Originality in the age of machine-generated text, part 2: Brainrot, peer-review, and the importance of voluntary reading

In this second half of our special double episode of Sustainability Matters, we take a look at the impact of generative AI on academic culture. Should AI tools be used for peer review, grant writing, performance assessments, and the like? What makes “imperfect” human writing still worth defending? And finally, what happens to the value of voluntary reading in a world saturated with autogenerated content?All this and more with Dr. Naomi S. Baron, author of the chapter, “AI and Human Writing: Collaboration or Appropriation?” which is part of The De Gruyter Handbook of Robots in Society and Culture, published by De Gruyter Brill.Guest: Dr. Naomi S. Baron Host: Ramzi Nasir