This eight week course introduces students enrolled in the online Graduate Certificate in Professional and Technical Writing to algorithms, natural language processing models, and large language models that have shaped (and continue to shape) communication with generative artificial intelligence programs (AI). The course draws from theories of rhetoric to explore ways in which AI may be used to complement writing in a variety of genres and in a variety of contexts, with emphasis on the ethical implications of using AI in professional and technical communication.

This eight week course introduces students enrolled in the online Graduate Certificate in Professional and Technical Writing to algorithms, natural language processing models, and large language models that have shaped (and continue to shape) communication with generative artificial intelligence programs (AI). The course draws from theories of rhetoric to explore ways in which AI may be used to complement writing in a variety of genres and in a variety of contexts, with emphasis on the ethical implications of using AI in professional and technical communication.