Rhetoric, Writing, and AI

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  • Walmart says customers will soon be able to use ChatGPT to shop

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    Wilkie, Christina. “Walmart, ChatGPT Team up for Shopping.” NBC News, 14 Oct. 2025, www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/walmart-chatgpt-shopping-partnership-rcna237513. Recently, Walmart has announced its collaboration with OpenAI, hoping to integrate ChatGPT into online shopping. Although there aren’t any specifics of what the partnership would include, Walmart is urging customers not to be surprised if the Walmart shopping app changes drastically.…

  • The Rise of Silicon Valley’s Techno- Religion

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    Metz, Cade. “The Rise of Silicon Valley’s Techno-Religion.” New York Times, New York Times, www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/technology/rationalists-ai-lighthaven.html. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025. In this article, author Cade Metz discusses the rise of the Rationalists. Metz describes the Rationalists as a cult-like group whose primary belief is that AI will become a sort of benevolent or malevolent god, and…

  • Big Tech’s A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone

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    Penn, Ivan, and Karen Weise. “Big Tech’s A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone.” New York Times, New York Times, https:/www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/business/energy-environment/ai-data-centers-electricity-costs.html. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025. In this article, authors Ivan Penn and Karen Weise discuss how the communities and neighborhoods near AI data centers are facing the consequences of the energy AI…

  • I’m TIRED of AI

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    YouTube, YouTube, 28 Mar. 2025, www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvBz8A1OTAQ.  The video features a humorous and satirical commentary on the state of artificial intelligence and the technology-driven world we live in. The host introduces a fictional product, a “funky frog plush” designed to offer comfort and simulate the reassuring presence of a human hug. This is followed by a…

  • Gemini Enterprise: Google aims to put an AI agent on every desk

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    Daws, Ryan. “Gemini Enterprise: Google Aims to Put an AI Agent on Every Desk.” AI News, 9 Oct. 2025, www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/gemini-enterprise-google-ai-agent-every-desk/.  Google has launched Gemini Enterprise, a unified AI platform that lets businesses build and deploy intelligent agents across their operations. It brings together Google’s Gemini models, a no-code workbench for agent creation, and integrations with tools…

  • What will AI mean for humanity?

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    Simon, Clea. “What Will AI Mean for Humanity?” Harvard Gazette, 9 Oct. 2025, news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/10/what-will-ai-mean-for-humanity/. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025. Summary: I was interested in this article immediately when it posed the question of how the use of AI will affect humanity as a whole. The research that Simon referred to about the 54 students whose brain…

  • Marginalized Americans are highly skeptical of artificial intelligence

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    “Marginalized Americans Are Highly Skeptical of Artificial Intelligence.” University of Michigan News, 2 July 2025, news.umich.edu/marginalized-americans-are-highly-skeptical-of-artificial-intelligence/. Summary: While AI is often seen as society’s “equalizer”, this article used that idea to lead into the lack of inclusiveness of this technology and poses the question: isn’t this technology meant to make all human lives easier? This…

  • ‘It’s going to be really bad’: Fears over AI bubble bursting grow in Silicon Valley

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    Jamali, Lily. “A Tangled Web of Deals Stokes AI Bubble Fears in Silicon Valley.” BBC News, BBC, 10 Oct. 2025, www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz69qy760weo. Summary: This article discusses Sam Altman, the boss of OpenAI, during a rare occurrence in which a technology company actually responds to the questions of reporters. Lily Jamali expresses the skepticism of the public…

  • Robbyn Hopewell, “Eckerd College Launches New Minor in AI Studies.”

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    Hopewell, Robbyn. “Eckerd College Launches New Minor in AI Studies.” Eckerd College News, 12 Sept. 2025, https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/new-minor-in-ai-studies/. [Eckerd Col…AI studies] In the fall 2025 semester Eckerd College, a small liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida, introduced a minor in AI studies. This addition responds to the surge of AI usage science 2023, especially in…

  • “How AI Is Redefining Managerial Roles”

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    A version of this article appeared in the July–August 2025 issue of Harvard Business Review. “How Ai Is Redefining Managerial Roles.” Harvard Business Review, 1 July 2025, hbr.org/2025/07/how-ai-is-redefining-managerial-roles. How AI Is Redefining Managerial Roles I picked this article because I have been wondering lately not only what AI can do but how it changes what it means…