"He talks about how tempting it is for scientists to use AI when they write, given that many of them do not enjoy or feel competent at writing. He mentions that they have been trained in science, not in the humanities, and many have received no formal training in writing....since high school. The problem is that scientists become successful partially by virtue of the number of papers they get published."
"But, Steiner says, it is amid these pressures that an important matter is forgotten: scientific writing is a creative act. And here is where we get to my point in writing this post: this is not the case only with scientific writing. Just about any kind of writing is a creative act - and this is as true in fifth grade or seventh grade as it is at the postgraduate level."
Many scientists feel tempted to use AI to produce their manuscripts because they dislike composing prose or lack humanities training and formal instruction in composition. Publication pressures and competing responsibilities make AI an attractive shortcut for generating papers. Composing scientific prose requires creativity that is diminished when AI substitutes for human effort. The same dynamic applies to schoolchildren: outsourcing essays to AI removes opportunities to select words, form ideas, learn expression, and develop perseverance. Parents helping with homework should discourage AI use for essay projects to preserve learning and resilience.
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