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David Worlock’s new article, AI and Publishing: Death, Revolution – or Oblivion? raises some interesting points. I’m no longer convinced that ‘disintermediation’ is the right framing for what’s happening in the ‘marketplace for information’. It feels more likely that we’re entering a new phase of intermediation, which is less visible but shaped by different actors.

Cambridge AI and the AI Publishing Collective hosted a joint meetup on ‘AI in Publishing’ at Fora Folgate Street on May 14. It was fantastic to see such a strong turnout from across the Publishing, AI, and Tech communities. 1. Ivy Cavendish (Springer Nature) Ivy Cavendish opened the evening by asking an important question: When

We had a great discussion about temperature settings during the Q&A at last night’s AI Publishing Collective meetup, and I thought it was worth unpacking a bit further here. I’ll leave the question of whether LLMs are truly deterministic to Konrad Rzezniczak and the rest of the experts! Temperature settings control how creatively a chatbot

Welcome to KYA — Know Your Agent. Last night’s BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT event, The Era of Empowerment (Part 2), proved just as sharp and thought-provoking as the first instalment. Geoff Smith and Jamie Smith💡 painted a picture of customer engagement that turns the current model on its head. Right now, companies sit

Generative AI technology uses vast amounts of human-created content to produce new text, images, and audio, opening the door to exciting new opportunities, but, it also raises critical questions about originality, copyright, and its broader impact on creative industries. These issues took centre stage on 20 February at the British Library, where thought leaders gathered