'AI is a crap poet': Margaret Atwood isn't worried about artificial intelligence

Celebrated Canadian author Margaret Atwood says she's too old to be concerned about artificial intelligence and how it could affect her career, but admits that's not the case for younger artists. As she works on her memoir, Atwood says she wants to tell stories about the 'stupid things and catastrophes' that have happened in her life, rather than the books she's written. Continue reading at 'CBC'

[ CBC | 2024-10-28 23:31:38 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2016-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2016-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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