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An AI Reckoning for the Humanities

An AI Reckoning for the Humanities
A good humanities curriculum produces graduates with good judgment and taste, historical knowledge and critical acumen, which come from long hours of reading and writing. skynesher/Getty Images
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The humanities have faced severe challenges in recent years—declining majors, identity politics, lowered standards—but none of them comes close to the dangers posed by artificial intelligence. My colleagues in the classroom don’t know what to do. Stop assigning research papers? Ban screens in class? Bring back blue books? Oral exams at the end of the term?

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Mark Bauerlein
Mark Bauerlein
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Mark Bauerlein is an emeritus professor of English at Emory University. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, the TLS, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.