(Solaris too. I haven't heard from Angry Robot or Gollancz in a while. Saga and DAW seem pretty normal, albeit probably understaffed/overworked.) But even before CrapGPT, it was clear Harper had a very limited formula and went through PR staff turnover like whoa.

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So... I get a bunch of publicity emails and a lot of the Harper ones feel like they've been run through the plagiarism machine. It's not lovely. Tor, Orbit, not a whiff so far. The difference is palpable.

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I would be EXTREMELY annoyed to discover my PR is "AI"-generated, and as someone bombarded with dozens of "AI"-generated emails daily, I assure you the stink of "AI" is immediately noticable and immediately dismissible. Publishers are not doing their new books any favors in using it.

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For @wired.com, I spoke with workers about the quiet push to experiment with AI tools from book publishing executives at the Big Five. www.wired.com/story/book-p...

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Last day of New York ComicCon and I had two hours to see all of Artist’s Alley. I have bought many art books. Eventually I began texting Kevin to stop befriending random strangers and come help me carry them all. He did not reply right away, so I bought more art books.

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