Why ChatGPT can't write for you | David Savill | TEDxUniversityofSalford

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Why ChatGPT can't write for you | David Savill | TEDxUniversityofSalford
Description
David shows us the importance of reading and writing in developing and maintaining society, democracy, critical thinking skills, and humanity. With the rise of artificial intelligence, he shares the importance of human intelligence and the three questions AI cannot answer for us.

David Savill is a novelist and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at The University of Salford. He is the author of They Are Trying To Break Your Heart (Bloomsbury), winner of the French First Novel prize for the best English Language debut novel, and nominated for the Desmond Elliot prize. He is a former BBC Current Affairs producer and journalist who made investigative programmes for Panorama, This World, Real Story and Radio 4’s Crossing Continents. At the University of Salford, he founded the world’s first Creative Writing Multidiscipline degree, guiding students through courses in writing, media production and podcasting to become the future of creative industries. His current research explores what we can learn about politics and the health of democracy through storytelling.

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Creator
TEDx Talks
Date
May 12, 2024
Contributor
David Savill
Format
Video
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Video Link
Language
English
Publisher
YouTube
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Subject
Digital humanities
Artificial intelligence
Ethics
Technology
Democracy
Type
Moving image
Extent
15:41