Are Your Memories Always Real?
We are just beginning to study the effects of AI on our lives and our brains, including how our memories process deepfake videos and images. If you could realistically insert yourself into a video (as AI software Sora did) and watch it enough times, could that experience become embedded in your mind as though it were your own lived experience? In "Memory Maker," Tim Requarth addresses this question and investigates humans' vulnerability to AI technologies while blending argument with narrative, analysis, and reporting.
QUESTIONS
As you read, make a note of each time Requarth references an expert source. How does Requarth use reliable sources to support his own stance?
“The Memory Maker” offers a robust blend of genres: it argues a position, offers a narrative, analyzes a current effect of AI technology, and reports information. Using your textbook and prior knowledge, where do you see characteristics (or conventions) of each genre in this article?
Write a brief rhetorical analysis of this article (approximately 350 words) that evaluates whether Requarth’s argument is effective, using one or more of the rhetorical appeals (emotional, ethical, and logical) as the support for your stance. In writing your response, refer to the chapter “Analyzing and Constructing Arguments” in your textbook.






