Ian Leslie
British writer on human behaviour; author of Born Liars, Curious, Conflicted and John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs; writes the newsletter The Ruffian.
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AI-generated opinion pieces are either nervously attention-grabbing or blandly anonymous.
Their wordsAI-generated pieces are either nervously attention-grabbing or, like this one, blandly anonymous.
↗Why I Don’t Believe In Centaursian-leslie.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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While the rules on AI in higher education are unsettled, everyone should be cut a little slack.
Their wordsRules and norms are not clear or settled; perhaps everyone should be cut a little slack until they are.
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Their wordsWriting and thinking are deeply intertwined. If AI is used heavily in the drafting stage, or even in the brainstorming stage, then the author can’t really claim the finished piece as their own.
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A satisfying public debate should have a little spice, emotional charge and even irrationality.
Their wordsMore generally, a satisfying public debate should have a little spice, some electrical charge, even a little irrationality.
↗How Civil Should a Disagreement Be?ian-leslie.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Debaters who hide all emotion behind a smooth veneer of civility seem remote and hard to trust.
Their wordsDebaters who hide all unruly emotion behind a smooth veneer of civility can seem remote and inscrutable, and difficult to trust.
↗How Civil Should a Disagreement Be?ian-leslie.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsEmotion can be the enemy of clear thinking, but it can also be its friend.
↗How Civil Should a Disagreement Be?ian-leslie.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
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