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Sunday Good Reads for January 7th, 2024 [1]

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Date: 2024-01-07  

Things are about to get a lot worse for Generative AI (substack.com): This article shows initial research into how easy it is to get imitative AI to reproduce copyrighted material: very easy.

"The Prosperity Gospel That Never Pans Out" - by Sara Eckel (substack.com): Great interview with a former multi-level marketing survivor.

On the Matter of Cruelty, Kindness and Idiots (substack.com): Do not mistake being kind for being weak.

Q&A: Screenwriter Eric Heisserer on the Burden of Knowing What You Want to Become (substack.com): Excellent interview with an excellent writer.

How crowded are the oceans? New maps show what flew under the radar until now - The Verge: This kind of work is how machine learning can be helpful.

Crypto hedge fund CEO may not exist; probe finds no record of identity | Ars Technica: It is astonishing what you can get away with during a hype bubble.

Barbie Moved to Oscars Adapted Screenplay Despite Being WGA Original (variety.com): Apparently the Academy thinks the Barbie movie was adapted from the marketing material on the back of the box Barbies come in?

Have an excellent week, everyone.

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