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WHAT IS IT? The leading topic of discussion these days appears to be Artificial Intelligence (AI) and particularly ChatGPT. It is causing nervous twitches across wide sectors of the community, including amongst writers. Whatever else it might do, it appears capable of generating a strong negative emotional response. Comments flow freely both for and against this new technology and what it might mean for us mere mortals. As with any debate, both sides of the argument put forward impressive cases. Mostly the concern centres on people losing their livelihoods as a result of it. The only way to have an informed opinion about something is to know and understand it, So, that’s we set out to achieve. It is early days yet and the jury is still out, but there appear to be some aspects of writing that might benefit from the assistance of AI. But, no, it is unlikely to ‘scratch a writer’s itch’. And that informed opinion…? Watch this space. More of it’s potential benefits needs to be explored before any informed opinion is available. But, so far, there is little to suggest a writer’s creativity is under threat or the need for it is about to become redundant any time soon.
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TO PARTICIPATE OR NOT? People join clubs to participate in whatever that club’s activities are, and because of a shared interest or enjoyment. That holds true for book clubs as well. A Book club tends to introduce its members to books they otherwise might not read, and exposes them to authors they might not have encountered in the past. What happens when a member finds the book selected for the month so unpalatable they can’t persist with it? Or, when they know they do not enjoy a particular author’s work? The obvious answer is not to read that book. But, what happens then when the same situation is encountered over consecutive months? Should the member continue to attend and admit every month that they have not read the book? Some of us persist in the hope the next selection will be great, but it is difficult to persist when there is a pile of ‘to be read’ books waiting at home … books the member has selected for themselves according to their personal preferences. |
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