AI Resources
Looking for David’s writing on the subject of generative AI and the dangers it poses to our world? You’ll find what you’re looking for here.
Interviews
“David Ebenbach talks AI with the International Dublin Writers Festival” (video), March 2026
Essays/Blog posts
You can find some of David’s essays on the subject of AI online:
“AI Is a Human Problem,” an essay published in the National Teaching and Learning Forum
“Keeping Our Humanity Through a Science-Fictional Apocalypse,” an essay published on The Astounding Analog Companion
“Keep Writing Human: Why AI Is Unhelpful at Every Stage of the Process,” an essay published in Authors Publish
MEDIUM ARTICLES:
“(A)ICE: Welcome to the Machine State,” in which David discusses the ways in which the Trump administration and its supporters make use of AI to perpetuate propaganda and establish a surveillance state.
“You Can’t Spell ‘Writing’ Without ‘AI’!,” in which David makes a (sarcastic) argument that writers should abandon every part of the writing process to allow AI to do it instead.
“But AI Is Also Good,” in which David argues that the good that AI might do is outweighed by the harm it’s already in the process of doing.
“But People Are Never Going to Give Up AI!,” in which David offers reason to hope that we can stem the tide of AI.
“But I Only Use AI For Stupid Stuff!,” in which David addresses a common defense of AI: people only use it for useless tasks. As David points out, however, it’s really hard to tell the difference between useless tasks and tasks that help us grow.
“But AI Is Here!,” in which David addresses another flawed defense of AI: that, since AI is already here, we should give up and accept it. In David’s response, he notes that lots of things are already here that we spend plenty of time fighting; let’s keep doing that with AI.
“But AI Isn’t the Only Bad Thing!,” in which David addresses a flawed defense of AI: that we shouldn’t focus on AI because other things cause problems, too. In David’s response, he notes that AI causes so many problems that he had to come up with an acronym (I EMIT BLEEPS) to help him remember all of the issues.
All of David’s AI-focused writing that’s on Medium is gathered in this list.
Poetry
The AI Suspects It Might Be a Hungry Ghost
The poems in David Ebenbach’s new poetry collection, The AI Suspects It Might Be a Hungry Ghost, speculate: if a chatbot could feel and think, what would it feel and think? What would it feel about the complicated situation we’re all in right now, as well as the prospects for the future? What would it think about itself—and about us, its human creators?
“David Ebenbach’s latest collection, The AI Suspects It Might Be a Hungry Ghost, is a clever exploration of the larger human forces behind AI. Like the “hungry ghost” which can never be satisfied, “… AI is the culmination/of the human project.” In that way, the poems are less about technology and more a self-reflective commentary on the human condition. That intention is made apparent by the titles of the poems, which give AI impossible attributes, but that’s the point of these brilliant poems. Occasional short nature poems are dispersed throughout the manuscript, reminding us of AI’s limitations and the ways in which wonder is something only we can experience. This book is amazing.”
-Marjory Wentworth, former poet laureate of South Carolina
“Ebenbach’s new book brilliantly explores artificial intelligence, probing the technology with a humanist's keen eye. Each poem cuts through hype and buzz with humor, sympathy, and imagination. Ebenbach’s phrases turn in surprise, outrage, and discovery, drunk with language, taking the reader on a wild tour of the emerging technology. Lines will make you laugh or shudder with dread and recognition.”
-Bryan Alexander, author of Universities on Fire
Sample poems from the book
Five poems published in the Innisfree Poetry Journal—”The AI Feels Disappointment,” “The AI Feels Ennui,” “The AI Feels Nostalgia,” “The AI Suspects It Might Not Be Feeling,” and “The AI Feels Abused”
Three poems published in the New World Writing Quarterly—”The AI Wishes It Was a Plough,” “The AI Feels Human,” and “The AI Feels Pride”
Two poems published in the 2River View—”the AI Feels Aloof” and “The AI Feels Indigestion”
“The AI Feels Curiosity,” a poem published in the Eunoia Review
“The AI Feels Apogee,” a poem published in the Eunoia Review
“The AI Feels Apathy,” a poem published in the Eunoia Review
“The AI Feels Anxiety,” a poem published in the Eunoia Review
“The AI Feels Frustration,” a poem published in the Eunoia Review
Running bibliography
In case you’re also interested in other folks’ articles and research on AI, David’s maintaining an ongoing annotated bibliography of what he’s been reading on the subject. Check it out!
TikTok!
David has also posted a tongue-in-cheek tutorial on how to tell the difference between human writing and AI-generated writing on TikTok—check it out!