Mark C. Marino

Mark C. Marino is a Professor (Teaching) of Writing at the University of Southern California (USC) and the Director of the Humanities and Critical Code Studies Lab, where he explores the cultural and social impacts of computer code and artificial intelligence. A leading scholar on the topic of AI and writing, he also has an extensive background in electronic literature, including co-authoring the experimental books 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10 (2012) and Reading Project: A Collaborative Analysis of William Poundstone’s Project for Tachistoscope {Bottomless Pit} (2015). His recent work in the AI area includes his book Hallucinate This! an authoritized autobotography of ChatGPT (2023) and his role as a co-author of the forthcoming book Inventing ELIZA: How the First Chatbot Shaped the Future of AI, scheduled for publication in May 2026. Marino also shares his insights and projects on Medium an Substack.