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Not Everyone Who Opposes AI Is A Luddite, Sam Missingham. But Some Have...
Luddites of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your brain cells. Oh, and the chance of thriving as the industry evolves. “Farewell, rational thought. I knew thee well.” That was my initial...
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Fantastic news (unless you’re an AI Luddite): Harvard Uni and 1 million...
“Harvard University has unveiled an extensive dataset of nearly one million public domain books, making it freely available for AI training purposes.” The post Fantastic news (unless you’re an AI...
View ArticleUSA – Authors Guild Federal Court Victory: Arkansas Book Ban Declared...
“When we allow broad restrictions like Act 372, we don’t just silence authors – we deny readers, particularly young people, the opportunity to see themselves and understand others through literature”...
View ArticleThe Guardian is at it again. No, writers do not need financial support. This...
Writers don’t need victim support and government handouts as The Guardian seems to think. They need positive thinking and a willingness to adapt. Success is earned, not handed out. If the day ends in...
View ArticleMultinational Acquisitions of Indie Presses: Implications for Australian...
Press-release news is an important part of the publishing industry media’s role, but especially where the big corporate publishers are concerned, the industry media needs to occasionally take a step...
View ArticleAI: A Powerful Tool for Uncovering Ancient Texts (When It’s Not Stealing Our...
For fiction writers, this opens up huge new areas of fictional speculation and storytelling, and savvy authors will be wanting to know more and do more, not hide behind the Luddite Fringe’s efforts to...
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India’s Bollywood Music Labels Jump On The ‘Let’s Sue The F*** Out Of OpenAI’...
With the right deal on the table, most publishers will jump into bed with any and every AI company that can meet their price. A coalition of India’s leading Bollywood music labels, including T-Series,...
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The Guardian Partners With OpenAI While Simultaneously Fuelling The Luddite...
Memo to Microsoft – I’ve got some backlist titles and a struggling school where kids cannot imagine what £20 looks like, let alone £2,000, if you’d like to get in touch! The Guardian Media Group has...
View ArticleConsumers Prefer AI-Generated Images To The Real Thing: Implications for the...
To those on the Luddite Fringe, you have my sympathies. Keep standing on the beach, watching the tide come in all around you. King Canute would be proud! In a significant development earlier this...
View ArticleUSA – Bowker and IndieCommerce Boost Independent Bookstore Digital Sales With...
Book2look has already generated over 250 million views, demonstrating its effectiveness. US publishing solutions provider Bowker has announced a strategic partnership with IndieCommerce, the...
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