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July 2, 2026

AI and the English Language

A quarterly miscellany of essays by Richard Dooling and news about his upcoming books. Subscribe here.

The Wall Street Journal published my essay on George Orwell and AI earlier today. I suspect it won’t appear in print until Monday. I hope this WSJ gift link works.

I wrote an earlier piece about how The AIs Are No Longer Science Fiction.

My new novel, The Acolyte, is now out. Cool bookmarks still available.

Happy 4th!

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