Writings of Glenn Alexander

None of the text in these works use any kind of machine auto-generation. My own writing style is eclectic enough that I am doubtful glomming off the statistically-micro-mixed-work-of-others would be of much use to me. I may, however, use machine assists for spelling, grammar, and sentence-structure checking. These assists are explicitly not auto-generative.

Some image-work has digitally-enhanced/altered components, though I tend to use a computer in a more conventional mode to modify or 'tidy up' hand-generated artwork. I usually want something very specific, which image auto-generators can rarely produce to my satisfaction. It is almost always just easier to draw or photo-montage what I want myself, and then digitally tweak it to smooth out the edges, joins, and gaps in my limited artistic ability.

In rare cases where I have used auto-generated content or components, this is noted on or near the content in question. This generally constitutes auxiliary material, not a substantive part of main content. I am quite adverse to using auto-generative systems for any creative components of my work.

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There is no actual intelligence involved in the machine side of the process - it is all just impressively-clever use of statistical modelling, of course. In the Machine Learning field, 'intelligence' has a far more biological-sciences meaning than the word in general use. Think more along the lines of a Petri dish full of connected neurons rather than an actual thinking brain.

Auto-generative systems do have the potential to be useful tools in some quite-specific applications, but they need to be trained on legally and ethically obtained data, run on an environmentally neutral hardware stack, and even then the emphasis is on their use as a tool.

Mathematically demonstrated limits on current classes of model make them inherently inaccurate in a way that is not solvable by throwing any amount of additional training data or compute power at them. As such, they are unsuited for replacing all but the most non-critical of human tasks, and require constant supervision by a field-knowledgeable human.

HTML is the best way to view my work*. I do get occasional requests for mobi/ePUB or other 'eBook' formats, and am not resistant to this, but won't be generating any for unfinished works, as doing it well takes too long for something I would have to do over again at every revision/correction.

If you want a file for a propitiatory e-reader, do a web search for the term "web page to ebook" possibly adding in the specific format you want, and generate one for yourself from the specific story page. (Personal use only, please: this site is the definitive edition.)

All works presented in the 'lit' directory hierarchy of this site are copyright Glenn Alexander per the date(s) listed in the individual works. They may be viewed online via this site, or copies downloaded for personal use only. Works may not be distributed without permission.

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