“First, it can “lower the barrier,” helping people undertake projects that they otherwise couldn’t, whether out of a lack of resources, lack of training or both; and second, it can “raise the ceiling,” helping established creators take their projects to new levels.”
– Bill Wasik
The New York Times examines how large large language models (LLMs) are being used by writers who call upon large amounts of text, such as historians. One example is NotebookLM, an AI tool co-created by Google and journalist/historian Steven Johnson.
A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally. | THE NEW YORK TIMES | June 16, 2025 | by Bill Wasik