The Midwest Quarterly: A Journal of Contemporary Thought Winter 2026 issue is themed “Authenticity in the AI Age” and features articles such as “AUTHOR or SCRIBE: Authenticity and AI, a minor matter?” by Michael Hogan, “Generative AI and Equity: False Friends” by David Ebenbach, “AI-Generated Virtual Influencers: An Ethical Call to Action” by Heather Walters, “Living in a Technoliberal Paradise?: Utopian and Evangelistic Rhetoric in Tech’s AI Marketing” by Samantha Schubert, “Artificial Intelligence as Agent in Journalism: A Concept Explication” by Chad Owsley, “Artificial Intelligence, Debate, and Education” by Nicholas Lepp and Kavneer Majhail and “The Cracks Are Where the Light Seeps In: An Interview with ChatGPT about Plagiarism” by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer – among still more essays. The issue also includes a portfolio of sixteen new poems by Roland Sodowsky with an introduction by Laura Lee Washburn.
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