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Who really writes your favorite celebrities' books?  Behind many bestsellers hides publishing's best-kept secret: ghostwriters. But how do these shadow writers actually work? AI illustration
Society AI-assisted text By Jean-François Callen841 views

In the Shadow of Signatures

Publishing's Best-Kept Secret

We often picture the writer as a solitary genius, hunched over a keyboard in the dead of night. Yet, on bookstore display tables, many bestsellers hide a very different reality: the reality of shadow work.

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Society AI-assisted text By Jean-François Callen930 views

AI and News Websites: The Trap of Generated Images and What the European Law Really Changes

In the event of failure to comply with prohibitions or major rules, fines can reach up to 35 million euros or 7% of global turnover for offending companies.

At a time when generating an illustrative image in a matter of seconds using Midjourney, DALL-E, or Stable Diffusion has become second nature for many news sites, Brussels has decided to call time-out. The world’s very first legal framework on AI now imposes strict traceability and transparency rules on the media. For editor-in-chiefs and website publishers, the question is no longer whether they have the right to use AI, but how to use it without breaking the law.

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