Thoughtful and provocative as usual, Chuck. And Marianela's quote is so true -- "Any writer knows that you rarely make the thing you intended to." The "cheat" of ChatGPT is the cheating of oneself (not the beleaguered instructor), of the joy of discovery, of the process of thinking and creating while writing. Those sneaky Eureka moments! There's also the old-fashioned satisfaction of a hard job well done. I recall a former English prof of mine smiling when he said, "I don't enjoy writing -- I enjoy having written." I'll take that.
Thoughtful and provocative as usual, Chuck. And Marianela's quote is so true -- "Any writer knows that you rarely make the thing you intended to." The "cheat" of ChatGPT is the cheating of oneself (not the beleaguered instructor), of the joy of discovery, of the process of thinking and creating while writing. Those sneaky Eureka moments! There's also the old-fashioned satisfaction of a hard job well done. I recall a former English prof of mine smiling when he said, "I don't enjoy writing -- I enjoy having written." I'll take that.
Top-flight transition from Is It Cake to Umberto Eco here 👌