S2 I E7 Writing in Times of GenAI: Past, Present & Future — with Professor Mike Sharples

Writing in Times of GenAI — Past, Present & Future with Professor Mike Sharples

✍️ What happens when machines learn to write — and we learn to write with them?

For over 40 years, Professor Mike Sharples has been exploring how technology reshapes the way we think, learn, and create.In this episode, he takes us on a journey from his early AI experiments in the 1980s to today’s Generative AI revolution.

🎧 Together, we explore:

💡 How AI has transformed creative writing — and what timeless lessons still apply

🧭 How educators can use GenAI to ignite creativity, not replace it

📚 Why it’s time to rethink assessment — moving from product-focused grading to reflective, process-based learning

🔮 And Mike’s predictions for the future of writing and creativity in the GenAI era

He even foresaw in the ’90s that computers would write books — and he was right. What might he be right about next?

🎧 Listen now:🍏 Apple Podcasts🟢 Spotify📺 YouTube

🎙️ Credits:Presenters: Carmen Tomas, Mike Sharples

Music: Uplifting Intro by Joshua Wales