The challenge of how to bridge the final gap for synthetic voices will occupy scientists for a while to come. Along the way, opera does feel like an apt forum in which to explore the ethical dilemmas and expressive aspirations behind engineered voices. - The New York Times
Some of the musicians have mixed feelings about their chosen careers. “It depends on the day,. Today I feel like a tired old whore. Some days I feel like a god. Most of the time I feel like an ambitious T-shirt salesman with entitlement issues.” - The New Yorker
It is no coincidence that women and working-class people (and Cockneys who are often seen as emblematic of the working class) often bear the brunt of accent prejudice. - The Conversation
It’s a notable departure from other large publishers, such as academic printers Taylor & Francis, Wiley, and Oxford University Press, which have all agreed to license their portfolios to AI companies. - Gizmodo
Whether AI can achieve true imagination is an open question, but for now, what separates humans from machines is not the ability to invent out of whole cloth—it’s the skill required to create something new out of something old. - The Atlantic
Writing across difference is often maligned in contemporary conversations of literary craft—and for good reason—but I am of the opinion that the skill, in some form, is an essential one for any novelist. - LitHub
“Why did romance writers, arguably the most mocked, maligned, and mistreated group of authors in history, become the most successful and innovative writers in the e-book revolution?” - Christian Science Monitor
Northern Ballet said that it was “under financial pressure, brought about largely by rising production and touring costs” - and in order to save money, it’s been using recorded music at some stops. - Arts Professional
What an expert says: "In times of disagreement and dissent, nostalgia peaks. COVID was an example of what stimulates nostalgia. … Vintage TV wants to slow you down.” - HuffPost
"Oscar seems to like interacting with the art, and his way of interacting seems ideal to me—kinetic, bodied, hyperpresent to the granular details of scent and texture.” - Paris Review
“The third-generation perspective on the Holocaust is carefully hedged, defiantly distanced, explicitly filtered, supremely self-aware. These stories fundamentally do not belong to the writers or artists.” - The New York Times
“In Norway, as in every country, people with learning disabilities face issues ranging from low employment rates to access to support and housing. Being able to understand the news empowers the wider community.” - BBC
The French novelist “is such a sly and ambiguous writer that I’m not always sure when he’s kidding. I often identify with his characters, and even when I find certain pages repellent, Houellebecq challenges my perceptions.” - NPR
