Yes, GenAI can make academic writing easier without making us less scholarly

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Brownlie, Nicole. 2026. "Yes, GenAI can make academic writing easier without making us less scholarly." Times Higher Education (THE).
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Yes, GenAI can make academic writing easier without making us less scholarly

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AuthorsBrownlie, Nicole
Publication TitleTimes Higher Education (THE)
Year2026
Web Address (URL)https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/yes-genai-can-make-academic-writing-easier-without-making-us-less-scholarly
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Generative AI does not change scholarship’s foundations of judgement, authorship and care, but it does require academics to apply them more intentionally when writing

KeywordsWriting guide for academics; GenAI; AI in Higher Education
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020460299. Artificial intelligence not elsewhere classified
3999. Other Education
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