📚 Contributed my thoughts to a thought-provoking article on AI and copyright. It's crucial that we address the ethical and legal concerns surrounding the use of copyrighted material for AI training. #AI #CopyrightDebate

No matter how many times I read this story, it always blows my mind...

1/ In the latest AI controversy, some morons (no subtleties here) used George Carlin's voice without permission to create a "comedy special" titled "George Carlin: I'm Glad I'm Dead." 😡

Lovely overview of spec fic sub-genre, "godpunk" was a new one to me!

Different Fantasy Genres - Part One | Writers & Artists https://t.co/SmIL1vaUTT

An important post on gen AI's collateral damage. I do not agree with everything @ChuckWendig says in his latest blog (link at the end), but I want to share it:

1/ 🎨 Art is a medium for human expression, bridging gap between artists & audiences through meta-textual communication

Much food for thought here - AI Empire: Unraveling the interlocking systems of oppression in generative AI's global order - Jasmina Tacheva, Srividya Ramasubramanian, 2023 https://t.co/FyxfekpGYT

1/ Diving into 2024, with fiction writing and AI/tech high on my list of priorities, I want to touch on the fate of the novel, the power of AI, and diversity in publishing. This is about revolutionizing storytelling. #Publishing2024 #AIandLiterature

Even as someone very excited about the potential of generative AI tech, there is no sweeping this one under the carpet @OpenAI @midjourney...compensation will need to be given where compensation is due.

Generative AI Has a Visual Plagiarism Problem https://t.co/hkOesOqhd3

Best song heard over the holiday - https://t.co/o51a6phxF3

Accepting irrelevance can lead to creative freedom.

Love it.

Blake Butler on (Not) Finding Your Voice https://t.co/RlwiXxOItM via @lithub