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Read the compelling story of Shong Lue Yang, the man who designed the written language of the Hmong people. He was known as "the Mother of Language" and taught numerous Hmong people to write - and became a martyr not of a religion, but of literacy. https://lnkd.in/eJzB8ZWv In Tim Brookes fascinating book, Beyond Writing, there are many more inspring narratives, all well-documented and fact-checked, about writing systems (and endangered alphabets - visit the website of the Endangered Alphabets Project - what a worthy cause! ).

"And, increasingly, in order to guarantee some sort of success with Amazon, even in the legacy publishing world, you need to keep writing as many novel-length stories as you can, to the same formulaic specifications." https://lttr.ai/AEkHT #ArchetypalCharactersPresented #TraditionalPublishingWorld #HeavyweightLegacyPublishers #FeelComfortableInhabiting #ThingAdInfinitum #LegacyPublishingWorld #EasilyRecognizableComponents #InternetSocialMarketing #SocialMediaBlitzing #GivingIndependentAuthorship

I suspect many of you have received e-mails and posts about how easy it is to write a book these days and then stick it on Amazon or elsewhere. It ties in with the burgeoning self-publishing trend. And of course AI has a lot to do with it. So what happens when the AI is turned loose on existing material? Copycat books, of course. The result was entirely predictable. One author has decided to fight back by suing Amazon for providing a platform for the infringers (some of whom even use the authors' photos - that's how far things have gone). Two things strike me: * when you self-publish, you have to monitor your IP far more than was previously necessary * the platforms that are becoming the de facto publishers can no longer take a hands-off approach; they must work with authors to protect IP - and that is going to be time-consuming and messy. https://lnkd.in/esR9kqmP #iprights #writing #publishing #ai

My second book 'Manifesto 2050 - Humans first' is now live on Amazon. 'Manifesto 2050 – Humans First' is a tech-fiction that delves into the question of how the relentless march of technology like AI will impact life, twenty-five years from now. The plot is set in the background of an election where the economic, social, cultural, and political issues of 2050 come to the fore. The protagonist is a professional who never dabbled in politics but is drawn into an election battle. How he sets the tone for his manifesto and rises from the bottom of the heap to the top of the rating chart is the story that should interest everyone. Now that the manifestoes for Election 24 are stale, read the quirky and refreshing Manifesto 2050.  It is available on Amazon at the link below  https://lnkd.in/gBgns8VP Please write a review if you like the book

Many thanks for the latest Amazon review of 'Eighteen Months'! Go to my author profile and read an extract to decide if it's the kind of fiction you would find interesting? https://lnkd.in/enM2VxAP

"Powerful, enlightening, and fascinating. How I loved this story. It reads like a novel, so if you’re not sure about nonfiction, this will help. Ana’s story is so interesting and inspiring that you should give it a try." ~ 5-star Amazon Review of 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒊𝒇𝒆: 𝑨 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒌, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝑺𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑫𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒗𝒔𝒌𝒚, by Andrew D. Kaufman ➡️ https://lnkd.in/esQhNjCV #BookBoost

"Powerful, enlightening, and fascinating. How I loved this story. It reads like a novel, so if you’re not sure about nonfiction, this will help. Ana’s story is so interesting and inspiring that you should give it a try." ~ 5-star Amazon Review of 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒊𝒇𝒆: 𝑨 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒌, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝑺𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑫𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒗𝒔𝒌𝒚, by Andrew D. Kaufman ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gYQqk4z3 #BookBoost

I can't tell if I'm relieved or disappointed that AI couldn't generate a decent meme to announce the publication of my new book. The images it made were hilariously awful. There's still a use for human creativity!! That's what I call for in my new book, *Embracing Paradox, Evolving Language: Expressing the Unity and Complexity of Integral Consciousness,* which is out and can be obtained from Amazon or ordered by your favorite bookstore. Let's creatively evolve language--and ourselves--together.

Algorithmic Profiling and Automated Decision-Making in Criminal Justice - Learn more about our new Max Planck Fellow Group Max Planck Research Fellow Sabine Gless heads a research group that addresses legal issues arising from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the areas of crime detection, prosecution, and sentencing of criminal offenses. The research group “Algorithmic Profiling and Automated Decision-Making in Criminal Jus­tice” aims to examine whether traditional criminal law doctrine and existing criminal law practice provide convincing answers to the questions raised by the use of AI systems. Where this is not the case, innovative solutions will be developed. The various projects within the group make use of legal meth­od­ology, comparative legal analysis, and computer science. 👉 The research group is part of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Freiburg/Germany. Sabine Gless is Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Proceedings at the Universität Basel/Switzerland. Learn more about the research group "Algorithmic Profiling and Automated Decision-Making in Criminal Justice": 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehC4MmiS 📘 In her recently published book - Human-Robot Interaction in Law and Its Narratives: Legal Blame, Responsibility, and Criminal Law - Sabine Gless together with her colleague Helena Whalen-Bridge from the National University of Singapore address how legal systems are unprepared for the challenges posed by robots. The authors analyze issues in substantive law, procedural law, and legal narratives. In particular, they explore topics such as criminal liability in human-robot interactions, the possibility of robots serving as witnesses in court, and evidentiary concerns related to robot-generated data. The book also examines privacy, reliability, and the need for new legal frameworks to better understand and regulate human-robot interactions. Find the Open Access publication by Sabine Gless and Helena Whalen-Bridge here 👇 https://lnkd.in/eBhJPk_5 Sabine Gless, Helena Whalen-Bridge, Universität Basel, Lea Bachmann, Colin Carter, Linus Ensel, Elina Nerantzi #AI #decisionmaking #crimininaljustuce #law #legalresearch #algorithmicProfiling #robots

I was commenting on another post about writing and suddenly I realized that most people do not know my first book was Word Works: Why the Alphabet is a Kids Best Friend (Little, Brown 1985!). Cambridge University Press also did an edition (I was so flattered!). Such a fun book to research and write inspired by a student who, at age 10, told me he was "burnt out" by writing. Clearly, we know more about keeping the joy of writing alive these days! If you ever curious about the book, gently used copies can still be found and the book is still completely relevant. Hmmm, perhaps one chapter is a little dated: "Computers are Coming!" Great stories about how the alphabet was invented, word histories, and all kinds of writing sparks from fiction to news articles (and so much more) all geared to inspire the writer in all of us -- target at grades 3-6 -- however, honestly, I know adults who were certain "this book was for me!" https://bit.ly/3UC7BXM