AInthology series
This debut series is based on the unpublished manuscript The Milburn Stone by Canadian author Mary Quayle Innis, first offered to publishers in 1963.
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This series regenerates the six chapters of The Milburn Stone from their first paragraph, reimagining them into six audiobooks of short stories through ChatGPT and Listen2It. Each story is generated 65 times, with 13 stories generated every three weeks from January 26 to April 22, 2023.
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The AInthology series is made possible by the generous permission of the Mary Quayle Innis Estate and the support from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto.
This project was supervised by Dr. Kate Maddalena as part of the University of Toronto’s Book History and Print Culture collaborative program and is funded by the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology at the University of Toronto Mississauga’s Graduate Expansion Fund. Cover art for the series is AI-generated using Stable Diffusion 1.5.
AInthology I: The Stone from the Sky
It's 1663. A strange stone has fallen from the sky into the forest and is said to contain an evil spirit.
This book includes an interview with ChatGPT about its writing process.
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ISBN: 978-1-7389269-0-9
AInthology II: Wild Land
It's 1833. David, his father, and Mr. Sanders journey by horse-drawn wagon through a dense forest.
This book includes an interview with ChatGPT about its biases.
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ISBN: 978-1-7389269-1-6
AInthology III: Smoke Above the Trees
It's 1858. Corey and the other boys peek through the crack in the roof of the schoolhouse while their schoolmaster is distracted.
This book includes an interview with ChatGPT about its use of metaphor.
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ISBN: 978-1-7389269-2-3
AInthology IV: The Wind from the West
It's 1884. Greg's father calls out to him and his brother to wake them up in the middle of the night.
This book includes an interview with ChatGPT about its creative influences.
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ISBN: 978-1-7389269-3-0
AInthology V: The Stain of Ink
It's 1911. Aunt Martha walks the verandah in her new blue dress, talking about Milburn's new post office.
This book includes an interview with ChatGPT about its quality of writing.
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ISBN: 978-1-7389269-4-7
AInthology VI: End of a Century
It's 1933. A boy sits quietly in the passenger seat of a car while his father speeds along the road and his sisters are asleep in the backseat.
This book includes an interview with ChatGPT about its writing style.
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ISBN: 978-1-7389269-5-4