AI and the future of writing: a modernlanguage professional’s perspective

Abstract

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence, particularly large language models (LLMs), is transforming how writing is performed, produced, and understood. For modern-language professionals, understanding these changes and learning to work effectively with AI tools is essential, as engaging with, analysing, and producing texts remains central to our work. Therefore, this work aims to explore the distinct role of human creativity and intentionality in writing and examines how the skills developed as modern-language professionals, including critical thinking, information literacy, and digital literacy, can be applied beyond academic contexts to engage ethically and critically with AI writing tools.