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What is happening to publishing?

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By Benjamin Breen
| Substack
Literature's new AI scandal and why good non-fiction books will always matter The big news in the world of writing today is the controversy over the award of a Commonwealth Foundation Short Story Prize to a story called “The Serpent in the Grove.” The piece was almost certainly co-authored by AI. As of this morning, the magazine that published the piece (the prestigious literary journal Granta) has not issued a retraction.
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The handmade beauty of Machine Age data visualizations

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By Benjamin Breen
| Substack
I spent last week at Harvard doing research in the archives of William James, the psychologist, philosopher, psychical researcher, brother of Henry James, and all around interesting person. He was a brilliant, charming, self-defeating, deeply strange man (exhibit A: he believed taking a high dose of nitrous oxide helped him finally understand Hegel). That mixture of qualities comes across vividly in his papers. What doesn’t, at least at first, is that he was a talented visual artist.
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The Secret History of Knocking on Wood

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By Benjamin Breen
| Substack
Most of human nature is never written down — and machines can't learn it from text My younger daughter, Nava, turned two last week. Among her favorite phrases are “No, Nava do it” and “what da HECK.” Her favorite music, by a wide margin, is Elton John. And her favorite gesture is a hearty, full-body nod. She deploys this repertoire with enormous humor, precision, and grace. I love being a parent.
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