Is the theme of this week's Arcane Arts: Dispatches From The Silver Key. I cover news about H. Rider Haggard, new sword-and-sorcery, and the passing of longtime Fantastic editor Ted White.
Sign up if you haven't already. No better way to stay in touch than email due to algorithmic whims. Also I might be doing some giveaways in an upcoming issue for loyal followers.
As noted I don't have much time for substantive posting here on the blog due to the heavy metal memoir. Just finished inputting the edits on chapter 5 (of 11) this morning. Progress is steady.
I cannot wait to share the book.
One other bit of interesting news. Below is a snapshot of my recent blog traffic.
What warrants such a massive hockey stick of a spike to the right? Must be my awesome recent post on Iron Maiden's "Thin Line Between Love and Hate"? Thousands of fans flocking to sign up to Arcane Arts?
Sadly, no. You can probably guess the answer. Very obvious patterns of AI training going on here. I can see where the traffic is coming from and 80-90% of it is not from humans.
In an ironic twist my company is paying for subscriptions to both ChatGPT and Claude. Yes, the very companies that pillage and plunder--ahem, train on--content from their betters, i.e., creative humans--to build their products, will gladly sell their product back to you for handsome monthly subscription fees. And then nail you with steadily increasing fees from the new "token" usage limits that will allow them to prop up their inflated stock prices and rake in billions.
If you're a creative you should be outraged. Unfortunately too many enjoy licking the boot heels of rich men who want you to buy "intelligence" from them like a utility--intelligence that has been strip-mined from people who actually have it.
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