AI usage
As of today, , this is how I have used generative AI tools in my writing:
Not at all.
Every word I assert to be written by me was written by me, personally.
I have never used AI to generate text in place of my own text, or code in place of my own code.
No sentences on this site — not in any blog post, not in any text posted on any of my course websites, not on any page.
No email. No social media post.
No code, whether posted on this site or anywhere else.
I like to write. I like to program. (I love to program.) There doesn't seem to be enough time to write or program these days, so I don't want to miss out on any chance to do them.
Some people use AI tools like assistants. If I ever find myself in need of an assistant, I'll seek out a student. I'm an educator, and I like to work with students. I hope that students who work with me benefit from the experience. I'd rather help a student than benefit a company training a model.
I have used large language models (LLMs) in a research project with a student. The student and I worked with a prospective author to train an LLM on the public writing of a well-known educator from history. We then queried the model to see what the educator might say about some modern issues in education and public policy. For me, this is just the sort of project for which LLMs offer a potential benefit that would be hard to attain in another way.
If anything I have said above ever changes, I will update this page.