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AI and Intellectual Property Theft

AI and Intellectual Property Theft

AI and Intellectual Property Theft In case you’ve missed the headlines, it turns out that Meta’s generative AI program was trained on Books3, a vast dataset of books, many of them pirated. It seems probable that other generative AI chatbots, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, were as well. (NOTE: Link goes… Read more »

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News & Notes – 2/18/2023

News & Notes – 2/18/2023

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff. Bookish News Worth Reading/Viewing For Writers & Bloggers Writing Quote Twitter Facebook 0 Pinterest 0 StumbleUpon 0

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HarperCollins Union Strike Continues

HarperCollins Union Strike Continues

You may have heard that HarperCollins union workers are on strike. The HC union has been on strike since mid-November. They are seeking better pay, more workplace diversity, and better job security. But why does this matter to you as a reader? Worker’s salaries. Most publishing jobs are in New… Read more »

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News & Notes – 9/10/2022

News & Notes – 9/10/2022

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Literary Losses NAME, short bio Obituaries and tributes: The Guardian; Los Angeles Times; NPR. Bibliography and Biography: Goodreads; Wikipedia Bookish News The Hugo Award winners were announced and presented on… Read more »

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News & Notes – 8/20/2022

News & Notes – 8/20/2022

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Salman Rushdie By now you have probably heard that author Salman Rushdie was attacked and stabbed onstage at the Chautauqua Institution in New York state. (AP)… Read more »

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News & Notes – 2/13/2021

News & Notes – 2/13/2021

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff, Bookish News The 2020 Edgar Award nominees were announced. The winners will be named in April. The ALA announced its 2021 Youth Media Awards, including the… Read more »

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News & Notes – January 23, 2021

News & Notes – January 23, 2021

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff. Literary Losses James Gunn, science fiction author, editor, and SFWA Grand Master, died on December 23, 2020 at the age of 97. Gunn wrote several novels… Read more »

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News & Notes – December 19, 2020

News & Notes – December 19, 2020

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff. Literary Losses Notable Literary Deaths in 2020: So many literary figures have died this year, from Christopher Tolkien in January to John Le Carré just last… Read more »

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News & Notes – December 5, 2020

News & Notes – December 5, 2020

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff. Bookish News Romance novelists raise $400,000 for Georgia Senate races – with help from Stacey Abrams (The Guardian). Jezebel also covered the story. Allegheny County Jail… Read more »

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