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technology14 hours ago•48 min saved

Dave Eggers Takes OpenAI to Task Over AI Writing at HQ Visit

Renowned author Dave Eggers criticized OpenAI for promoting AI-generated writing, calling it “pastiche nonsense” that harms students’ ability to learn to write. After publicly challenging CEO Sam Altman over an AI short story, Eggers was invited to OpenAI’s headquarters to speak to employees, arguing that the technology risks silencing a generation of writers and making educators’ jobs harder, while noting the encounter left him feeling energized—“I had a ball.”

via Yahoo|

#ai #chatgpt #dave-eggers

film3 months ago•14 min saved

Hanks & Heller Face Bidding War for The Comebacker Baseball Drama

Deadline reports three studios are bidding to finance and distribute The Comebacker, a baseball-themed drama reuniting Tom Hanks with director Marielle Heller. Based on a Dave Eggers short story, the script is by Heller and produced by Gary Goetzman (Playtone) and Leah Holzer (Defiant By Nature); production is set for October, with Sony and Focus among the bidders and a third distributor in the mix.

via Deadline|

#baseball #dave-eggers #film

literature2 years ago•2 min saved

"Eggers' 'The Eyes & the Impossible' Wins 2024 Newbery, Harrison Takes Caldecott"

Author Dave Eggers won the John Newbery Medal for his middle grade book The Eyes and the Impossible, while author and illustrator Vashti Harrison won the Randolph Caldecott Medal for her book Big at the American Library Association's annual Youth Media Awards. Harrison is the first Black woman to win the Caldecott Medal, and her book Big was also awarded both Coretta Scott King author and illustrator honors.

via NPR|

#american-library-association #awards #childrens-literature