RARE APPEARANCE | British-US author Salman Rushdie (center) is applauded as he receives the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, awarded annually by the German Publishers and Booksellers Association which runs the Frankfurt Book Fair. Rushdie, in his remarks, tackled AI and other challenges facing the publishing industry. Among book industry players there is “a deep sense of insecurity,” said Juergen Boos, director of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world’s biggest, where the topic was in focus last week. ADVERTISEMENTStill, critics say the works are of low quality and sense little threat from AI for now. British author Salman Rushdie told a press conference at the fair that recently someone asked an AI writing tool to produce 300 words in his style.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 24, 2023 04:15 UTC