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Unease and the Future of Writing

On December 9, 2025 By rodericktmacdonaldIn Updates, WritingLeave a comment

Hello, my friends and the occasional relative! My collage assembly plus extras has gained some momentum, so I am making good progress. There has in the process of doing this work been an ever-growing sense of unease. I’ve come to a conclusion or two about where it was coming from, and what to do about …

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A Second Rant About Writing and AI

On January 10, 2023January 11, 2023 By rodericktmacdonaldIn Advice, WritingLeave a comment

Hello my friends and occasional relative. I submit a new rant, which, upon reflection, I possibly should have written in meter. But I didn't, because how easy would it be to train an AI tool to do that? Ahem. Tap tap tap. In my last outing I went straight to the end of the road, …

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A Typically Ill-informed Rant about AI and Writing

On January 2, 2023January 10, 2023 By rodericktmacdonaldIn Writing1 Comment

This is much longer than my usual entries. My apologies: I got the bit between my teeth and went galloping off hither and yon. A few months ago, I read an article talking about the use of AI in art, and it made me wonder about a future when AI would start to invade writing’s …

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