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Computer vs. Human Writing

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November 11, 1999: This message was distributed by Papyrus News, a free e-mail distribution list on the global impact of information technology on language, literacy, and education. Feel free to forward this message to others, but please include this introductory paragraph. For information on subscribing or unsubscribing to Papyrus News see http://www.lll.hawaii.edu/web/faculty/markw/papyrus-news.html.

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Do you think you can select a computer-written short story compared to four human-written short stories? To take the test, go to:

http://www.instantnovelist.com/human.html

To read an article about the contest, see the November 11 online edition of the New York Times. The article is at

<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/11/cyber/artsatlarge/11artsatlarge.html> .

I'll be interested in hearing back from Papyrus News readers after you've taken the test!

Mark Warschauer


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