ChatGPT, AI, and the Future of Writing and Publishing – by Brian Whiddon, Managing Editor
As a writer or author, should YOU be worried? Are your knowledge and skills about to become irrelevant?
Censorship
Classic Jane Austen Novel Gets Trigger Warning from University – In The News – 02/09/2023
MORE: Disney video creates firestorm online; Barbara Streisand’s memoir is more than a thousand pages long!; NBC, MSNBC employees to walk off jobs; Zoom’s CEO takes big pay-cut, lays off 1,300 folks; China jumps into the AI race; Some laid-off Amazon employees can’t access info. about their terms of severance; Organized crime members with ties to Iran targeted US journalist in murder-for-hire plot; and Salman Rushdie surfaces after attack.
Adelaide Books Reported to New York State Attorney General – In The News – 02/03/2023
MORE: Children being used as experiments in classrooms?; The Associated Press says “mistress” is offensive, and much more!; CNN’s ratings continue to bomb; Trump sues journalist for releasing interview recordings; Nazi homeschool network a protected “religious belief?”; Supreme Court may soon change Internet free speech; Company spending millions on Super Bowl ad about Jesus; HarperCollins cuts 5% of North American work force, blames Amazon; Beauty company wants dictionary’s definition of “beauty” changed; and Liberal Columbia Journalism Review offers scathing indictment of New York Times’ Russiagate coverage
Reporter Earned £500 for Article That AI Wrote in 30 Seconds – In the News – 01/27/2023
MORE: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos was in meeting as Washington Post shaped coverage of…Amazon; AI continues to threaten creative individuals’ jobs; Rabbi gives sermon written by AI; Did billionaire investors destroy honest news reporting?; EU threatens to fine websites that allow posting of “disinformation”; TikTok can make anything go viral with the click of a button; Another day, another anti-trust lawsuit against Google; and UK Amazon workers go on strike, say robots are treated better.
Lisa Marie Presley Died Owing Tell-All Writer a Whopping $280K – In the News – 01/19/2023
MORE: Golfer sues CNN reporters for defamation; So now saying “Aloha” is culturally insensitive?; Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty for academic over social media use; U.S. lawmaker wants to make it a crime to criticize; Man wearing “Jesus Saves” t-shirt ordered to leave Mall of America; News site realizes disaster after using AI for articles; Ex-Prosecutor’s book draws warning from Manhattan District Attorney; North Dakota weighs ban of ‘sexually explicit’ library books; and Facebook to allow pictures of naked breasts for trans and non-binary people but not for cis-gender women.
Man Steals More Than 1,000 Manuscripts! – In The News – 01-12-2023
MORE: NYC schools ban AI chatbot that writes essays, Bookbinder “artist” removes famous author’s name from books; Former ESPN employees suing; NYT columnist commits suicide; and WSJ reporter handcuffed outside bank
Author Fakes Her Own Death on Facebook, Comes Back Two Years Later – In The News – 01-05-2023
MORE: Lawn Boy author says his book was never meant to be available in schools; Prince Harry’s new book shares juicy stuff…but it is all true?; Even star writers can’t get people to attend their book signings; A tiny newspaper broke the George Santos scandals story; Iran sentences author to death; and A blogger does the math on how many copies of Prince Harry’s book need to sell for Penguin Random House to earn a profit. It’s a huge number!!
LIBEL ENTRAPMENT: Is Someone TRYING to Get You Sued?
The person who contacts you may be in cahoots with the person the false allegations are about.
Politician’s Wife Sues after Being Called a “Christian” – In the News – 12/23/22
MORE: My opinion? Major media best seller lists are a scam; Power company accused of using money to attack its critics; Ex-Twitter employee found guilty of spying – was giving info. about Saudi citizens to Saudi government; Online threats against journalists at an all time high; and Stanford tries to “eliminate” numerous words/phrases.
English Teacher says Grammar is Racist; AND MORE! – In The News – 12-08-2022
MORE: Employers are hiring more people without college degrees; Supreme Court mulling parody/trademark infringement case regarding a dog chew toy; BBC reporter covering protests arrested in China; Actor/author denied story hour slot at libraries for his Christian children’s book; Amazon sued for false advertising over Prime delivery dates; and Amazon sued for taking drivers’ tips