@casempire@markeology Yes, all of those could be reasons. Sometimes it was the author’s “fault”, sometimes their publicist’s, and sometimes the bookstore’s- or all of the above. Could be bad timing, could be the location was weak as far as readership/audience. Sometimes you couldn’t explain it.
@legroff I’ve seen two artists I admire post today about how upset it makes them, as the AI is stealing from artists while potentially pushing them out of business.
The new one is also stealing people’s selfies for future use, but I don’t think many ppl have thought about the long game.
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She's become an avid, trained Court Watcher. Her observations helped people jailed pretrial file a civil rights lawsuit. Then came the retaliation. Shut off her access to court.
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