Becky Howard
@drrmhoward.bsky.social
aka Rebecca Moore Howard
43 years of college teaching; now a full-time writer
also dog and cat enthusiast, gardening enthusiast, rural villager, walker
43 years of college teaching; now a full-time writer
also dog and cat enthusiast, gardening enthusiast, rural villager, walker
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Here’s an example of experientially evidenced claims about stylistic differences between writing by humans and by AI. Could be useful for class discussion about stylistic features of the writing students are doing (or having AI do)—
Here’s an example of experientially evidenced claims about stylistic differences between writing by humans and by AI. Could be useful for class discussion about stylistic features of the writing students are doing (or having AI do)—
How to Detect When Something Was Written Using AI
While they might be writing with AI, you can catch them using AI. Here's how to do it.
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March 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Here’s an example of experientially evidenced claims about stylistic differences between writing by humans and by AI. Could be useful for class discussion about stylistic features of the writing students are doing (or having AI do)—
Here’s an example of experientially evidenced claims about stylistic differences between writing by humans and by AI. Could be useful for class discussion about stylistic features of the writing students are doing (or having AI do)—
techxplore.com/news/2025-02...
Data-driven research whose findings align with the stylistic and especially tonal differences lots of us have observed experientially
Data-driven research whose findings align with the stylistic and especially tonal differences lots of us have observed experientially
New study identifies differences between human and AI-generated text
A team of Carnegie Mellon University researchers set out to see how accurately large language models (LLMs) can match the style of text written by humans. Their findings were recently published in the...
techxplore.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
techxplore.com/news/2025-02...
Data-driven research whose findings align with the stylistic and especially tonal differences lots of us have observed experientially
Data-driven research whose findings align with the stylistic and especially tonal differences lots of us have observed experientially
“[R]esearch systems that evaluate scientists using publication metrics . . . inadvertently provid[e] an incentive for misconduct. People with paper-mill publications might be promoted over those who have more modest — but honest — publication records.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Stamp out paper mills’ — science sleuths on how to fight fake research
A group of scientists who are experts at spotting fraudulent research outline five essential steps to combat industrialized scientific misconduct.
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January 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“[R]esearch systems that evaluate scientists using publication metrics . . . inadvertently provid[e] an incentive for misconduct. People with paper-mill publications might be promoted over those who have more modest — but honest — publication records.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The bibliographic work I’m doing RN aims to generate a rough portrait of the receptions given GenAI in college writing instruction. Working with both popular & academic outlets, as well as self-publications. Any sources popped into your head as you read that, and do you have time to share?
November 20, 2024 at 5:42 PM
The bibliographic work I’m doing RN aims to generate a rough portrait of the receptions given GenAI in college writing instruction. Working with both popular & academic outlets, as well as self-publications. Any sources popped into your head as you read that, and do you have time to share?
World leaders decline to speak the name of Biden’s successor www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
Biden won’t talk about what happened in Rio
At back-to-back global summits, the world prepared to move past Biden.
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November 20, 2024 at 10:58 AM
World leaders decline to speak the name of Biden’s successor www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
Today's writing report: I'm logged onto FT with @drsandra.bsky.social for a 3-hour writing session. She's in London; I'm in Squirrelleyyville. "Writing" for me today means bibliographic work. Scholarly writing demands up-to-date writers.
November 17, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Today's writing report: I'm logged onto FT with @drsandra.bsky.social for a 3-hour writing session. She's in London; I'm in Squirrelleyyville. "Writing" for me today means bibliographic work. Scholarly writing demands up-to-date writers.
Reposted by Becky Howard
Life is short. Write that novel. Paint that painting. Try new recipes. Learn black magic. Go into the forest at night. Summon a demon. Earn that demon's trust. Become best friends with it. Brag to everyone else about your new cool demon best friend. Knit that sweater.
November 15, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Life is short. Write that novel. Paint that painting. Try new recipes. Learn black magic. Go into the forest at night. Summon a demon. Earn that demon's trust. Become best friends with it. Brag to everyone else about your new cool demon best friend. Knit that sweater.
Here’s my writing report for the day: zero. The Beloved Partner and I have had a tough week but lots of good news, and we’re celebrating by giving ourselves a day off. Take a long walk. Watch the WVU football game. No writing, not today.
November 16, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Here’s my writing report for the day: zero. The Beloved Partner and I have had a tough week but lots of good news, and we’re celebrating by giving ourselves a day off. Take a long walk. Watch the WVU football game. No writing, not today.