Tag Archives: AI

We’ll always have Paris

Posted on May 25, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

I am genuinely ambivalent about AI applications. But occasionally I have run across some AI-generated content that seems to deserve our attention. One of these sources is Majestic Studios, which recreates daily life iconic cities as seen through time. The … Continue reading →

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Are We Having Fun Yet

Posted on May 20, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

Birthday colour fun. A creative person in Japan made a tool that generates a unique color associated with your birth date, along with its name and meaning. (You’ll need Google translate for the meaning) The AI Writing Witchhunt Is Pointless. … Continue reading →

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Human Authored

Posted on March 30, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

The Society of Authors (SoA) has launched a “Human Authored” scheme to “help identify works written by humans in a market increasingly flooded by AI-generated books”. Under the initiative, authors will be able to register their titles and download a … Continue reading →

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Don’t Steal This Book

Posted on March 14, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

Visitors to the London Book Fair this week may have stumbled across a curious new title that contains no plot, no chapters, and not a single line of prose. Nearly 10,000 authors have joined forces to publish an intentionally blank book … Continue reading →

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Fake It Til You Make It (there)

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Discover the world with Fake Trave l. This site lets you bring your travel fantasies to life with AI-generated images. Create convincing travel photos that capture you at your dream destinations in seconds. Fake Travel is your all-in-one platform for creating stunning … Continue reading →

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Everybody needs a poetry camera

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

The Poetry Camera creates and prints poems about anything it’s pointed at: animals, people, objects, and landscapes. It photographs using AI. Much like an old school  instant camera, there’s a camera lens on the boxy frame, which scans the subject. … Continue reading →

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Which book do you prefer

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Which Book Do You Prefer was created by Aris Catsambas  basically and asks visitors to pick their favorite from a pairing of novels – it requests only that you  vote if you’ve read both of the books in question, but otherwise … Continue reading →

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Your AI Travel Guide

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

I am still dubious when it comes to AI travel tools. I’ve tried out some AI trip planning with disappointing results. But how about navigating tourist sites with your very own AI travel guide, ready to reveal the stories behind … Continue reading →

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Not creepy at all

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Young, blonde and available to chat in 20 languages “Emma”  is the new brand ambassador “Emma” for the travel in Germany — and she is AI-generated. On Instagram and in a chat function, she is designed to offer the international … Continue reading →

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Is it human or is it AI

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

We have reached the point where the Authors Guild, the professional association representing published novelists and nonfiction writers in North America, is planning to offer  its 15,000 members a new certificate they can place directly on their book covers. About … Continue reading →

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