More Than Words: How To Think About Writing In The Age Of Ai

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 long-time writing teacher John Warner: not very much. In More Than Words, Warner 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.

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About the Author:

John Warner is a writer, speaker, researcher, and consultant. The former editor of McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, he is the author of the books Why They Can’t Write and The Writer’s Practice. As “the Biblioracle,” Warner is a weekly columnist at the Chicago Tribune and writes the newsletter The Biblioracle Recommends. He is affiliate faculty at the College of Charleston and lives in Folly Beach, South Carolina.

About the Moderator:

Erin Bartram, PhD is the Associate Director for Education at The Mark Twain House & Museum. She earned a PhD in 2015 from the University of Connecticut, where she studied 19th century United States history with a focus on women, religion, and ideas. She is also founder and editor at Contingent Magazine.