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Moleskine Mania

Roland Allen | Walrus | 30th August 2024

On the branding of the Moleskine notebook. Inspired by a line from Bruce Chatwin and consciously targeted at the "contemporary nomad", one wonders if they are purchased more than they are filled. A Barnes & Noble buyer reports: "Do you know there’s a section of our customer base that buys a fresh Moleskine every time they come into a store? We have no idea what they do with them" (2,800 words)

ChatGPT Goes To Church

Arlie Coles | Plough | 6th June 2024

Churches, too, must grapple with the implications of Large Language Models (LLMs). Many interesting questions raised here. How best to console a parishioner laid off because of AI? Can an LLM be possessed by a demon? Should we trust AI's interpretation of the Bible? Could ChatGPT, with the right training, preach? This has been tried already and the results were "trite and unsettling" (3,200 words)

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