never got around to sharing this on twitter, but truly beyond honored to have been a finalist for @StoryLitMag’s Annual Foundation Prize this year, in some fantastic company 💛
@brouillettese okay yes i have refused to engage with the blue check of it all on principle but she was in my undergrad and i am fascinated by the mileage you can get out of "the woke left has ruined universities" with no backup or evidence lol
this & the recent tokarczuk discourse is interesting because like, the research is fun! so much magical thinking happens when you stumble upon things you didn't know to look for. as with so many things ai tries to optimize, the slowness is actually the point!
The recent discoveries of AI hallucinations in nonfiction books has underscored the unique vulnerabilities of the publishing industry, reports Charlotte Klein. https://t.co/DTWd35e9rV
"We must, then, avoid the 'Babel syndrome,' namely the idolatry of profit that sacrifices the weak, a uniformity that neutralizes differences, and the pretense that a single language — even a digital one — can translate everything, including the mystery of the person, into data and performance."
genuinely fuck whoever came up w the dumbass idea to replace THE DICTIONARY BUILT INTO GOOGLE with the ai overview's definitions i hope everything in their life fucking sucks
I heard an interview today about AI in creative spaces and the man being interviewed said “AI is data, and Data can only look backwards. Creativity looks forwards.” And I need to sit with that in the best possible way.
Anyway—a perfect example of the issue with the current state of reading is addressed by Fran Lebowitz in conversation with Toni Morrison—people use fiction as a mirror to see themselves instead of using it as a doorway, or a window, as a way out.