David Devereux

Littke something to pin on Insta after the wave of A/I slop from this weekend

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They should probably pop down to the bar and have a drink or something. Can't do any harm, right?

amid various reports and studies confirming that in most cases using LLMs in your work makes you less productive (BC more error prone), I saw a fascinating poll that showed that office workers and c-suite differed hugely on whether and how much LLMs saved them time at work

Bela & Boris Ticket 28 Feb A rehearsed reading of a new play about Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff - the original Dracula and Frankenstein's monster. In the last weeks of Bela Lugosi's life, he was recovering from a public rehab ...

At the end of Feb, I'm putting on a rehearsed reading of a new play I've written in North London. It's called Old Monsters: Bela and Boris, and I think people will get a kick out of it.

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This is interesting, because while everything about it is absurdly disrespectful, it sets quite a high price on the training value of a novel (if you make a rough equivalence about work done) to use as a benchmark for (say) future litigation.

The report uses evidence from over 10,000 creators & is published by the Society of Authors, the @ism-music.bsky.social, @equityuk.bsky.social, the Association of Illustrators, & @assocphoto.bsky.social It reveals the erosion of creators’ bread-and-butter work in an increasingly AI-driven world

Justice for creators in the age of AI

Please share the report, and if you fancy writing to your MP here's a link!

justiceforcreators.eaction.org.uk/write/

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

If you're in the UK and you're annoyed that you don't know which AI companies are training on your copyrighted work without permission, the reason is now simple: the Labour party.

This isn't a political statement - it's a fact.

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This is long. But it's also magnificent, and absolutely worth your time if you're interested in where the new Pope seems to be going. Grab a drink before you start.

Save The Prince Charles Cinema The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...

So, the @princecharlescinema.com is under threat by landlords who want to cash in on their site. Absolutely horrendous news. This is a brilliant, brilliant place.
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Re current major layoffs at Splash Damage/Bulkhead, I know things won’t always feel this terminal, but bloody hell, it’s so sad.
One thing I can say with confidence: writing someone a detailed, bespoke personal/professional Recommendation on LinkedIn really, REALLY helps.

A view out across the beach and over the sea. There are some clouds in the sky, particularly one I thought was pretty because it bulged down as well as up.

Some excellent clouds on show while I was out and about yesterday.

Here we go again. Another badly skewed list of fantasy books recommended for newcomers. Must be a day with a Y in it. Yes, well-informed readers are pushing back against this particular dated, limited and male-dominated list, and no, I’m not going to link to it and argue the toss over�...

I've said this before, and I feel the need to say it today. Women SF&F writers don’t take best-of lists, recommended-for-award-nominations and shortlists, these articles and review columns that erase us ‘personally’. We object because they damage us professionally.
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Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find First complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range in which modern civilisation emerged

Earth’s life support systems have been so damaged that the planet is “well outside the safe operating space for humanity”, scientists have warned.

It’s a beach. I swear there’s some water out there somewhere but that tide is OUT.

Another hectic day in the office.

You’ve got form, mate. Nice try, but no dice.

Out of the blue? I see what you did there!

More seriously, though, here's to new beginnings. It's been a long time since we were all shiny and new on Twitter; lessons have been learned, toxic people left behind and life's much quieter now, which I have to say I like very much indeed. And I have the sea again, after too long away.

I suppose I should make this something interesting, really. A new start on a new platform. Something meaningful, deep - profound even.

Hmm...

It was a bit parky out this evening. I might have to consider breaking out the long trousers if this keeps up.

Ah well, better luck next time, I guess.

Guess I just became one in a million, then. Hello world.