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August 11th, 2024

AI: A Story in Video

Generative AI does amazing things with text, but it shines most brightly with images, both 2D and in video. Sometimes it’s short videos that showcase what AI is capable of. There have also been some very funny videos posted that poke fun at AI and its uncertain progress, amidst great hype. I want to share…

August 4th, 2024

The Imminent Collapse of the AI Industry

(Note, after publication: The headline of this post is meant to be ironic, but I can see it doesn’t parse that way.) There are two separate, though related, camps of AI naysayers. One camp accepts that the latest AI technology is indeed powerful, and that its tremendous power is at the heart of the AI…

May 25th, 2024

New Book: The AI Revolution in Book Publishing

The AI Revolution in Book PublishingA Concise Guide to Navigating Artificial Intelligence for Writers and Publishers Order the book here or on Amazon. Are you feeling left out of the conversation about book publishing, authoring and artificial intelligence? Most publishers and authors are — it’s not just you. The AI Revolution in Book Publishing will…

May 25th, 2024

Can AI be Detected in Writing?

When I first heard about AI detection for text or images, I thought, yeah, sure, that makes sense. Lots of people are freaking out about whether there’s AI even in the same room, so odor detectors might have to be installed. I didn’t give it much more thought. I was already subscribing to Ethan Mollick’s…