David Perell shut down his Write of Passage program in November
David Perell · Is AI RUINING How We THINK? | David Perell on TBPN April 4th · Apr 9, 2025 · at 1:59
Writing instructor David Perell explains how witnessing AI-generated writing prompted him to halt his long-running writing course.
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“And I shut down, write a passage, November 11th, and then I went to Argentina in December.”
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