Category: AI Writing
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What is AI slop?
The term “slop,” defined as low-quality, AI-generated content, often reflects an imbalance between reader effort and author intent. Surveys reveal that readers largely attribute the fault to authors rather than the technology, highlighting frustration over perceived carelessness. Ultimately, slop represents a reader’s judgement based on perceived effort and substance.
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Problem Patterns in AI: Beyond Hallucinations
The article discusses the rise of “AI slop”, characterised by generic, uninspired content produced by AI, often resulting in stylistic and substantive issues, rather than just factual inaccuracies. It categorises these problems into seven types, highlighting the reputational risks associated with careless AI use and the need for nuanced discussions about AI-generated outputs.
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AI;DR: When readers stop trusting writers
This article explores the rise of ‘AI;DR’ as readers reject AI-generated content, impacting trust in writing and communication in the digital age.
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PhD Retrospective Part 2: Finishing the Journey
This is part two of a long read reflecting on my PhD journey, which began just before the release of ChatGPT in 2022. The articles look at the ways in which AI technologies, and our attitudes towards them, have shifted and changed in the past four years.
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Flash Fic Friday: Volume 1
These stories were originally published in June-August 2025 on LinkedIn, a platform which is, frankly, best suited to marketing experts telling other marketers how to market. For some reason I thought it would be funny to start posting flash fic about the future of AI, digital technologies, and education on the world’s best B2B Marketing…
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AI in the Writing Process: A Problem of Purpose
When we value the product of writing more than the process, we’re bound to see students using GenAI to skip to the end. So, what are we going to do about it? #ArtificialIntelligence #AIEducation #AIEdu #AIInEd #AIInEdu #Writing #AIWriting
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Artificial Intelligence Has Changed the Way I Write Forever
I’ve written fairly regularly about how I use GenAI in my writing process, including why I don’t think AI is very good for a first draft, and how I believe these technologies have flattened the strata of production and publication for digital texts. But the way I write with and without AI continues to shift,…
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Selfish Writing and Poisonous Frogs
In 2024 I posted at least two articles a week on this blog, sometimes tipping over to three or four if something particularly interesting happened, or yet another new release, AI application or feature. And then towards the end of the year, it came time for me to shift gears and focus on writing my…
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Writing Against AI: Free Session Resources
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English (VATE) conference and presenting on ‘Writing Against AI’. I’m a VATE Council member, and it’s always my favourite conference of the year and an opportunity to catch up with English teachers and academics in person. In this brief post,…
