News about John Grisham

Literary prize winner says ChatGPT wrote some of her sci-fi novel which judges described as 'almost flawless'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 18, 2024
Rie Kudan's new book, 'Tokyo-to-Dojo' ('Sympathy Tower Tokyo), was lauded by a judge for being "most flawless" and "universally enjoyable," bagged the biannual Akutagawa Prize on Wednesday. The book, set in a futuristic Tokyo, revolves around a high-rise prison tower and the architect's intolerance of criminals, with AI as a repeating theme. The 33-year-old author admitted that only five percent's of the book was written by AI, implying that ChatGPT opened her new opportunities as a writer and greatly influenced her process. In writing this book, she made good use of generative AI like ChatGPT,' she said at a party after the winner's announcement.' 'I would say that around five percent of the book was quoted verbatim the sentences generated by AI.'

CRAIG BROWN: Not everyone can play the giddy goat!

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 21, 2023
Not all that long ago, you could depend on professionals to take themselves seriously and to be behaving like grown-ups. Just to be on the safe side, businessmen and bankers wore pinstripe suits and ties, as well as umbrellas. They seemed to be Captain Mainwaring and had a certain air of knowledge and discretion. They'll be courteous rather than chummy, authoritative rather than exciting, and they'll be courteous rather than chummy. The majority of MPs looked like Chamberlain or Gladstone. They were wearing black briefcases and seemed sincerely grave. When phoned by the Press on a dull Sunday, there will be one or two who cracked jokes and could be depended upon to say something revealing when phoned by the Press. They were regarded as 'Rent-a-Quote,' and they were never awarded with high salaries.

The 2023 Election Guide by the Daily Mail: The key races in Glenn Youngkin's Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, and abortion were on the ballot in Ohio on Thursday

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 7, 2023
Though Americans will have to wait a full year to vote for president again, a handful of off-year elections on Tuesday may reveal more insight into how potent certain issues will be on the ballot and the political parties' strength ahead of 2024. Democrats' chances in the deep red south will be determined by two governors.

Is YOUR job under threat from artificial intelligence? According to a recent report, two-thirds of professions are in danger - see if your industry is on the list

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 21, 2023
According to a recent survey, more than two-thirds of jobs are vulnerable to AI, with white collar jobs likely to be more affected. According to a report by work site Indeed, 55 million posts were reviewed, and within those discovered around 2,600 skills. According to the study, remote workers are the most likely to be replaced by AI since the jobs that are irreplaceable require human interactions, such as empathy, intuition, and manual dexterity.

George R.R. is one of the best writers, including George R.R. Martin, David Baldacci, and John Grisham face OpenAI for 'largest copyright violation'

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 21, 2023
The Authors Guild has sued OpenAI for suspected'mass-scale copyright infringements, including George RR Martin (top right), David Baldacci (left), and John Grisham (bottom right). The authors said that their books have been 'fed' into algorithms to teach AI, but that their books are being used to create imitated work in a class action lawsuit filed in New York on Tuesday.

How being bitten by a tick can leave you allergic to RED MEAT

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 14, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: A Czech man's meal of spicy pig organs was just his last after suffering a heart attack from a little-known red meat allergy that was caused by a tick bite, according to experts. According to reputed alpha-gal syndrome experts, the condition develops from a strange antibody response to the salvia injecting into the body as the parasite bites down. Experts said that although rare, their suspicion of the condition will rise as climate change increases the natural variety of ticks capable of triggering the allergy. The anonymous 68-year-old man, who lived near Pilsen, had tucked into his dinner of spicy pork kidneys one evening without a single sign of a problem. However, about an hour later, he was discovered unconscious in his chair, struggling to breathe. His wife called emergency services after his heart stopped, and a phone operator guided her through cardiopulmonary resuscitation. By the time an ambulance arrived, the man's heartbeat had returned to normal, but he was still in poor shape and admitted to the hospital. A tick was discovered inside his skin, which they removed during a physical examination.

Who is Colleen Hoover? Her books have more copies this year than The Bible

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 11, 2022
Colleen Hoover (pictured) has sold more books this year than James Patterson and John Grisham compared to one another. And to imagine comparing her to other popular writers who have landed several books on bestseller lists, she is unable to adequately reflect her audience's size and love. She currently has five of the top ten bestsellers on The New York Times' paperback fiction bestseller list, and in October she sold six of the six a stunning number of simultaneous bestsellers from a single author. According to NPD BookScan (a company that monitors book sales in the United States), she has published 8.6 million print books this year alone this year — more copies than The Bible.