
500 Words is a companion podcast to the 500 Words newsletter, written by Lee Schneider. It features blogs and newsletter read by the author. Past seasons have featured short-form interviews with creative folks from film, music, design, multi-media and more.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 34 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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Welcome to 500 Words, a letter about indie publishing, artificial intelligence, and the creative process.
Though I write about AI, I'm not an AI fanboy. I'm interested in interrogating IA, which means I'm going to question all of its basic assumpt... more
Welcome to 500 Words.
When I worked as a news writer and producer, I acquired a habit that I am now trying to break. Back then, every day, I churned through as many print and internet sources as I could get my eyes on. Now, the more news I read, the... more
Well, that didn't go well. A majority of Americans have voted for hate, choosing a criminal to lead us. It feels like a day, or a few days, or maybe a whole week to dip into despair or try to recharge. I have given some time over to despairing and mo... more
A moment for station identification for new readers and listeners: 500 Words is a weekly-ish newsletter with two regular columns: INTERROGATING AI, which examines our use of artificial intelligence, and BLURBOMATIC, a monthly curated list of book re... more
There are many AI unknowns this week. To sort them out, let's follow the money.
OpenAI is restructuring from a non-profit to a for-profit company. Its Chief Technology Officer, Mia Murati, announced that she's leaving. Murati played a pivotal role i... more
Hey, you human? Prove it.
With more AI-generated slop that I can handle on my screens these days, I say it's time to issue online credentials that will prove that you're a human being.
We have driver's licenses to prove who we are when we get beh... more
Not only are people buying more books, but they are also talking about them more often, in more venues. BookTok helped sell about 20 million books in 2021, more than 2.4% of book sales for that year. The #booktok hashtag has more than 200 billion vi... more
Hello, and welcome to 500 Words.
It didn't seem that long ago that the experts said that nobody would buy physical books anymore. Well, Barnes & Noble is thriving, on track to open 58 new stores this year. That's the fastest pace the company has set... more










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