On standardized tests, computers have begun to grade, not just multiple-choice questions but even student writing such essays. Grading software evaluates essays about as well as a human on the kinds ...

Re “The Lobotomized Weasel School of Writing,” Commentary, May 20: I vehemently disagree with Crispin Sartwell’s characterization of the five-paragraph essay as “hoo-ha.” While he explains that ...

With a bit of satire, retired University of Georgia education professor Peter Smagorinsky takes aim at the panic over ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence program that can generate readable essays in ...

Would you rather have an actual person score your carefully crafted essay, or an automated software program designed for that purpose? I’d still take the flawed human being any day—assuming, of course ...

Writing is a major component of the Core Humanities program. It is also an essential skill that will help you to succeed in other courses and in your life beyond college. People who can express ...

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Writing is more than a skill, and we risk further declines in literacy if we don't teach it. Artificial intelligence has spawned a new creation, ChatGPT, that can produce well written essays in the ...

If you are a teacher, the probability is high that some of the essays you are collecting from students were actually written by an algorithm. How do you handle this brave new frontier? Algorithms that ...

Olivier Knox is the son of college professors and worked in admissions as a student at his dream school. He has a 100% ...