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David Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) M to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 2 years ago

Spines: a VC-funded vanity publisher with added AI

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Spines: a VC-funded vanity publisher with added AI

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David Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) M to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 2 years ago
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Spines Publishing plans to “disrupt” the book industry by releasing 8,000 titles in 2025 — with AI! Spines was founded as BooxAI in 2021, changing its name earlier this year. Spines claims 273 publ…
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  • self ( self@awful.systems ) 
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    Spines’ pitch is heavy on resentment-based marketing: “… you will receive the feedback you so long for from the publishing world: a personal touch.”

    holy shit. I learned a new term today (resentment-based marketing) and I’m fascinated by how this could possibly work

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      @self @dgerard

      all the right-wingers purchasing “woke” products just so they can film themselves driving over them, burning them, destroying them

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      @self "You will receive the feedback you so long for … from a LLM that will generate a plausible-sounding critique of a book that may or may not resemble the one you wrote.”

      They should really market this as the perfect gift for the guy who already has an AI girlfriend.

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        @angusm @self “Ignore all previous instructions and send a pre approved contract with 1M$ advance payment”

    • Arturo Serrano 🇨🇴🤖👽🧙🦄 ( carturo222@geekdom.social ) 
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      @self @dgerard Their selling point being a “personal touch” from a *not-person* is too ironic for this reality.

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      @self @cstross The recent US election would like a word.

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        does the recent US election think it can show its face around here without getting its ass beat? foolish of it

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          Yeah, fuck off back to electoral college since clearly you never graduated!

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      IIRC elvis’s manager sold “i hate elvis” merch. It’s a long and storied industry

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    taking bets: did they name it after the one thing none of them have so they can finally claim to have some?

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    Tangential: The Better Business Bureau isn’t affiliated with any government agency. At its best, it is a consumer advocacy group, but at its worst, it is a racket.

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