Technically, ChatGPT can do (some of) the work of a human editor. But an experiment comparing three separate human edits of a literary short story to edits by ChatGPT exposes AI’s serious limitations.
As digital media took off in the 2010s, few believed magazines could survive. While the industry isn’t what is once was, magazines are still very much alive, but why?
Erika Alexander is Coraline and Jeffrey Wright is Monk in ‘American Fiction.’
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In this episode, Vinita sits down with two experts to break down the many layers — and Black stereotypes — in the much anticipated new film, ‘American Fiction.’
Adania Shibli was awarded the prize for her novel about the 1949 murder of a Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers.
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From dubious guests of honour from oppressive states to allowing far-right publishers to show, Frankfurt Book Fair’s political stances have been all over the place.
Bri Lee, George Saunders (Evan Agostini/AP) and Hanif Kureishi (Nrbelex).
So many authors are creating Substack newsletters – from Bri Lee’s magazine-like News & Reviews, to George Saunders’ writing tips and Hanif Kureishi’s reflections on being paralysed. But can it last?
A private equity firm’s acquisition of a major publisher could be an opportunity to reinvigorate the industry.
Making publicly-funded research immediately available for free would mean we all have access to information that could help us understand the world around us.
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Authors and publishers are worried about the threat of AI – and they’re fighting back. But there are still important ways human authors can’t be replaced with machines.
Christopher Glasl’s withdrawn memoir of his time in Special Operations Group raises questions about publisher fact checking. How do they do it? And can it be improved?
Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay’s lawsuit claims their books were used without their consent. But copyright protection doesn’t apply to ideas – they’ll need to demonstrate the likelihood of economic loss.
Jessica Huntley and Angela Davis at the Keskidee Centre, London, (c.1975).
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The outrage misdirected at Lolita – and its author – does nothing to negate the realities it reflects. Reading Nabokov’s novel now raises questions about censorship, book banning and human nature.