Introducing AI to Used Books
With a $100,000 grant from O’Shaughnessy Ventures, bookshop manager Charlie Becker is building an AI tool to help secondhand booksellers identify and catalogue titles.
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How to Keep Hold of 120,000 Words—or, How to Work With a Manuscript in Word
Clever use of the software’s Headings tools can make even the most beastly manuscript easier to wrangle.
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The Writer in the Machine: Agents’ Perspectives on AI
Artificial intelligence has irrevocably changed the paradigm of publishing. A journalist and editor speaks to agents about their thoughts on AI in a professional context, raising questions about contracts, rights, and the nature of art.
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AI Threatens Literary Translation
In response to publishers turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to expedite or replace the work of human translators, publishers and translators question whether machine-led translation can truly supersede a human touch.
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The Antithesis of Inspiration: Why ChatGPT Will Never Write a Literary Masterpiece
Even though ChatGPT can replicate and regurgitate the texts it has consumed, it still lacks the unique inspiration that lived experience provides for writers. A teacher of creative writing puts the AI chatbot to the test.
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Poetry NFTs Are Having a Moment
No longer limited to static text on a page, poets are composing verse in the unique medium of an NFT, opening new creative, collaborative, and financial possibilities for work that defies categorization.
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ChatGPT Revises Authorship
With the rise of AI-generated writing, writers and publications alike struggle with the question of what authorship means.
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Ten Questions for Colin Winnette
“You will never get rid of the self-critical voice in your head.” —Colin Winnette, author of Users
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Ten Questions for Eugene Lim
“I wanted to articulate and be honest to the emotion of grief.” —Eugene Lim, author of Search History
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Ten Questions for Jordan Kisner
“I find the notion of being ‘a writer’ ephemeral and fraught, while ‘someone who wrote today’ feels straightforward and manageable.” —Jordan Kisner, author of Thin Places
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