“C riticism” is a curiously protean word. In academic discourse, as in ordinary speech, it can refer simply to the act of appraisal, sometimes with a censorious edge. It’s used to describe reviews, ...

In my humanities-dominated circles, I risk being labeled a heretic by admitting that I think AI prose can be quite skillful, often better than what most college students are capable of.

An author and freelance journalist has admitted to using AI to help him write a book review for the New York Times. The Times promptly dropped Preston, calling his “reliance on A.I. and his use of ...