The Opinionated Guide is Back

Jan. 26, 2025. Ethan Mollich updated his “Which AI to Use Now: An Opinionated Guide,” and it’s gold. Personally, Claude is my go-to for daily tasks and excels at code. It’s friendly, can be serious, and calls me out when I am wrong, and the app interface is human. You had me at serif typeface! ChatGPT has my eye (and my money) for their Reasoning o1 and o3-mini models that make me feel like I am working with a fellow researcher, and ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode is like no other.

Which AI to Use Now: An Updated Opinionated Guide on Substack

You Own the Content AI Makes, as Long as You Worked Hard Enough

Jan. 29, 2025. Matt O’Brien with the Associated Press reports that the U.S. Copyright Office has set a precedent for who owns content created by AI. If the artist’s work is “perceptible,” the work belongs to the human.

AI-assisted works can get copyright with enough human creativity, says US copyright office

Voices are—and Should Remain—Human

Feb 4. 2024. Hank Azaria gets behind the mic and the keyboard for The New York Times to remind us that our favorite animated character voices come alive because of the people who make them. Hey, AI! Skip the casting call.

Opinion | Hank Azaria’s ‘Simpsons’ Voices Won’t Be Fully Replicated by A.I.

Dennis Cheatham

Associate Professor, Communication Design

Miami University

Updated: February 12, 2025 2:18 pm
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