Isaac Asimov, John Updike, and John Hersey changed their writing habits to adapt to word processors, according to the first literary historian of the technology.

Over the past decade, I have developed a computer program to do this sort of analysis of writing style, based on literally millions of different features.

A.I. tools from Microsoft and other companies are helping write code, placing software engineers at the forefront of the technology’s potential to disrupt the work force.

“But do we need a more profound change in the curriculum?” Currently, individual computer science professors choose whether to allow students to use A.I.