TOKYO — Only 1,100 lucky audience members were there to hear the yet-to-be published short story “Kaho,” read aloud by bestselling Japanese author Haruki Murakami himself. The reading took place at a Friday night book event called “The Owl Reads in Spring” — a fundraiser for the Waseda International House of Literature library at Murakami’s … Read more
There have been many warnings, including by President Joe Biden, about how generative AI can be used to manipulate audio and video to create deepfakes that show people — politicians, among them — saying or doing things they didn’t actually say or do. If you’re among those who think, ‘Phooey, those concerns are just overblown,’ … Read more
Author Salman Rushdie has been awarded a prestigious German prize for his literary work and for his resolve and optimistic perspective within the face of fixed hazard FILE – Creator Salman Rushdie attends the 2023 PEN America Literary Gala Thursday, Could 18, 2023, in New York. Rushdie has been awarded a prestigious German prize for … Read more