I knew my writing students were using AI. Their confessions led to a powerful teaching moment | Micah Nathan
TL;DR
The problem wasn’t just the perfectly polished, yet mediocre prose. It’s what’s lost when we surrender the struggle to translate thought into words I have been teaching fiction writing at MIT since 2017. Many of my students last wrote fiction in middle school, and very few have experienced a proper workshop, so at the start of every semester I offer these directions for writer and reader alike: Read the story at least twice.
Nauti's Take
Nauti sees a real opportunity here: tackling AI openly in writing classes meets students where they already are and turns the learning process into a real conversation. The catch is the loss of the struggle with language — the actual craftwork shrinks once tools hand over first drafts.
Teachers with the nerve to lead these talks gain the most; students who lean on shortcuts risk never building the underlying craft.
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