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jeffvandermeer.bsky.social • 79 days ago

blow that idea out yer ass

Says the CEO of HarperCollins on AI:

"One idea is a “talking book,” where a book sits atop a large language model, allowing readers to converse with an AI facsimile of its author."

Please, just make it stop, somebody.

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Comments

dbirky.bsky.social•79 days ago

Feels like the end goal is for all of us to be talking to shadows, hazy edges and all. A future truly insubstantial where our communication is not only mediated but completely moderated via ersatz personalities. Just a smooth surface with enough glitches to make us feel insane with no recourse.

kittensoft.bsky.social•79 days ago

hard dislike.

rooie.bsky.social•79 days ago

“Hey there, Mr. Dickens! Can you spell strawberry?”

gaknar.bsky.social•79 days ago

I'm already talking to the author by reading their book.

costakout.bsky.social•79 days ago

For some reason I'm reminded of the robotic Philip K Dick head that used to make the talk show circuit.

subatomiclaura.bsky.social•79 days ago

This is like cutting off body parts to lose weight.

kellybrenner.bsky.social•79 days ago

the more publishers talk about ai the more i feel they can't ever be trusted and i feel more determined to go the indie route for all my future books.