Writer Ernest Hemingway is believed to have said that the first draft of anything is bad. The first step to writing is often being brave enough to write badly. But in today’s world of generative artificial intelligence (AI), the manuscript often writes itself without fear or reluctance. With the advent of generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT and DeepSeek, academia stands at a historic crossroads. The way we read, write and think is changing in major ways, from junior to graduate school and...