GPT-3 has consumed a decent share of headlines recently. This AI language tool can distill large amounts of information and generate impressive pieces of writing. It has certainly made professors, writers, and editors nervous: If this chatbot can synthesize information and string words together persuasively, will there be a future for human writers?
Moreover, what will become of us readers as more and more of the text we encounter is AI-made? Words shape how we see everything. There’s something unsettling about the fact that AI could compose compelling essays. Will AI-authored text shape our beliefs about politics, culture, or religion? Ultimately, it’s not clear what role AI-generated language will play in the future. But I imagine GPT-3 is here to stay. So as language becomes more and more automated, how can human beings ensure that they remain the stewards of words?
