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Clare Spencer @clarespencer.bsky.social · Jun 3

Here is the presentation, with credit to you: youtu.be/ebvISwZ0wRk?...

I owe you a coffee and, in a weird twist, I am moving to Chicago in two weeks' time.

re:publica 25: AI in Media: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · Jun 4

Oh my goodness!! This is so cool. Thanks so much for sharing!

Chicago is amazing, especially in summer 😊

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 30

The CEO from the Chicago Sun-Times called me to fact check my part in finding the AI Generated Summer Reading guide.

My takeaway: its was very real learning experience for more the just Sun-Times. And if we want local media, we need to support local media.

chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2025...

Lessons (and an apology) from the Sun-Times CEO on that AI-generated book list

The summer section was intended to be a supplemental value to our subscribers alongside our own journalism. Instead, it detracted and distracted from our work.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 26

And now I’m mad I spelled feel wrong but you get it

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 26

Yes! Fell free :)

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 26

Unfortunately I will not!

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 23

Kicking off my long weekend with this absolute gem, DISAPPOINT ME by Nicola Dinan. This one is for anyone who has ever worried they’re getting left out of something they’re not even sure they want a part of (in this case, heteronormativity). #booksky

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 21

Haha it is her book!! Or an AI interpretation if it. The last 5 on the list are the only real ones

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · May 21

Said some more stuff about AI, particularly that whole "hey we let it make up a bunch of fake books and then we published that list of fake books in the real world as part of a newspaper" thing. At the blog. Enjoy! Or don't! I'm not your boss.

Repeat After Me: AI Doesn’t Know Anything

Yesterday, the Chicago Sun-Times (and then also the Philly Inquirer) published an issue of their newspaper that included an insert about fun summer things, and in that was a list of fifteen great s…

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 20

The Sun Times’ response to the AI generated summer reading list they posted. chicago.suntimes.com/press-room/2...

Chicago Sun-Times response to May 18 special section

chicago.suntimes.com

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 20

Yay! Give em hell

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 20

Great one!

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 20

lol he was right there almost got it

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 20

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 20

Thanks very much!

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Robert Joseph @robertgjoseph.bsky.social · May 20

When I shared a screen capture of the OP with friends, several of them asked me (reasonably!) if it was real. I love that Tina has also demonstrated the importance of fact-checking and the (sometimes literal) footwork that can be necessary to verify sources in the age of AI. bsky.app/profile/tbre...

Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 20

Yep- the bogus summer reading list from the Chicago Sun Times is real. Here I am with it from a few minutes ago.

(Support your local library!!)

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 20

Yes! [email protected]

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · May 20

Extra! Extra! Get your fake books! Maximum dystopia!
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/the-one-bo...

The one book to read this summer *beep-boop-beep*

This is not an AI-generated piece. Like, I promise.

gabinoiglesias.substack.com

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 20

Hahaha ONE person asked if it was legit and I was like hold my beer 😆

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Stephanie Davidson @stephdavidson.bsky.social · May 20

Oh good grief. This is what happens when we devalue expertise. Journalists, Librarians, Booksellers, Writers, literally ANYONE WHO READS could have made a real list of real books that actually exist.

Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 20

Yep- the bogus summer reading list from the Chicago Sun Times is real. Here I am with it from a few minutes ago.

(Support your local library!!)

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 20

😫😫😫

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 20

😆😆 im sure they have regerts

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 20

Hey small correction- that photo is mine, and I was the one to first talk about this, not Rachel. Still, glad it’s been investigated

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Rachael King @rachaelking70.bsky.social · May 20

This is the OP of the debacle! Follow her!

Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 20

Yep- the bogus summer reading list from the Chicago Sun Times is real. Here I am with it from a few minutes ago.

(Support your local library!!)

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Tina Books @tbretc.bsky.social · May 20

Hey so while we’re here if you like real summer reading guides that aren’t AI generated, subscribe to my podcast Book Talk, etc! Our Summer Bonanza episode drops a week from today.

www.booktalketc.com #books #reading #bookpodcast

Book Talk, etc.

A book recommendation podcast that's bound to grow your TBR!

www.booktalketc.com

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