In the realm of the language arts—writing, reading, research, public speaking, and the goals they serve in informing and argumentation—generative AI is the end of human society as we know it. But the same could be said for the advent of writing in the ancient world; the printing press in the 15th century; cheap mass production of printed matter in the 19th century; and the internet, social media, and smart phones in our own lifetimes. What can we learn from those earlier changes to help guide us through the AI revolution? Dr. Seth Katz is Professor of English and associate chair of the Department of English at Bradley University. He is the author of American English Grammar: An Introduction (Routledge 2019) and co-editor of Ain’thology: The History and Life of a Taboo Word (Cambridge Scholars 2015). He was an early adopter of the Internet (1985) and began work in the “digital humanities” before the phrase was coined. His ongoing research involves using large text databases to study current changes in English words and their use. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]

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