Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.

I'm sure you teach some, though, and endeavor to guide them professionally

A ringside seat to real-world battles at a proud institution

The old 'hard-boiled' journalistic types were, ironically, more idealistic in their trust in readers to handle dangerous ideas. Whereas journalists used to serve as 'sworn witness' so the public could be judge and jury, journalists have increasingly usurped the latter role, to everyone's detriment

He acknowledges that the vaunted NYT 'objectivity' was really a side-effect of a business model selling newspapers to as many folks as possible. (Now we're returning to C18th partisan 'subscription' models). Still, journalists on the ground developed a genuine ethic around it.

What about the weird juxtaposition of dating opportunities and career advancement for talented young women in the field?

I read that back in the 90s. Really enjoyed the portrayal of "Noam Hillel" (!) But how much has changed since then?