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Lee Schneider

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Featured Book

Kat Keeper hires a savant to recreate the consciousness of her dead husband and discovers a tech company planning to capture everyone’s thoughts.

2023

Lee Schneider

Stories

BOOK CORNER

Feb 22

Feb 22

Storytelling for Social Impact

In these uncertain times, social impact projects are vital — and their success hinges on how effectively they tell a story.

Feb 21

500 Words — Issue 98: Predicting the Fires

This week’s letter from me is about how, thirty years ago, a writer predicted the destruction of the LA fires almost to the day. Also, in…

Jan 30

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Jan 30

Issue 97 — Readers Wanted

Welcome to 500 Words.

Jan 16

Issue 95 — My emotional support robot is not returning my calls

Welcome to 500 Words, a letter about indie publishing, artificial intelligence, and the creative process.

Dec 19, 2024

Dreams

This is from my archives. It was originally published on June 4, 2020.

Nov 29, 2024

Issue 94 — How to Stop Reading Newspapers

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Nov 22, 2024

Issue 92 — Nuclear-Powered AI

Welcome to 500 Words. Listen to this newsletter.

Oct 22, 2024

ICMY — Follow the money

In case you missed it, I published an essay about where the money is going in AI, and what it’s funding. A quick clip of it is below.

Oct 4, 2024

The Future Lab — Matt Gemmell

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Sep 20, 2024

Issue 89 — Book Talk

Book groups, book discussions, and finding new books. That’s what I’m writing about this week on 500 Words. Read or listen to me read it…

Sep 13, 2024

Issue 88 — Yes, people do buy books.

People buy lots of books. Publishers realize revenue. And also, some AI can be good. That’s in my newsletter this week. Read it at the…

Aug 30, 2024

Issue 87 — Is that really you?

INTERROGATING AI

Aug 23, 2024

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Aug 23, 2024

Audio Watermarking and Deepfakes

In my 500 Words newsletter, I’ve been discussing audio deepfakes and how they are changing the career landscape for voice actors. If an…

Aug 20, 2024

Issue 86 — Cloning an Actor’s Work

When is it right to clone the voice of an actor? Or to digitally copy their movements? The newsletter this week wonders aloud if producers…

Aug 16, 2024

INTERROGATING AI

A new column called INTERROGATING AI! Covering what AI tools to use and what platforms to avoid. I see a near future in which AI will be…

Aug 8, 2024

Issue 82 — Anxiety About What’s Next

This issue of 500 Words covers anxiety, climate fiction, and a coming paywall for the newsletter. Read it here.

Jul 18, 2024

Issue 81 — Let’s Enter the Flow State

This newsletter was written by a human.

Jul 11, 2024

Issue 79 — Climate Positivity

This newsletter was written by a human.

Jun 27, 2024

Oops! … I Did it Again

Welcome to 500 Words. This newsletter was written by a human.

Jun 12, 2024