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I'm an honorary student, and the first to take my seat in a room on the second floor" }, { "start": 129.74, "end": 131.9, "text": " of the music building." }, { "start": 131.9, "end": 134.94, "text": " Sarah Brinker is already there, setting up." }, { "start": 134.94, "end": 138.3, "text": " She's not only the instructor, but the creator of this class." }, { "start": 138.3, "end": 141.70000000000002, "text": " She says that we are truly living in Taylor's golden era." }, { "start": 141.70000000000002, "end": 148.54000000000002, "text": " And to not study her popularity, her music, her fame, would be a missed opportunity." }, { "start": 148.54000000000002, "end": 153.22, "text": " When it comes to emotional writing, few people do it better than Taylor." }, { "start": 153.22, "end": 156.34, "text": " It's what fans have come to know and love about her music." }, { "start": 156.34, "end": 159.22000000000003, "text": " The rawness, the realness, the detail of it." }, { "start": 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"text": " So kind of similar, but a little bit different." }, { "start": 219.22, "end": 220.54, "text": " The students speak up here." }, { "start": 220.54, "end": 223.82, "text": " They say it feels like AI took their voice out of it." }, { "start": 223.82, "end": 230.34, "text": " One student saying she felt like surprise, chat GPT lacked that emotional human element." }, { "start": 230.34, "end": 234.14, "text": " Do you have a particular tone or style in mind?" }, { "start": 234.14, "end": 239.3, "text": " Let's see, how about this style is honest?" }, { "start": 239.3, "end": 243.5, "text": " Responsible use of AI is only half of what Sarah is trying to teach these students." }, { "start": 243.5, "end": 249.18, "text": " Half the battle of AI is our ability as humans to discern when and how it's being used." }, { "start": 249.62, "end": 253.78, "text": " To know when the thing that we interact with is another human or not." }, { "start": 253.78, "end": 259.26, "text": " When we 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how their future" }, { "start": 567.8199999999999, "end": 574.0999999999999, "text": " careers, some of which we don't even know, right, they might not even exist at this time." }, { "start": 574.1, "end": 579.1, "text": " How are we helping to prepare them for their next steps?" }, { "start": 579.1, "end": 586.58, "text": " We'll be right back." }, { "start": 586.58, "end": 589.62, "text": " You may be familiar with our university magazine evermore." }, { "start": 589.62, "end": 593.86, "text": " It's one of the most unique styles of storytelling or office produces and I'm proud to be a part" }, { "start": 593.86, "end": 594.86, "text": " of it." }, { "start": 594.86, "end": 599.1, "text": " I'm Caitlin Horton and I recently got to write about a man named Bill Adling." }, { "start": 599.1, "end": 603.22, "text": " He's an architect at the university who has helped design some of our most iconic campus" }, { "start": 603.22, "end": 608.66, "text": " buildings, but there's more to his story and his designs than what meets the eye." }, { "start": 608.66, "end": 613.46, "text": " Behind every project is his passion for providing access to spaces for people like his son" }, { "start": 613.46, "end": 615.14, "text": " who's in a wheelchair." }, { "start": 615.14, "end": 619.5, "text": " His love for his son has shaped the way he approaches his designs and ultimately led" }, { "start": 619.5, "end": 623.3000000000001, "text": " to the creation of accessibility standards in Texas." }, { "start": 623.3, "end": 642.8199999999999, "text": " To get your copy of Evermore issue 7, go to today.ttu.edu slash evermore." }, { "start": 642.8199999999999, "end": 646.5, "text": " Have you ever been scrolling through your feed and you see something that stops you in" }, { "start": 646.5, "end": 647.5, "text": " your tracks?" }, { "start": 647.5, "end": 652.4599999999999, "text": " Like oh my gosh, I can't believe this professional athlete said this in a press conference." }, { "start": 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