A quick follow up on my last post – On AI Scams. If you’re interested in how these scams work (and why they target authors), check out this article The Lucrative World of Literary Scams by Snigdha Poonam.
On AI Scams
Like so many authors, I’m now being bombarded by AI generated emails that heap praise upon me and my books then try to coax me into following up on some sort of publicity opportunity. Those opportunities don’t really exist but the scammer is hoping I’ll send them money before I realized it’s a scam.
The Death of My Non-fiction Book
I’m pretty sure no one knows about this, but for years I’ve had a vague plan to write a non-fiction book for other writers.
AI vs Artists
I occasionally post short films on a Friday, but this week, I’m going for something different – a documentary on “AI” image generators.
AI Art is Theft
I still haven’t written my post about my thoughts on AI (mostly because I’m trying to work out how to express all those in less than 10,000 words). But if you follow me on social media (mostly Bluesky) you’ll know that I’m not a fan.
More AI nonsense
I’m continuing to have fun asking Microsoft’s Bing search how many Ns there are in mayonnaise. This is the latest attempt… Every time I try this question Bing seems to … Read More
The Current State of “AI” – June 2023
The big tech companies continue to try to ram “AI” down our throats in the form of slow, dangerously inaccurate search tools. I’ve been having some fun over the last … Read More