The best empirical studies I have read about GenAI in 2026, in APA format
23 of them
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Google's acidification of the internet
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Everyone seems to be noticing how bad AI writing is.
The Antidote to Screen Time is Story Time
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My classroom writing policy about good writing, not AI
A "bill of rights" for good writing
Cover announcement for AI Through the Experts’ Eyes: Communicating Complex Ideas
Back in 2020 (really 2019), I decided to learn more about machine learning.
Six misunderstandings about qualitative analysis in an era of GenAI
Note: there may be typos in this.
The resonance of good writing
The desideratum
The non-random pickle of AI writing
Jinx is a game when two people say the same word at the same time.
The Managerial Model of AI writing
Introduction