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Jocelyn Jane Cox's avatar

Interesting! Cursive seems to be a waning skill (my son didn’t even learn it in school) but this seems like an argument to bring it back! Take that, AI!!

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Trish McDonald's avatar

Thanks JJ, I tried writing a fantastical book using the ideas but it never jelled. I submitted it to Gray Wolf's contest but never got any feedback. It's been prodding my brain but I'm missing something. So glad you got the idea--sometimes I'm "out there!" HA

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Jan M. Flynn's avatar

I never thought of cursive as a defense against AI -- fascinating, and maybe we elders who still have the skill have a role to play here. I was recently seated on a plane that was still boarding, writing in my journal, in cursive, when a young man who was passing me on his way to his seat said, "Wow, that's so cool -- I wish I could do that." I was gobsmacked.

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Trish McDonald's avatar

Wouldn't that be just a kick if writing in cursive stymied the machine? The State of CA has decided to add cursive writing to the curriculum for students in grade 1-6. I knew I was onto something but apparently AI has caught on pretty quickly. Thanks for reading and restacking Jan.

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