The Importance of Writing and Reading in the Age of AI

Friday, September 26, 2025

Location: Murphy Auditorium
Speaker: John Warner

GCTL Speakers, Presidential Speaker Series

"Writing is thinking. Writing involves both the expression and exploration of an idea, meaning that even as we’re trying to capture the idea on the page, the idea may change based on our attempts to capture it. Removing thinking from writing renders an act not writing."

John Warner is an acclaimed writer, editor and writing teacher. In this talk, Warner explores ideas on how educators can engage any audience with reading and writing, and how we can approach technology as tool for human work rather than a replacement for it.

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