School of Social and Political Science

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About the session:

As large language models become fully integrated into everyday digital tools for writing and research, it becomes increasingly difficult to issue blanket prohibitions against using generative AI in college coursework and scholarly research.  At the same time, technologies like ChatGPT can compromise student learning, force faculty to perform unwanted work, magnify social inequities, inhibit human creativity and diversity of thought, and destabilize universities, labor markets, and democratic politics. In the face of fear and feelings of powerlessness, what concrete strategies might prove useful on today’s college campuses? This talk expands upon recommendations in from the Joint Task Force on Writing and AI from the Modern Language Association on “Building a Culture for Generative AI Literacy in College Language, Literature, and Writing,” which addresses students, instructors, programs, and institutions.

By Elizabeth Losh

Elizabeth Losh is the Duane A. and Virginia S. Dittman Professor of American Studies and English with a specialization in New Media Ecologies at William & Mary, where she also directs the Equality Lab. She currently co-chairs the Modern Language Association - Conference on College Composition and Communication Joint Task Force on Writing and AI.