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<Title>UMBC Mic'd Up episode on using AI without losing your voice</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>In this short <a href="https://professionalprograms.umbc.edu/blog/using-ai-without-losing-your-voice-a-guide/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Mic'd Up episode,</a> Dennise Cardona shares her insights on how to embrace AI without becoming overly dependent on it. She explores the importance of keeping our critical thinking skills sharp, using AI intentionally, and maintaining our own voices at the center of what we create. AI can certainly help us do the work, but it shouldn't do all the thinking for us.</p></div>
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<Summary>In this short UMBC Mic'd Up episode, Dennise Cardona shares her insights on how to embrace AI without becoming overly dependent on it. She explores the importance of keeping our critical thinking...</Summary>
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