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I read more books on my phone than ever before in 2024 — here’s why
There’s something about the end of the year that always puts me in a retrospective mood. One thing I’ve been considering is how I used technology over the last year — and that’s help me realized something about the way I read books these days. For years I avoided Kindles and e-readers in general, primarily out of the preference for…
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The Verge’s favorite books from 2024
When it comes to entertainment and education, we can choose from podcasts, videos, games, live performances, or books, one of the oldest and still most popular ways to learn something new or escape (at least temporarily) from today’s troubled world. We asked the staff of The Verge what their favorite reads were in 2024. Their answers ranged from fantasy and…
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Why Having a Book-Shaped Phone Means I Read More Books
When many of us think of ebooks, we think of an Amazon Kindle eReader. But these days, there’s another portable piece of tech that is literally shaped like a book—the book-style foldable phone. I carry one in my pocket, and I’m now reading more than ever. A Book-Shaped Phone Feels Like Holding a Book Bertel King / How-To Geek We…
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One of the world’s largest book publishers adds AI warnings to its books – Computerworld
To make generative AI tools (genAI) work as well as possible, tech companies have chosen to train their large language models (LLMs) on large amounts of text, even though doing so could run afoul of copyright laws. Most recently, book publisher Penguin Random House has chosen to include a warning in its books stating the content may not be used…
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Penguin Random House books now explicitly say ‘no’ to AI training
Book publisher Penguin Random House is putting its stance on AI training in print. The standard copyright page on both new and reprinted books will now say, “No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems,” according to a report from The Bookseller spotted by Gizmodo.…
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Generative AI Could Make Old Paper Books More Valuable Than Ever
Key Takeaways Generative AI is flooding the internet with content that can be convincingly wrong. Online sources could become more AI-generated, risking the spread of misinformation. AI-generated books, including on critical subjects like mushroom foraging, can be dangerous. Generative AI, whether you love it or hate it, is here to stay. Which means that lots of content is being generated…
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