Annual Writing Event Says Criticism of AI Is ‘Classist’ and ‘Ablelist,’ Faces Massive Backlash
The National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) organization recently faced heavy backlash and a board member resigned after publishing a FAQ outlining the organization's position on the use of AI in creative writing. In the document, the organization argued that criticism of novels written by AI rather than humans is “classist” and “ableist.” Ars Technical Reports […]
Biden instructs media to ‘start writing’ that his inflation policies are ‘working’
President Biden told the press: His inflation figures. The White House hosted the inaugural Creator Economy Conference on Wednesday, which was attended by about 100 digital creators and industry players. Biden made some remarks at the conference but initially declined to answer reporters’ questions. But it did answer a big question about inflation falling to […]
Wyoming newspaper editor apologizes after reporter caught fabricating quotes, writing stories through AI
A rookie reporter in Wyoming resigned and her former employer apologized after a rival newspaper discovered she had used AI to write an article. Aaron Pelzer, 40, started working at Cody Enterprises in early June with no prior journalism experience. By Aug. 9, he CJ Baker of the Powell Tribune He claimed that some of […]
Jenna Ortega Admits She Could Have Addressed ‘Wednesday’ Writing Problems “Better”: “I’m Such A Rambler”
in front of Wednesday In season two, Jenna Ortega expressed some regret over controversial comments she made about the show’s writing in season one. The Emmy-nominated actress reflected on the backlash she received after publicly claiming that some of the storylines and lines conceived for Wednesday Addams “didn’t make sense.” talk Vanity FairOrtega acknowledged, “I […]
The writing is on the wall for Joe Biden: IWF fellow
Independent Women’s Forum fellow Beverly Hallberg analyses pressure from the media and Democrats for President Biden to … source
South Carolina teacher accused of stalking, writing love letters to 11-year-old student
A former South Carolina elementary school teacher who was named “Teacher of the Year” has been accused of stalking an 11-year-old student by sending her numerous love letters and joining her church, police said. According to an arrest warrant, Dylan Robert Dukes, a teacher at Starr Elementary School, allegedly wrote the girl more than 60 […]
‘We’re writing history’: Spanish women tackle Wikipedia’s gender gap | Wikipedia
PGathered in the back room of a feminist bookstore in Madrid, 17 women hunched over laptops, passing around snacks, chatting and laughing, the sounds of typing punctuated by thunderous applause, each time marking a milestone in the group’s steady push to close perhaps one of the world’s most pervasive gender gaps. Just under a fifth […]
Stranded California kite surfer rescued after writing ‘help’ with rocks on beach | California
A kitesurfer who was stranded on a Northern California beach over the weekend was rescued after writing the word “help” out of rocks, authorities said. The kitesurfer became trapped on a narrow stretch of beach at the base of towering cliffs at high tide on Sunday, according to the Santa Cruz branch of the California […]
‘I was told I was stupid’: Peep Show’s Paterson Joseph on his debut novel – and writing three operas | Paterson Joseph
PJoseph Utterson, by his own admission, is an unlikely opera librettist. He was 50 by the time he went to the opera, but only because he was playing the “mad” voice of God in Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny. “It’s not my world,” the actor says. […]
Cohen to Haberman: ‘Please start writing and I will call you soon’
Texts from Michael Cohen to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman reveal how former President Trump’s former fixer is trying to protect Trump from scrutiny over hush money payments at the center of his ongoing criminal trial. It shows how well it worked. “Start writing and I will call you right away,” Mr. Cohen wrote […]