Be careful what we wish for. The possibility of an executive order granting broad exemptions to AI companies from copyright claims poses an existential threat to the publishing industries as they currently operate.
Abuja Book City is more than a promotional event; it is a welcome call to reimagine the role of books as dynamic agents of cultural and educational transformation.
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Most AIs know their centre from their center and their colour from their color, although when will they grasp it’s uncivilised to say civilized!
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Apparently, more than one third of Perlego users prefer audio, so this could be hugely popular if it delivers as well as they suggest.
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At TIBE in February, the Thai pavilion attracted 250,000 visitors.
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Moving forward without engaging with AI is to miss a huge opportunity to level the paying field.
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The ouster of Jennifer Salke from Amazon MGM Studios is a telling sign of the evolving landscape of Hollywood, where the traditional values of studio filmmaking are increasingly being influenced by the data-driven, profit-oriented priorities of Big Tech.
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AI-produced audio slammed for its low quality was actually created by humans. Luddite Fringe, look away now!
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Be careful what we wish for. The possibility of an executive order granting broad exemptions to AI companies from copyright claims poses an existential threat to the publishing industries as they currently operate.
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Needless to say the SoA was like a lamb with two tails as it gleefully revelled in the Meta piracy site news.
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What I love about the Morocco pavilion at the Paris Book Festival this year is that visitors can explore five thematic areas, each offering a unique experience.
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The comic strip’s 2 kilometers surpasses the previous record of 1.6 kilometers set in Japan.
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Curie, an AI-powered scientific writing assistant tailored for researchers, especially those for whom English is not a first language.
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Today, the digital revolution has expanded the horizons of children’s art. Technology offers new ways to create and share artwork, allowing children to experiment with styles and techniques.
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Text-to-video is the new cinema frontier, and we’ve been here so many times. If it’s new and shiny, it’s bad, bad, bad, and must be resisted at all costs. Until we can’t live without it.
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Joke of the Month: “The Trump-Vance FTC will never back down from taking on Big Tech” – US Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson.
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Submissions are now being welcomed and will remain open until Friday, 4 July,
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There’s a lesson here for publishers everywhere that rely on US trade.
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Put simply, publishing needs to move with the times. And of course it will, eventually. The history of publishing is the history of active resistance, passive acceptance and eventual embrace.
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Submissions opened 17 March and close 22 August.
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All that said, actions speak larger than words, so it will be interesting to review this in a year’s time and see what real progress has been made.
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