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EPISODE · Mar 13, 2026 · 17 MIN

The Flesh Made Word

from "Listening to the Essence of Things": The quest for meaning in dark times · host Tina Beattie

A reflection on the dehumanising effect of AI on language: To resist becoming a robotic slave of technology is, for a writer, to lay words down on the page the way one might create a rugged path through a forest by fitting together random pieces of ill-shapen wood and stone, so that life’s lost wanderers might discern a path towards meaning amidst the lostness. Get full access to "'Listening to the Essence of Things': Musings on Life" at tinabeattie.substack.com/subscribe

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A reflection on the dehumanising effect of AI on language: To resist becoming a robotic slave of technology is, for a writer, to lay words down on the page the way one might create a rugged path through a forest by fitting together random pieces of...

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