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Steve Rosenbaum’s new book on the precariousness of truth in the AI Age I use AI nearly every day. I use it to research, to synthesize, to brainstorm. And if you’re reading this, chances are you do, too. So when I sat down on a Zoom call Friday with old friend Steve Rosenbaum to talk […]
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Steve Rosenbaum’s new book on the precariousness of truth in the AI Age I use AI nearly every day. I use it to research, to synthesize, to brainstorm. And if
Themes of AI, tech billionaires, space weapons, sex trafficking & more What’s in a comp? Most non-authors will scratch their chin at the question, but writers know that comps are
With more people turning to A.I. models for search results, it’s interesting to note that the A.I. engines often do a better job than Wikipedia. That’s certainly the case when
Authors need to decide for themselves where to draw the line When authors use AI somewhere along the lines in the process of producing a book, watch out! In some
You’ve probably seen them on Facebook, X, BlueSky, or your favorite social network. The posts usually start with something like this: I will never read a book where the author
Ourmedia.org helped usher in an age of grassroots media … and all that followed Where were you 20 years ago? For some of us techies, we were just at the
Is it time to ditch X for Bluesky? It’s a question I’ve been asking a lot over the past year … and maybe you have, too. I’m usually a fairly
My new technothriller “The Golden Relic” marks the beginning of a new series of AI action thrillers I’ll be writing over the next couple of years. Early reviewers are giving
Years ago, in the primordial days of the Web when I started blogging in May 2001, a lot of us used blogs to share tips on how to solve problems,
While artificial intelligence has crept into nearly every facet of modern life, it has largely been an afterthought for most of us, even as we know it’s playing a big
I have worked in the tech industry for the past 20 years and I have never come across a service with a user log-in authentication system as utterly broken as
Post by Jack Warner TechWarn While anyone who conducts any kind of digital activity is at risk of a security breach or cyber attack, journalists are especially vulnerable to surveillance
If you’re an indie author, you may be deliberating whether to take the plunge into publishing an audiobook. The reasons to forge ahead are many. Audiobooks are the fastest growing
Don’t you just love audiobooks? There’s nothing like them to take the tedium out of commuting, long walks or exercising at the gym. So I’m jazzed to tell you about
We’ve arrived at another moment of cultural assimilation — the point at which a new concept or technology becomes absorbed into the social fabric as something that’s new and interesting
New VR tech unveiled at Tribeca Immersive underscores social nature of storytelling One of the downsides of virtual reality is how isolating it can be. To be sure, there are
For decades, fiction authors have built worlds for their books that, over time, become reality. H.G. Wells imagined inspired inventions from the laser to email. Jules Verne envisioned modern submarines,
Plus other takeaways from an AR meetup During the winter I’ve been head down working on book two of the high-tech thriller trilogy I’m writing (stay tuned for an announcement
Over the years I’ve written both nonfiction books and novels. Now that I’m firmly encamped on the fiction side — and working on Book 2 of my high-tech thriller series
