When his book came in the mail, I read two chapters & then set it aside for later, as I was in the middle of a few other books at the time. I haven’t finished reading beyond chapter two yet. All of which context will only make you laugh harder (and cringe more) when you watch Roland’s alter robot ego as he follows the path that leads him to self-published stardom.
Part 2 below the fold. This is simply the best thing on publishing and self-publishing ever. Watch it and cry. Watch it and weep. Watch it and laugh your ass off. Watch it and go buy a few copies of Roland’s book, and then a few of mine.
And remember, the best way to help me out of my own robot hell would be for you to back Creation Science.
AI Policy and the Uncanny Valley Freakout. by Harold June 30, 2023 We have been debating, on and off, about the issues around artificial intelligence and AI governance for some time now. Here at Public Knowledge, we…
Oh my — as they say, it’s funny because it’s true!
There was a piece recently about the trend toward “universal authorship.” It uses a pretty liberal definition of “authorship” — but the point remains, there are so many people talking nowadays that it’s a wonder anyone has time to listen (maybe they don’t?) _writing_revolution/” rel=”nofollow”>http://seedmagazine.com/con…
Anyway, I’ve acquired a copy of Roland’s virtual excerpt, to see if I can get past Chapter Two …
My career has in some way been about creating technology for people to achieve whatever they set out to do. (http://wetmachine.com/c…) We can create, we can collaborate, and for many things we can even distribute electronically.
What I am only slowly realizing now, however, is that very little of our distribution systems is made from the creation, farming, manufacturing, or even the shipping and selling of goods and services. There is a massive gooey, greasy, ether permeating our lives. Most of us live there: teachers, sales people, bureaucrats, pharmacists, bankers, priests, politicians and mediatitians, … and every conceivable type of agent or broker. I despair that no matter what technology is created to eliminate this waste and friction, this horrific machine never flinches.
But while the uproar has swayed much of the public to Johansson's defense at a time when #genAI is increasingly under scrutiny, this may not quite be an open-and-shut case should she decide to sue . Read the breakdown from @M_F_Rose in her latest article:
The release of @OpenAI's new digital assistant "Sky" stirred controversy after actress Scarlett Johansson alleged that the company had infringed on her rights by using a soundalike voice of hers after she'd declined to voice it herself.
Just saw @MargotSusca fantastic interview with @adamconover about the death of local news at the hands of hedge funds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N21YfWy0-bA A theme I have written about *a lot*. Like this blog post from 2018: https://wetmachine.com/tales-of-the-sausage-factory/we-need-to-fix-the-news-media-not-just-social-media-part-i/ This has been a long time in the making.
I wrote yesterday on the terrifying escalation of antisemitism in Canada, citing events just over past week. Now there is more: last night a firebomb attempt at a Vancouver synagogue. Daily antisemitic incidents is who we are now.
https://www.jewishvancouver.com/important-community-updates-may-20-2024
https://x.com/mgeist/status/1796233336203194446
Oh my — as they say, it’s funny because it’s true!
There was a piece recently about the trend toward “universal authorship.” It uses a pretty liberal definition of “authorship” — but the point remains, there are so many people talking nowadays that it’s a wonder anyone has time to listen (maybe they don’t?)
_writing_revolution/” rel=”nofollow”>http://seedmagazine.com/con…
Anyway, I’ve acquired a copy of Roland’s virtual excerpt, to see if I can get past Chapter Two …
My career has in some way been about creating technology for people to achieve whatever they set out to do. (http://wetmachine.com/c…) We can create, we can collaborate, and for many things we can even distribute electronically.
What I am only slowly realizing now, however, is that very little of our distribution systems is made from the creation, farming, manufacturing, or even the shipping and selling of goods and services. There is a massive gooey, greasy, ether permeating our lives. Most of us live there: teachers, sales people, bureaucrats, pharmacists, bankers, priests, politicians and mediatitians, … and every conceivable type of agent or broker. I despair that no matter what technology is created to eliminate this waste and friction, this horrific machine never flinches.