Joel Blecher
@joelblecher.com
History Professor at George Washington U | Islamic History & Thought | Said the Prophet (UC Press) | Merits of the Plague (Penguin Classics) | Now writing for Basic Books | ex-berliner, Wissenschaftskolleg | sometimes morse code www.joelblecher.com
I find AI images eerily transfixing, which is why they generally make poor clip art (aside from the labor and IP issues). Always frozen „beautiful“ smiling faces optimized to claw the readers‘ attention. Human artists know the ethics of illustrating oblige one to support the text—not steal the show
January 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I find AI images eerily transfixing, which is why they generally make poor clip art (aside from the labor and IP issues). Always frozen „beautiful“ smiling faces optimized to claw the readers‘ attention. Human artists know the ethics of illustrating oblige one to support the text—not steal the show
January 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
50th anniversary this month!
January 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
50th anniversary this month!
Can’t wait to read this
December 26, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Can’t wait to read this