As it goes forward forms and changes technology how we interact with almost everything in our lives, and books are no exception. With the introduction of Openai’s Chatgptthe tension between the literary world and Generative artificial intelligence is tangible. It feels like future of books may be threatened or at least up in the air. Experts agree that books are not going anywhere. They can only look something different by presenting more mixed reality elements, audio books become a power player and the spread of the smartly named “Thunk”.
Books can be replaced by ‘tunks’
The literary world and generative AI that chatgpt have been at low level odds since the latter debut. What about moods over pirated books used for training and speculation about the death of English composition classTechnology and literature seemed to be intended to have a sharp relationship. A world where generative AI replaces books is the worst scenario for some, but that’s exactly what Peter Wang, inventor of Pyscript and co -founder and CEO of Anaconda, recently imagined in a post on XPreviously known as Twitter.
Instead of publishing books, people will publish “Thunks”, an invention Wang described as “thoughts that can interact with” reader “in a dynamic and multimedia way.” Although there would still be the possibility for classic linear reading, the content can also be “autogenated based on the recipient’s level of existing context and knowledge.”
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Buzzfeed CEO Jonah Peretti made similar predictions on the company’s investment day in May, Futurism reported. Peretti said that static content would eventually be replaced, “and the audience will begin to expect all content to be curated and dynamically with embedded intelligence.” The technology would “lead to new formats that are more played, more personal and more interactive,” he added.
Or they can be integrated with mixed reality technology
Mixed reality May have a slower start than some insiders expected, but there may be a place for it in the future for interactive literature. Integrating virtual or strengthened reality into books is an opportunity to animate digitized literature. The technology has already been presented in some Children’s picture booksBut there may be more resourceful uses for it in the coming years.
At Canon Europe’s Future Book Forum, Eirik Wahlstrom, co-founder and CEO of Ludenso, gave a demo on how his company’s technology could quickly and seamlessly add Augmented reality aspects to textbooks to improve student commitments and learning experience “,” Pressure week reported. The company also announced a partnership with Books of Discovery, a boulder, Colorado-based company that publishes physiotherapy books, per a Publication perspective Report.
Apple also takes steps to enter the space for books with mixed reality with virtual paper, an invention that first pops up in 2020, per Patently Apple. With Apple Vision Pro On the road and the US Patent and Trademark Office, which grants a second patent for the invention, virtual paper is closer to becoming a reality. Eventually, virtual paper can include content with mixed reality in 2D, 3D and animation: You will be able to hug, fold and bend the paper while keeping the graphics intact.
Audio books may have a resuscitation
Audio books are not new, but they can take a new meaning. Although they were seen down by some, audio books have become increasingly popular in recent years. “Audibook sales have seen two-digit increases every year since 2012,” wrote Sam Apple in Atlantic. That trend is likely to “accelerate in the coming years in view of that Spotify Recently, a great deal of pressure in the market, and Google and Apple compete to produce AI-stained books, ”added Apple.
For a long time, Twitter Litteris was playp, but Elon Musk’s takeover has marked the end of an era. As users abandon the platform in bumps, “online literary society has split into fractions on new platforms such as blusky, mastodon and threads,” Esquire reported.
“Instagram and tictok are still massive influential,” said publicist Michael Taeckens to the outlet, “but there is no longer a central place where most all parts and receive information and opinions about books.” Without Twitter, literary societies will still find each other, but “instead of a platform taking precedence, as Twitter did, I suspect that many different platforms will continue as the dominant trend,” Taekens said.
