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AI and its implications for writers and professional editors

Writing and editing: How to steal AI’s job

Join PEG for a webinar on how humans can still prove their worth even as generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) changes the way we write, edit and publish content.

Date: Tuesday, 10 September 2024

Time: 18:00–19:30

Place: Online (Zoom meeting)

Facilitator: Riaan Wolmarans

CPD hours: PEG members will earn CPD hours according to the criteria published on the PEG website. Attendees of the live presentation will receive a certificate confirming their attendance and the duration of the webinar. Those who are unable to attend the webinar live may submit their receipt as proof of having received the recording.

Pre-webinar materials: None.

About our facilitator

Riaan Wolmarans has 25 years’ experience in the news industry, specialising in digital publishing, and now works for NTT DATA, a global IT services company, to produce and publish in-depth content on various aspects of technology for experts around the world.

About the webinar

We’ll explore trends in GenAI; discuss where these tools excel and where they fall short; and explain why human skills are still necessary to complement the apparent marvels of AI.

Cost

Affiliation Early-bird registration fee1 Registration fee2
PEG members R295 R380
LAMP members3 R495 R580
Non-affiliated members R695 R780

1Before or on 4 September

2Between 5 and 8 September

3LAMP members: Association of Southern African Indexers and Bibliographers (ASAIB), ProJourn, Southern African Freelancers’ Association (SAFREA), South African Science Journalists’ Association (SASJA) and the South African Translators’ Institute (SATI).

Please register by completing and emailing the registration form.

Deadline for registrations: 12:00 on Sunday 8 September.

10 September, 2024 @ 18:00 - 19:30 Africa/Johannesburg at Online (Zoom) by PEG | Nitty gritty Third quarter Webinar Zoom

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