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Editors, this ACES workshop on ethics in AI will be worth your time!

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"Ricky Miller, cofounder and publisher of the U.K. small press Avery Hill Publishing, signed on with Comics Plus as a way to raise awareness among U.S. readers. Miller would like to see more Avery Hill titles in U.S. libraries, but that’s a challenge with physical books. Digital publishing allows the company to offer its books to a wide audience and makes it easier for readers to discover them, including early works by Tillie Walden and Zoe Thorogood." via Publishers Weekly While too many traditional publishers still remain leery of ebooks and libraries, a steadily increasing number of comics and manga publishers value the combination of discovery and revenue Comics Plus [LibraryPass] provides — partly because their print editions still offer a unique experience for readers and/or collectors. Miller gets it. #comics #manga #libcomix #ReadAllTheComics https://lnkd.in/ekqXGfu2

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I think independent publishers are a vital part of the publishing industry, but as this roundtable highlights, it's not a monolithic group the way corporate trade publishers are (relatively), so the opportunities and challenges are going to vary wildly. The best takeaway is the recognition that indie/small publishers need to find better ways to work with libraries (and vice versa, tbh). The worst is the tacit acknowledgement that the IBPA has gone all in on hybrid publishing. I remain a fan of PubWest, though. They're the one association best positioned to support most independent publishers — as long as they stay focused on practical and pragmatic solutions, and don't get distracted chasing new shiny tech solutions in search of problems. #publishing #libraries #distribution

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Should you pivot, or persist? If you've ever dealt with writer's block or self-doubt, you've probably struggled with this question. I've had multiple authors come to me in just the past weeks wondering if it was time to change targets. For my thoughts on how you can think it through, check out my post today on substack -- https://lnkd.in/eFThaNZp

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Here is a link to "Art and Life," my latest post on Cultural Capital-Art, Politics, and Everything Else https://lnkd.in/eDjWYngG

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I just had a great conversation with Caroline Lancelot Miltgen about AI, ethics, and marketing from an academic perspective -- she is a marketing professor heavily focused on this topic -- for the AI newsletter I publish, the AI Marketing Ethics Digest. Expect that issue in a few weeks. I also have a forthcoming issue featuring a conversation with Peter Mullen, CMO at Interactions, a conversational AI company. Today, an issue hit the streets featuring SEO expert Ann Smarty. We talked about the impact of AI on SEO and related ethical issues. You can find it here: https://lnkd.in/dg-EqZe8.

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It seems I have achieved peak book nerd status. Merriam-Webster is using a line I wrote as a sample sentence for the usage of “front matter” (alongside Katy Waldman and The New York Review of Books—good company). 😆 If you are a publisher, editor, or author who would like me to write front matter for one of your books, my DMs are open. #books #dictionary #publishing

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I started a new role at Dotdash Meredith in March: VP, AI Editorial Operations. I know what it sounds like. “AI editorial operations” gives big “robots taking writers’ jobs” energy. It’s not. I promise. I have been at DDM for more than 5 years, and the mission hasn’t changed: Give people helpful, trustworthy information. Doing that requires hard work—often manual, time-consuming work. I believe much of it will always be challenging, such as ensuring accuracy, making judgment calls on what’s most important to a story, and crafting the most engaging article, video, or social post. But there are a lot of things that don’t need to be difficult, or at least as tedious as they are right now, and that’s what I’m excited to solve. Generative AI is not magic dust to sprinkle on things to instantly improve them. It requires experimenting to apply thoughtfully and effectively, but once we do, it enables us to make things more efficient. (“Us” being the many curious, talented, and creative folks working on these initiatives at DDM.) Finding improvements means more resources to do the hard stuff. More opportunities to solve problems that previously seemed too big to tackle. It’s challenging, frustrating, and very rewarding. We’re committed to doing it right, and I’m encouraged by everything we’ve tried so far.

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For my newest It's Nice That column, I wrote about why we should dislike more stuff (and how toxic positivity is ruining our ability to better ourselves)

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In Nimble AMS by Community Brands’ AI success kit, you get four resources: two 30-minute webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers, one an introduction to AI for associations and one on developing an AI strategy. https://buff.ly/3V0MYWi #associations

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Baltimore-area readers: SAVE THE DATE! July 6, 2024, from 6:30-8 pm, at Snug Books in Baltimore, author John Maly will read from his debut novel, JURIS EX MACHINA. Audience discussion about the implications of AI will follow. Register today for free tickets at www.snugbooks.com Here's a teaser: With a click, the bread fell into the toaster. One circuit fired the heating coils. Others monitored bread temperature and color. Yet another circuit was quite unlike all the rest- as exotic as it was sinister; when it activated, 368 people would die. In the 22nd century, the justice system is airtight in the domed city of Arcadia. Human error has been removed. Yet somehow, a well-intentioned young kleptomaniac named Rainville falls through the cracks and is wrongfully convicted of mass murder. He is exiled to Wychwood Prison, a crumbling necropolis beyond the dome where the dead outnumber the living, where the inmates are also the guards. News of the crime follows him, and he becomes a marked man. Rainville's only hope for survival is becoming the first inmate in history to escape Wychwood. Can he do it? The fate of Arcadia depends on it. Can't make the event? You can grab your copy today at https://lnkd.in/ewRP8SP4, which also benefits Snug Books, an independent, woman-owned bookstore. #whattoread #ai #artificialintelligence #scifinovel #cyberpunk

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Here is a link to "Images of Order," my latest post on Cultural Capital-Art, Politics, and Everything Else https://lnkd.in/er252s5J

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In my paper on California's Journalism Preservation Act, I examine the long history of newspapers' hostile reception of new technologies and competitors, from radio to AI. It's quite a tale. Here's that section from the paper: https://lnkd.in/e3mB2B9p

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AI is here! While I am no expert, I have been exploring the impact that generative AI services like ChatGPT are having on students. What does it look like to prepare kids for an AI-infused world? Let's explore that together, shall we? My organization, Growing Leaders is hosting a free webinar on June 27th at 1 pm ET: "The AI Dilemma: How Schools Best Prepare Students for the Age of ChatGPT" Register here: https://buff.ly/3VvfMGe Also, I'll let you in on a little secret: this event is actually the launch of a new eBook I just finished (which we will tell you how to get for free at the event). The eBook is called: "The AI Dilemma: How Schools Can Build Digital Citizens in the Age of Intelligence." Along with this new eBook, we will launch two new highly-requested keynote topics I have designed -- one for parents and one for educators on the same subject. Shoot me a DM if you want to hear more about these events! Make sure to be there for the webinar so you can get all this good stuff! #AI #Education #Educators #Parents #Parenting #Leadership #GenZ #GenerationZ #ArtificialIntelligence

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