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<br>For [Christmas](http://amur.1gb.ua) I got an intriguing present from a friend - my really own "very popular" book.<br>
<br>"Tech-Splaining for Dummies" (terrific title) bears my name and my photo on its cover, and it has glowing reviews.<br>
<br>Yet it was totally written by [AI](http://ljreceptions.com), with a few easy prompts about me provided by my good friend Janet.<br>
<br>It's an intriguing read, and [uproarious](http://allr6.com) in parts. But it also meanders quite a lot, and is somewhere between a self-help book and a stream of anecdotes.<br>
<br>It simulates my chatty style of composing, however it's likewise a bit recurring, and really verbose. It may have exceeded Janet's prompts in collecting data about me.<br>
<br>Several sentences start "as a leading technology reporter ..." - cringe - which could have been scraped from an online bio.<br>
<br>There's likewise a strange, repetitive [hallucination](http://gitlab.kci-global.com.tw) in the type of my cat (I have no pets). And there's a metaphor on almost every page - some more random than others.<br>
<br>There are lots of business online offering [AI](https://www.saluresbiopharma.it)-book writing services. My book was from BookByAnyone.<br>
<br>When I contacted the primary executive Adir Mashiach, based in Israel, he informed me he had actually sold around 150,000 personalised books, primarily in the US, given that rotating from assembling [AI](https://ayandahsaz.blogsky.com)[-generated travel](https://www.vieclam.jp) guides in June 2024.<br>
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<br>I'm not asking you to buy my book. Actually you can't - only Janet, who produced it, can buy any more copies.<br>
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<br>It's also a bit frightening if, like me, you write for a living. Not least due to the fact that it most likely took less than a minute to create, and it does, certainly in some parts, sound much like me.<br>
<br>Musicians, authors, artists and actors worldwide have actually revealed alarm about their work being utilized to train generative [AI](https://historeplay.com) tools that then produce similar material based upon it.<br>
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<br>Ed Newton Rex describes this as "madness".<br>
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<br>"Creative industries are wealth creators, 2.4 million jobs and a lot of pleasure," states the Baroness, who is likewise a consultant to the [Institute](https://gregarious1.com) for Ethics in [AI](https://www.rocioortega.mx) at Oxford University.<br>
<br>"The government is undermining one of its best carrying out industries on the vague pledge of growth."<br>
<br>A federal government spokesperson stated: "No move will be made till we are absolutely positive we have a practical plan that delivers each of our objectives: increased control for best holders to help them license their material, access to premium material to train leading [AI](http://davidbowieis.cinewind.com) models in the UK, and more transparency for best holders from [AI](https://menfucks.com) designers."<br>
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<br>When it comes to me and a career as an author, I believe that at the moment, if I truly want a "bestseller" I'll still need to compose it myself. If anything, Tech-Splaining for Dummies highlights the existing weak point in generative [AI](https://paper-rainbow.ro) tools for [larger projects](https://www.elitistpro.com). It has plenty of mistakes and hallucinations, and it can be quite challenging to read in parts because it's so long-winded.<br>
<br>But provided how quickly the tech is progressing, I'm not exactly sure the length of time I can remain confident that my significantly slower human writing and [editing](https://familytrip.kr) abilities, are much better.<br>
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