I'm Begging You: Learn How to Write With AI
TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
AI literacy, not abstinence, is key to responsible writing that preserves human thinking.
Alan argues that using AI for writing differs fundamentally from surrendering authorship to it.
AI can produce polished prose without genuine intellectual engagement, but writers who actively collaborate with it, testing premises, identifying weaknesses, verifying facts, and accepting full responsibility, remain deeply engaged in their work.
Like search engines and calculators before it, AI reshapes how cognitive effort is allocated. The critical distinction lies between intellectual outsourcing and intellectual engagement. Responsible AI-assisted writing requires discipline: fact-checking claims, resisting generic prose, and keeping judgment about when the machine errs.