Book collecting

Two 80-something journalists tried ChatGPT. Then, they sued to protect the ‘written word’

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 03:04

GRAFTON, Massachusetts - When two octogenarian buddies named Nick discovered that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work, they tapped a son-in-law to sue the companies behind the artificial intelligence chatbot.

Oldest privately owned book sold at auction

Published by Hurriyet on Fri, 06/14/2024 - 08:13

The world's oldest book in a private collection, and one of the earliest books in existence, sold at auction in London on June 11 for more than £3 million.

The Crosby-Schoyen Codex was previously owned by the Norwegian businessman and rare book collector Martin Schoyen, and contains the earliest complete copies of two texts from the Bible, the book of Jonah and Peter's first epistle.