The tech world is ‘disrupting’ book publishing. But do we want its effortless art?

<https://theconversation.com/the-tech-world-is-disrupting-book-publishing-but-do-we-want-its-effortless-art-244821>

"Publishing is one of many fields poised for disruption by tech companies and
artificial intelligence (AI). New platforms and approaches, like a book imprint
by Microsoft and a self-publishing tech startup that uses AI, promise to make
publishing faster and more accessible than ever.

But they also may threaten jobs – and demand a reconsideration of the status
and role of books as cultural objects. And what will be the impact of TikTok
owner ByteDance’s move into traditional book publishing?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics