News Roundups
November 3, 2023
Biden Issues Executive Order to Create AI SafeguardsThe New York TimesThe comprehensive directive represents an initial move by the Biden administration to establish guidelines for a worldwide technology that holds immense potential while also posing substantial risks.
Goodreads Asks Users to Help Combat “Review Bombing”Publishers WeeklyThe platform readers rely on for book reviews is taking steps to monitor ratings.
Book Bans Backfiring? Study Reveals Increased Readership for Prohibited BooksABC News/WJLAA study conducted by Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University found that banned books saw a 12 percent increase in circulation at libraries that did not have restrictions.
Can a Computer Write Like Eudora Welty?Lit HubA writer’s experiment with ChatGPT.
What’s With All the Writing Cults in Fiction? An ExplorationBook RiotReaders are drawn to the stories that reveal why ordinary people get sucked into these closed communities.
