Soltani’s debut is perfect for fans of Netflix’s Formula 1: Drive To Survive docuseries and brings a unique subcategory and delightful addition to the sports romance genre.
★Soltani, Simone. Cross the Line. Berkley. (Lights Out, Bk. 1). Jul. 2024. 416p. ISBN 9780593818145. pap. $19. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
DEBUT Willow Williams has recently graduated from college, and she desperately wants to land a job in sports marketing. Her brother Oakley invites her to an F1 event to help her make connections in the industry, and that is where she runs into Dev Anderson, her brother’s best friend. Not only is he a driver for an F1 team, but he and Willow also have a bit of history after they kissed almost a year ago. Dev needs Willow’s help after a social media disaster with a disgruntled employee, and no one wants to be near him now that he is a social pariah. He knows that Willow is the perfect person to rehab his image and career. Working so closely together stirs up feelings from the past, but Dev doesn’t want to negatively impact Willow’s career if people find out about their relationship, while Willow is concerned about how her brother will react if he knows how she feels about Dev. Can they make it work without hurting each other in the process? VERDICT Soltani’s debut is perfect for fans of Netflix’s Formula 1: Drive To Survive docuseries and brings a unique subcategory and delightful addition to the sports romance genre.
I am baffled by the apparent belief that any of these "tasks" are of sufficient merit to overcome the massive environmental, legal, ethical, educational and quality drawbacks of LLM "AI". Anyone who thinks that students would draw benefit from having a machine spit out a mediocre and potentially error-raddled summary or outline instead of creating their own; or that a workplace would be improved by context-free workflow; or thinks that they would save time or effort by letting an algorithm concoct their "low-stakes" presentation or artwork which will need extensive double-checking and correcting for hallucinations, is probably already cool with the idea that they are stealing words and images created by real live humans without compensation, and melting the planet we all have to share to do it.
But sure, let's have a flagship association for librarians promote and cheerlead this destructive and pointless technology. We're so desperate to appear hip and trendy that we're happy to give up the expertise and judgment that makes our profession valuable.
while I do think your concerns are valid, I believe there is also potential for AI to enhance library services when implemented thoughtfully and ethically. The key is to strike a balance, leveraging AI's strengths while maintaining the core values and expertise that define the library profession.
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