In this episode, Christina Supe examines how AI is reshaping writing, literacy, and authorship. She opens by highlighting literacy’s longstanding link to power and social mobility, emphasizing that AI tools might disrupt this by enabling “cognitive outsourcing.” This trend could risk intellectual stagnation and perpetuate existing power imbalances by reducing opportunities for critical thinking.

The discussion challenges traditional definitions of a "writer," exploring AI as an agent that creates text and forces us to rethink what qualifies as writing and authorship. Supe raises ethical concerns, particularly about when AI assistance is appropriate. She emphasizes the need for clear distinctions between tasks requiring authentic human input and those that may reasonably involve AI. Copyright laws are evolving to address AI’s role in content ...