Jun 16, 2022 | Random Musings
In case you missed the news, a Google engineer called Blake Lemoine believes that LaMDA, the company’s AI, has already achieved sentience. Lemoine has since been fired from Google for going public with his belief, thus violating the company’s...
Feb 23, 2020 | Fun Historical Facts
I recently explored the question of whether computer-generated writing could ever replace the human kind. I recently came across some interesting statistics on Artificial Intelligence (AI), courtesy of Kommando Tech. Current AI technology can be roughly divided into...
Apr 11, 2019 | Maps and Infographics
My latest book, A Heaven for Toasters, takes place in the 22nd century. Naturally, I refer to a number of novel technologies, including the use of Artificial Intelligence assistants and androids. However, AI is already here–to a much greater degree than most of...
Feb 27, 2019 | Publishing
No one knows anything. William Goldman’s aphorism concerns Hollywood, but it’s also true of book publishing. Who would have guessed that 50 Shades would become a publishing phenomenon? Or Dan Brown’s The Da Vince Code? As an article on Wired...
Aug 25, 2018 | My friends' Guest Posts, Writing
You may remember Elaine Bennett, a marketing specialist-turned blogger, currently writing for Bizzmark Blog. She recently shared with us 4 Simple Marketing Strategies for Promoting your Book. Today, she’s dealing with another hot topic, that of the increasing...
