AI and the Brain
Reflections on Writing Skills in the Light of AI
AI-supported writing comes with several advantages but may also be a cause for deskilling cognitive abilities. In their survey among university students, Hoffmann, Grünebaum, and Schmidt (2024) found a connection between strong writing skills and a more reflected AI use. Based on these findings, this article will answer the question of how participants in the survey address fears of deskilling cognitive abilities and in what way these fears relate to a strong fondness for writing in their own words. A mixed methods approach shows that students who express fears of deskilling tend to have a higher writing proficiency and fondness of their own style. The discussion addresses the potential role of writing centers in preventing deskilling.
Gastherausgebende: Lawrence Cleary, Franziska Liebetanz, Anja Poloubotko
Gastherausgebende: Lawrence Cleary, Franziska Liebetanz, Anja Poloubotko
Helena Grünebaum is a lecturer for academic writing in German and English at the Center for Competence Development (ZfbK) at Justus-Liebig-University Giessen. Before she entered this position, she worked as a research assistant at the Writing Center at GU Frankfurt.
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Grünebaun, Helena (2025). AI and the Brain: Reflections on Writing Skills in the Light of AI. JoSch 1(25), 19-33. https://doi.org/10.3278/JOS2501W003
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- Auflage: 1
- Erscheinungsdatum: 11.07.2025
- Umfang: 15 Seiten
- Artikelnr: JOS2501W003
- DOI (E-Paper-Teilbeitrag): 10.3278/JOS2501W003
- Imprint: wbv Publikation
- Sprache: Englisch
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