The report from PEN America, Speech in the Machine: Generative AI’s Implications for Free Expression, connects dots that are important to academic writers: intellectual freedom, and protection of intellectual property. Summer Lopez, PEN’s Chief Program Officer for Free Expression agreed to talk about these issues and controversies.

This must-read article in The Scholarly Kitchen caught my attention: “Who Is Going to Make Money from Artificial Intelligence in Scholarly Communications?” See this thought-provoking interview with the author, Joseph Esposito.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month - a good time to pay attention to wellbeing. Given the stresses on academia, it is more important than ever to find time for self-care.

Dr. Helen Kara and Dr. Janet Salmons discuss their experiences and strategies for planning and writing a new book edition.

What do academics write when they are free from institutional constraints about what they can publish? See this post and conversation with Janet Salmons and Virginia Yonkers.