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July 18, 2023
Illustration Agencies Introduce New AI-Specific Contract Clause - Publishers Weekly
At the Publishers Weekly site Panzer found a news release about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and illustrators.
Finally. Nap time.
According to the news release some illustrators agencies are including clauses in their contracts which state what AI companies must do to use their work,
Panzer says, "No misunderstandings here."
Note: This is very short. You won't need to bring anything to snack on when you read this selection.
To read the news release tootle over to AI News Release
Finally. Nap time.According to the news release some illustrators agencies are including clauses in their contracts which state what AI companies must do to use their work,
Panzer says, "No misunderstandings here."
Note: This is very short. You won't need to bring anything to snack on when you read this selection.
To read the news release tootle over to AI News Release
The Authors Guild Open Letter to Generative-AI Leaders
The Authors Guild drafted a letter to the company leaders in generative AI. The letter addresses the Authors Guild's areas of concern in the use of AI in the writing environment.
Read it before you sign it.
Writers and their friends and associates are asked to sign the letter to show their support.
The link below will take you to the letter site. Scroll down the page to read the letter. To sign the
letter fill out the information on the top right-hand column.
To read the post tootle over to Authors' Guild Open Letter To read more information on the Authors Guild's stand on AI generated writing tootle over to Artificial Intelligence
Read it before you sign it.Writers and their friends and associates are asked to sign the letter to show their support.
The link below will take you to the letter site. Scroll down the page to read the letter. To sign the
letter fill out the information on the top right-hand column.
To read the post tootle over to Authors' Guild Open Letter To read more information on the Authors Guild's stand on AI generated writing tootle over to Artificial Intelligence
July 17, 2023
"Shadow libraries" are at the heart of the mounting copyright lawsuit against OpenAI - Quartz
Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Quartz site. There our intrepid traveling kitty boy found a post about another lawsuit against OpenAI.
It's called transparency.
Michelle Cheng's post explains about OpenAI using "shadow libraries" to teach Artificial Intelligence to write like humans. "Shadow libraries" and their connections with the use of copyrighted material are explained.
Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks, if OpenAI would just tell where they got all the books used to teach AI instead of keeping it a secret, they wouldn't be getting sued to find out the answer."
Note:This is a long post. Bring a cup of iced tea and a brownie as a snack while you read.
To read the post tootle over to OpenAI lawsuit
It's called transparency.Michelle Cheng's post explains about OpenAI using "shadow libraries" to teach Artificial Intelligence to write like humans. "Shadow libraries" and their connections with the use of copyrighted material are explained.
Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks, if OpenAI would just tell where they got all the books used to teach AI instead of keeping it a secret, they wouldn't be getting sued to find out the answer."
Note:This is a long post. Bring a cup of iced tea and a brownie as a snack while you read.
To read the post tootle over to OpenAI lawsuit
A New Monday Panzerism
Panzer on practical philosophy:
Question: Why would anyone spend the amount of time on Cats and Crime that Mom does?
Hey. I know who feeds me.
Answer: Same reason cats jump into boxes teetering on the edge of calamity.
It keeps you mentally and physically alert.
And in Mom's case beautiful.
Question: Why would anyone spend the amount of time on Cats and Crime that Mom does?
Hey. I know who feeds me.Answer: Same reason cats jump into boxes teetering on the edge of calamity.
It keeps you mentally and physically alert.
And in Mom's case beautiful.
July 16, 2023
The International Dublin Writers' Festival
It's recorded too.The International Dublin Writers' Festival has announced the schedule and speakers for this year's festival.
The Festival will begin September 15 and end September 17. Attendance can be either in-person in Dublin or online.
The schedule and costs are available at the site. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the different prices depending on whether you plan to "attend" one or two days or the days and the award dinner. All the choices are very inexpensive.
To view the site tootle over to International Dublin Writers' Festival
Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Christmas Cat In July
HintHere's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.
As always remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.
Have fun!
To do the jigsaw puzzle tootle over to Christmas Cat In July
Free Mystery Audio Short Story:The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman
I'm finished for the day.For those of you who prefer short classic mystery stories, Panzer found a Poirot Investigates short story on The Classic Tales Podcast on YouTube.
The audio short story The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman is written by Agatha Christie and narrated by BJ Harrison. It's 29 minutes long.
As with all Panzer's online finds, it's free for your listening.
Have fun.
To listen to the short story tootle over to Poirot Investigates
July 15, 2023
Free Sweet Romance Audiobook: Dreaming of Her Best Friends Kiss
It's been a long search today.Here's today's sweet romance audiobook Panzer found on YouTube.
The audiobook Dreaming of Her Best Friend's Kiss is written by Jessie Gussman and narrated by Jay Dyess. It's 5 hours 28 minutes long.
You know the drill: Like all the romance audiobooks featured here, it's free for your listening.
Enjoy.
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Sweet Romance Audiobook
How to Write a Book Description for Amazon? - DiggiNet
Panzer made a stop at the DiggiNet site today. There with some digging in the posts he found one about using AI to help write your book description for Amazon.
It saves time and it's free.
Anita Nipane's post explains how to use Kindlepreneur's Book Description Generator. The Description Generator doesn't write your description for you. You write the description and then let the Description Generator make it better. Best of all it's free to use.
Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks using the Generator should save you time."
Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read.
To read the post tootle over to Amazon Book Description
It saves time and it's free.Anita Nipane's post explains how to use Kindlepreneur's Book Description Generator. The Description Generator doesn't write your description for you. You write the description and then let the Description Generator make it better. Best of all it's free to use.
Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks using the Generator should save you time."
Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read.
To read the post tootle over to Amazon Book Description
July 13, 2023
No News Today
MeWow! A whole day off.No news today as we're doing computer maintenance.
News posts will resume Friday 7:00 pm (PT).
