66: Hallucinating AI Spider Robots with Martha Brockenbrough

Author Martha Brockenbrough joins me to discuss her new book FUTURE TENSE: HOW WE MADE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE -- AND HOW IT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING. We're tackling your burning AI-related questions, such as: Should authors and illustrators be worried about AI? HOW worried? Are there ethical ways to utilize AI technology? How can AI help us, and how can it hurt? If Aunt Gladys won't stop posting weird AI images of big-eyed baby peacocks on her Facebook page, should you un-invite her to Thanksgiving dinner? Should we all throw our phones into the ocean and move to an underground bunker? MAYBE! Tune in to find out!

Show Notes

* The Literaticast has a Patreon - throw in a buck a month to support the pod

* Martha's website - learn about ALL her books!

* Find me on BlueSky! Find the agency on BlueSky! Find Martha on BlueSky!

* Wait, what if I need tips about joining BlueSky and making the most of it?

* Meta is doing WHAT with Instagram posts? 

* Resources to help protect your artwork from AI scraping: Glaze and Nightshade. ArtShield.

* This photographer won an AI contest... with a real photo. LOL WHOOPS

​* What's Moravec's Paradox? 

* Wait, remind me what the Hero's Journey is? 

* OK, what's "Save the Cat"? 

* Professor Casey Fiesler is a good follow on TikTok if you are interested in AI ethics and related topics!

​* Gimme that link to the Kid Nation deep dive podcast!

Books We Discussed