Writing and learning with AI is the typewriter, the word processor, the encyclopedia, and the almanac rolled into one. Seeing it as something scarier than that is just fear of new tools and new paradigms. Again. It is not surprise that we’re seeing so much writing about concerns—writers are the ones who are directly challenged. Just as electrical engineers were challenged by software abstracting out hardware.
Some will say not all abstraction layers are created equally. Not all tools are “harmless”. And they would conclude if they believe that about AI that AI needs more scrutiny sooner and that we should slow down before we understand. The challenge is the future doesn’t just wait around for everyone to come to a consensus. It arrives with new tools in hand. That’s what happened in 1984 when Macintosh arrived. That’s what is happening with AI.
AI is here. It’s already happening.
