in 1939, exploring the clash between literature and cinema. Directed by Amber Brookes, the ...
NBC News

Using AI makes writing more bland, study finds

Does money lead to happiness? Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Researchers from a coalition of West Coast universities were curious ...
Inside Higher Ed

Writing Faculty Push for the Right to Refuse AI

The world’s largest professional organization of writing educators disagrees with the notion that the rise of generative artificial intelligence in the classroom is unavoidable. Earlier this month, ...
CNN

Symbols found carved into 40,000-year-old artifacts may be precursor to writing

Symbols and markings carved into tools and figurines by Stone Age humans over 40,000 years ago could be an ancient precursor to writing, according to a new analysis. The marks, found on 260 artifacts ...
The New York Times

Is A.I. Changing the Way You Teach Writing? Tell Us.

We want to hear from high school teachers and college professors who assign writing. By Dana Goldstein For decades, American students have struggled to produce one dominant form of academic writing: a ...
Deadline.com

Comedy Producer Joke Zero Expands Into Distribution, Sets Isabel Hagen’s Tribeca Prize-Winner ‘On A String’ As First Release

EXCLUSIVE: Joke Zero, a recently launched, comedy-focused production company founded by filmmaker Brandon Tamburri, has announced its expansion into all rights distribution with its first acquisition: ...
University of California

How writing rewires your brain to face everyday challenges

Written words can do more than communicate. They can also unlock the writer’s ability to process distress, identify hurtful feelings and take control of personal conflict. Emily Johnston, a writing ...
CNBC

Neuroscientist shares her psychology-backed strategy for achieving big goals: 'All sorts of people' should try it

Writing down your goals in great detail, including in a letter to yourself, might feel a bit awkward, but it's a practice that's worked for many successful people — and neuroscience supports it. "I ...