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Douglas Brouwer's avatar

I know. AI can be totally random.

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Jan Underhill's avatar

They have a wonderful imagination! What did you give them to work with?

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Douglas Brouwer's avatar

It's startling, isn't it? I asked for a news release for a new book about travel. Everything but my name was made up. Scary.

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Jan Underhill's avatar

They even dug up William Least Heat-Moon!

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Kathy Bostrom's avatar

Oh for heaven's sake, sorry. I didn't read the whole post thoroughly; scrambling around to get things done before having surgery on my right shoulder on Monday. My dominant arm and hand will be useless and confined to a sling and brace for 6 weeks. I will await your next book but be more intentional about making sure I see all the details!

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Tom Blair's avatar

Professor of Anthropology at Harvard???

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Kathy Bostrom's avatar

Congratulations, Doug! So proud of you for yet another wonderful book published!

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Douglas Brouwer's avatar

Kathy, there is no book! At least not yet. This was an AI generated press release about a fictional book. I didn't teach at Harvard for 30 years.

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Phillip Goodchild's avatar

That’s AI for you. Anodyne prose at best, error-prone as often as not, soulless always.

Congrats on your latest book. Glad YOU wrote it!

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Douglas Brouwer's avatar

When the fictional book appears, I'll generate some very enthusiastic reviews!

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