The Skill That Makes Writers More Valuable in the AI Age

Image created by Gamma AIOftentimes, people are surprised that I teach writing … and AI. Isn’t that some kind of contradiction?I often get this question: “What’s left for writers when AI can generate adequate text?”The question itself reveals a misunderstanding about what makes writers valuable.Last week I ran a workflow mapping exercise with twenty students from different disciplines—computer engineers, English majors, cybersecurity students, elementary education majors. I wanted them to map their actual writing workflows before we started integrating AI.What happened revealed something important about the difference between describing a process and understanding a workflow.