Should we change the way we assign writing this fall given what we know about current AI text generation capabilities? The task force is cautioning educators about the use of unreliable and biased AI text detection software (see our Working…
This post is the first in a series responding to feedback we received during and immediately following the July 26 webinar “What AI Means for Teaching.” We were excited to receive nearly 180 comments and questions, and while we can’t…
In the two months since the Joint Task Force on AI and Writing’s first public working paper was released, many readers have provided feedback and comments on the page. Commenters have expressed gratitude for the task force’s willingness to take…
The MLA has been awarded a Chair’s Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the work of the AI task force. The grant will allow the AITF to convene key stakeholders to further advance its work developing…
On July 26, 2023, the AI and Writing Task Force held a webinar (see the summary in a previous blog post). You can view the recording here What AI Means for Teaching (You are welcome to view the recording–you just…

On July 26, 2023 the MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on Writing and AI held its first webinar, focused on what AI means for teaching, to share information about the work of the task force to date, to provide an overview…
In June of 2023, the MLA/CCCC Task Force on AI and Writing (TFAI) prepared a submission in response to the Request for Information circulated by the White House through the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The administration requested feedback…
This week, on June 21 and 22nd, the AI and Writing Task Force (a joint group of the Modern Language Association and the Conference on College Composition and Communication held an in-person retreat at Google Learning Center in New York…
The MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on AI seeks community feedback with this brief questionnaire on generative AI tools like Chat GPT. Please help us understand your perspectives on the core issues facing students and teachers—and please share the questionnaire with…
Task force members will be posting updates on this site for members and other interested readers.