there's a translated version here - but not sure of the provenance or accuracy!
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Oddly the best thing I’ve read on this is a brilliant and brutal 1930s novel about a woman bringing an orangutan up as a child.

Perfectly captures the disconnection between their interactions and the underlying motivation / understanding.

Without spoilers, it doesn’t end well for either of them

Obviously it’s not *about* AI and the author intended no such allegory, but it reads across so well (especially in the context of LLMs)
At the core of it though, it says much about how we can’t really know our own children, and interrogates what (if anything) makes us different from the other apes.

I also reckon the time thing lines up with short stories - I always feel a well crafted short story can be so much more impactful and complete than a 'whole book' and would love to see more people reading them.
Especially Angela Carter's which are just perfection.

Have you come across these guys? a great approach there, plus obviously libraries libraries libraries! www.thereader.org.uk

And Barking and Dagenham Libraries with a pioneering service of GP access within libraries - on a drop in basis to reach those who are less likely to feel able to go to a GP surgery.

Has opened out to much broader pop up services including massage / barbers etc

800 young people at one event

Now hearing about Wandsworth library’s dementia well-being service.

Really interesting that it developed from a staff member’s family experience of lack of support.

And this is why libraries can so powerfully reflect communities needs - they are run by people who are part of the community.

Ha! “Surrounded by pages, powered by peace” is not quite how I think of Lionel Shriver these days!

I’m very jealous - it was our local library for a few years and it’s the one I miss the most!

And don't forget the museum upstairs with dinosaurs and a replica Egyptian tomb (complete with mummies). The best set up library for a day out with kids.

But do have a look at @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social - there is so much going on - and it’s not mills and brontes but a massive array of local, national and international artists over 500 events.
I’m looking at going back on Sunday with the little one - some great family programming too.

But he’s hopeful too:

The world is turned inside out because the new future is calling.

The new future is calling and it will be the result of the things we have chosen.

It’s a time for those who have a vision and a voice.