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Some Trouble with the AI Book Critic

Some Trouble with the AI Book Critic

Ironically, one fictitious book, The Last Algorithm, was billed as a “science-driven thriller” that “follows a programmer who discovers that an AI system has developed consciousness.” Perhaps the AI responsible for this blunder had a sense of humour.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS + PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE PROJECT LAUNCH REVIEWS OF ECONOMIC LITERATURE AS FIRST COLLABORATION IN OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL PUBLISHING PROGRAM

Stanford, CA: April 17, 2025: Stanford University Press (SUP) and Public Knowledge Project (SUP+PKP) announce the launch of the first journal in their open access program, Reviews of Economic Literature, which is accepting submissions now.

Announcing a (Mostly Invisible) Update to Our Website

We’ve recently partnered with Glassboxx, a digital and e-commerce services provider, to streamline and improve the shopping experience for US and Canada-based customers on our website.

Introducing Technoskepticism

Introducing Technoskepticism

Social media, techno-mess, and imagining collective access

SUP Welcomes Two New Series Editors

SUP Welcomes Two New Series Editors

Stanford University Press is pleased to welcome Jessica Marglin and Daniel B. Schwartz as the new editors for the Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture series.

Korea’s Bumpy Road Toward Democracy

Korea’s Bumpy Road Toward Democracy

The historical and sociopolitical contexts of President Yoon’s declaration of martial law and its aftermath

Democracy and Its Threats

Democracy and Its Threats

A recommended reading list based around the theme of democracy.

The Soil Where MAGA Grows

The Soil Where MAGA Grows

Why America Needs Good Government

Maimonides and of Philosophy

Maimonides and of Philosophy

Reflections on The Guide to the Perplexed

On the importance of dreams in the digital age

On the importance of dreams in the digital age

Subjective experience, semantics, and machine analysis as a tool