Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Virtual Worlds Ebook

Excellent book with lots of references on what’s to come in the future of publishing. Made me purchase a course on how to program in VR environment.

As usual, Joanna Penn has done a terrific job writing this book. The topics presented are indeed important for the future of creators. We must pay special attention to AI in the years to come if we want to stay current and not loose opportunities.

Joanna Penn is one of those brilliant minds that enthrall you with every breath she takes. Not only does she take authors on a journey of indie publishing (with her previous works and podcast), but she has the sense and capabilities to lead us into the next wave. This book ignited the scifi author parts of my brain and definitely made me sit up and take more notice of the coming trends and how they'll impact us indies. Such an incredible, thought-provoking read!

This was interesting, informative, and inspiring. I was drawn to learning more about AI for authors through the Creative Penn podcast, and after reading this book, I'm committed to learning more. Thanks for the information and the inspiration!

A good overall survey of new and emerging technologies as they relate to writing and various aspects of the publishing industry.

Creatives, if you want to be at the forefront of the AI frontier as an author, this is one of the best places to start. The full potential of AI for authors has yet to be defined, but Joanna has gone a long way in explaining and predicting the ways it is likely to impact opportunities for writers. She doesn’t promise to be right about all of her predictions, but her excitement about the possibilities is contagious. One thing’s for certain, this book will help early adopters and adapters to be a part of and shape that future.

If you are a writer or any sort of creator, the chances are that you will need to get to grips with AI, sooner rather than later. This book is a highly accessible introduction to this world.

I'm giving it five stars because the part about authors was a great view to the impending future, but the rest of it was almost too much. A benevolent look at AI. Penn's brilliant.

Brilliant book. The author clearly explains how automation and AI are disrupting the book publishing industry and what the future could potentially look like. Must read for all indie authors if you don't want to get left behind. Some chapters also spark novel ideas to monetize books in futuristic formats.

As always with books from Joanna Penn a very valuable book for writers. The possibilities AI offers and will give us are on the one hand truely fascinating and on the other a bit scary. But with all the interesting links and Joannas thoughts at least as a writer one can prepare oneself to jump onto that train. It is always good to think ahead instead of trailing behind, insofar a short but very important book!

Joanna Penn has always been ahead of the game when it comes to publishing, so it came as no surprise to me when, in a recent podcast, she broadcast an interview between herself and a fellow author Mark Lefebvre (based in Canada) conducted entirely using their AI 'voice doubles'. At once intriguing and spookily convincing, albeit while not 'quite there yet', it was clear that the technology behind voice doubles will quickly be refined and a become mainstream option in the smorgasbord of audio offerings that are coming down the line thanks to AI, offering exciting new opportunities - as well as challenges around IP - for the creative industry. This is just one aspect of glimpses into the near- and longer-term future that Jo's new book covers - and it is all compelling: from licensing author datasets (authors' stories and writing style) to inform natural language machine learning in order to generate novels in a similar genre, to using blockchain as a means to protect and manage author IP and royalty payments globally in the emerging world of AI-generated content. Penn rightly highlights the importance of including current creative works in this new world - to ensure diversity in the AI-generated language style. Relying on out-of-copyright works, largely written by white middle class men, clearly won't cut the mustard! She also points out how critical it is for the publishing industry to engage actively in the conversation around the rules for this emerging new world: "Intellectual property reform in the age of AI is inevitable, and we need our voices to be heard..... Most author organisations and publishers have shown little interest in submissions..." [to Govt around this topic]. "If creative voices are not in the room when these issues are discussed, then stronger voices will dominate -- and these may not benefit creators and rights-holders." AI assisted translation, the inevitable to move to subscriptions-based content and what this means for authors are also covered in this short but highly readable book ... and more. Jo Penn doesn't just talk the talk, she walks the walk. Her background as a Management Consultant advising global corporations on IT systems to improve efficiency lends weight to the clarity of vision and logic she expresses around the likely future that authors and publishers need to understand, engage with and embrace if we are to take advantage of what AI holds for us as creators. Highly recommended!