Rhetoric, Writing, and AI

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  • OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real

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    Hsu, Tiffany, et. al. “OpenAI’s Sora makes disinformation extremely easy and extremely real.” NY Times, 3 Oct. 2025, www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/technology/sora-openai-video-disinformation.html. This New York Times article discusses OpenAI’s app Sora, which takes a text prompt or user-uploaded media to generate realistic audio and video clips. Video and audio recordings have come to be considered reliable evidence, maintaining…

  • AI Apocalypse? Why Language Surrounding Tech is Sounding Increasingly Religious

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    Fauria, Krysta. “AI Apocalypse? Why Language Surrounding Tech is Sounding Increasingly Religious.” Associated Press, 29 Aug. 2025, apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-apocalypse-dfb0aa9e5e96c583461bdd56fb21568a. Fauria discusses the implications of common language and terminology used to identify AI’s capabilities. While many have noticed the humanization of AI, Fauria addresses the even more extreme divine sort of language that prominent tech figures use…

  • The HAL Dilemma: Why AI Obedience May be More Dangerous Than AI Rebellion

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    Yeyati, Eduardo Levy. “The HAL dilemma: why AI obedience may be more dangerous than AI rebellion.” The Brookings Institution, 13 Oct. 2025, www.brookings.edu/articles/the-hal-dilemma-why-ai-obedience-may-be-more-dangerous-than-ai-rebellion. Yeyeti’s article from The Brookings Institution offers a logical commentary stemming from the often illogical fears over AI sentience. He refers to the consciousness debate as a “false comfort”, misdirecting our anxieties…

  • AI the new animation for movies?

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    Bogdan Nesvit. “Why the Best AI Films Don’t Feel Artificial at All.” Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025, www.rollingstone.com/culture-council/articles/why-best-ai-films-dont-feel-artificial-at-all-1235407766/. The movie industry has changed rapidly since Computer generated images and action effects have changed how Filmmakers make a movie nowadays, it’s clear how this is all changing. Cost using AI is getting expensive, as it’s showing just…

  • “OpenAI Will Not Disclose GPT‑5’s Energy Use. It Could Be Higher than Past Models.” 

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    Newton, Casey. “OpenAI Will Not Disclose GPT‑5’s Energy Use. It Could Be Higher than Past Models.” The Guardian, 9 Aug. 2025, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/09/open-ai-chat-gpt5-energy-use. This article discusses OpenAI’s decision not to disclose GPT‑5’s energy consumption, while experts warn that GPT‑5 could consume significantly more electricity than previous models, raising potential environmental concerns. It is interesting because it links AI model…

  • “Responding to the Climate Impact of Generative AI.”

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    MIT News. “Responding to the Climate Impact of Generative AI.” MIT News, 30 Sept. 2025, https://news.mit.edu/2025/responding-to-generative-ai-climate-impact-0930. This article examines how AI researchers are addressing the climate impact of generative AI models, discussing improvements in hardware, optimized software, and greener data centers to reduce energy usage. It is interesting because it offers a technical and research-based perspective on AI…

  • “AI Large Language Models: New Report Shows Small Changes Can Reduce Energy Use by 90%.” 

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    UNESCO / UCL. “AI Large Language Models: New Report Shows Small Changes Can Reduce Energy Use by 90%.” UNESCO, 8 July 2025, https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/ai-large-language-models-new-report-shows-small-changes-can-reduce-energy-use-90 This report highlights strategies to make large language models more energy-efficient without sacrificing performance, showing how small changes in model design and usage can significantly reduce energy consumption. It is interesting because it…

  • “As Energy Demands for AI Increase, So Should Company Transparency.” 

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    Stewart, Josie, Brooke Tanner, and Nicol Turner Lee. “As Energy Demands for AI Increase, So Should Company Transparency.” Brookings Institution, 14 July 2025, https://www.brookings.edu/articles/as-energy-demands-for-ai-increase-so-should-company-transparency/. This article discusses how the rising energy consumption of AI, particularly in large-scale data centers, poses environmental and social challenges. The authors emphasize the need for companies to be transparent about their energy…

  • Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive

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    Metz, Cade. “Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive.” New York Times, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2025, www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/technology/bezos-project-prometheus.html. In this article, Cade Metz details Jeff Bezos’ plan for an AI start-up called Project Prometheus. It is intended to focus on using AI for engineering and manufacturing computers, automobiles, and spacecrafts.…

  • Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?

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    McBain, Sophie. “Are We Living in a Golden Age of Stupidity?” The Guardian, 18 Oct. 2025. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/18/are-we-living-in-a-golden-age-of-stupidity-technology Sophie McBain argues that modern technology, especially social media and generative AI, may be weakening our ability to think deeply and independently. She cites a study by MIT researcher Nataliya Kosmyna that used brain scans to show that…