Ingenious with Caterina Fake
Dave Eggers: Energizing Young Writers in the Age of AI
Sep 26, 2023
Join Caterina Fake as she interviews Dave Eggers, writer, publisher, and humanitarian at 826 Valencia writing program. They discuss the invasion of AI in creative spaces, the origin and impact of 826 Valencia, the effects of AI on writing and schoolwork, creating a platform for powerful writers, and a captivating passage from Dave Eggers' new book, 'The Eyes and the Impossible'.
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- Creative writing is essential and will never be obsolete, despite AI advocates' claims.
- Dave Eggers emphasizes the importance of human creation and the need to preserve it over the growing influence of AI in creative endeavors.
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