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Adventures in journalism, from a GenXy writer who walks. Your weekly hit of optimism and grit. www.nikatalbot.io

  1. 22. Mai

    🌍 We deserve better than a Portacabin in a car park.

    Happy Friday! I had my first mammogram this week - a breast screening unit in a tiny Portacabin in the hospital car park. Walked in to find four women sat there waiting. I checked in with the nurse, who was shuffling through papers, trying to find my form. “It’s the first one,” I said, trying to be helpful. She scooped them up and leaned back. “Look, I’m trying to maintain patient confidentiality here.” Not a great start. You can’t swing a cat in here never mind patient confidentiality. Everyone can hear everything. She asked if I’d had one before - no. Then I might have to go to Brighton and get it done again, if the images aren’t sharp enough. I was asked to take my bra off in the cubicle and come back out with my top on. Read the patient leaflet while I was waiting - you’re not supposed to wear deodorant on the day, as it can affect the results. Bugger. Bit late now. A woman walked in, “It’s cosy in here!” She sat down next to me and another nurse came out and asked her to do the same - take her bra off. “I’m not wearing one,” she laughed. “I can’t be arsed with that anymore.” Lol. I said I can’t stand them either, especially underwired ones – torture garments. “You won’t believe it. The other day this bloke came up to me on the street and said, ‘You need to wear a bra, love’… “And I said, that’s none of your bloody business!” Good for her. “Is this your first one?” “Yeah, but I’ve heard all about it. Your boobs in a vice. Did you hear about the woman who got stuck in the machine during a power cut?” OMG no 😳 Apparently, she was mid-squeeze when the power went off so had to wait for someone to set her free. Eventually, a bloke turned up. “I’m so sorry, love.” WTF. Is there not an emergency exit button on these machines!? “Nika Talbot”. “Wow, it’s huge”. I made a joke about being tiny but she ignored that and explained what would happen. I had to stand in front of it while she moved my feet and boobs into the right position for the x-rays. I felt like a mannequin in a shop window. When she comes to life, anything can happen! “Breathe in. And breathe out…” and then she tightened the grip. Ooooof. Sorry for reading the patient notes. A couple of hard squeezes and release. She did it again on the right side, even tighter this time, which took my breath away. “Do you have one breast that’s bigger than the other?” “No idea, probably.” Afterwards, she checked the x-rays and wasn’t happy with the detail, so round two - on one side only. Took about 15 mins and I should get the results within two weeks - or a letter telling me I need to go to Brighton. I left through a different door - presumably so you don’t start chatting to the women waiting. Took myself off to the cafe in the church and sat on the sofa with a hot chocolate. I had my laptop with me but didn’t feel like doing much. Felt wiped out for the rest of the day. I will go to screenings as it could save my life. My mum had a lumpectomy recently (they found a small cyst while testing for something else). She was lucky, they caught it early and it hasn’t spread. Otherwise it would still be there - routine breast screenings stop at 70. You won’t be invited after that, but you can request it through your GP. Considering it’s the most common cancer in women (1 in 7 will get breast cancer) – surely we deserve better than a temporary trailer in a car park. It feels like an afterthought. I know I can ask to be screened in the hospital but it’ll just delay things. Thanks to Margaret Hodge for sharing her story and pushing for the upper age limit on screenings to be raised. Hopefully new AI scanners will bring the cost down. We need to stop writing off older women. She spent years as a minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and understands how you achieve change. Keir needs to sit down and have a chat with her. I am 80, with two new jobs, and I’m not prepared to be written off. ▶️ Kylie, a three-part series, is out on Netflix. She had a second cancer diagnosis in 2021 and talks about it here. Nika xo If this resonates, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Support a community of genXy women who write and wander. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nikatalbot.io/subscribe

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  2. 13. Mai

    🌍 Fancy a pub desk?

    Last week: “No more pubs, Norm”This week: WFP. Keir needs a pint Just listened to the King’s Speech - very underwhelming. Bit low energy (probably had enough of the red pen.) Good to hear “legislation will be introduced to tackle late payments” to support small biz, but what about the huge burden of regulation? The energy crisis? Cost of living? I paid £7.50 for some mackerel in M&S last night. 👀 I had a text from a friend about how two pubs are closing each day in the UK. Will start trying to work more from pubs and less from cafes. Most pubs are ancient and historical — whereas cafes come and go! Agree and doing the same. Between Jan and Mar, 161 pubs closed across England, Scotland and Wales, with a loss of 2,400 jobs. I’m also fed up with seeing beautiful buildings boarded up - or turned into Tesco Express. Most cafes close at 5 pm — we have a pub/bar culture rather than a cafe culture. I’m always looking for cool indie places with the right vibe - papers, mags, good coffee - where I can sit and read or do some writing in the eves. I’m off to Old Dame now - Royal Victoria Hotel on the seafront. Grade II listed and a bit tired. Mostly coach parties and cream teas, but it’s huge with a piano lounge and bar. Free wi-fi and meetings rooms by the hour. A Victorian seafront office for the day, why not. We might add another day to our Writers’ Café so Tue, Wed, Thu afternoons. It’s helping massively - gotta stop bothering the builders! Some of the big chains are offering ‘Work from Pub’ (WFP) packages - desk space, unlimited hot drinks, wi-fi and lunch for a flat fee (£10-£20), which is 40% cheaper than coworking for the day. My local Spoons (John Logie Baird) is in an 1850s building in town. Prints and text about local artists & writers, £1.85 for Lavazza coffee, tea and free refills. Gotta be worth a try - just hope the carpet doesn’t give me a headache. A Hastings Pub Crawl — with artistic license I was chatting to Chris the chef the other day. He looked a bit glum so I asked how things are going - he’s also self-employed. “It’s a struggle.” He has to prepare food but doesn’t know how busy it will be. People are eating out less. The government needs to reduce VAT on hospitality and offer longer-term support. Here’s Markus Thonnett’s new exhibition PUB CRAWL - really beautiful card cuts telling the stories of 10 Hastings pubs. I love looking at them while I’m working. Bring on El Niño and long, sunny eves at the pub watching the Three Lions lift that trophy! 🍸 Nika xo Support my vision of connecting and helping genXy wander women on Substack by becoming a paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nikatalbot.io/subscribe

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  3. 5. Mai

    🌍 “No more pubs, Norm.”

    Hello! How do you find 111 places in Hastings & Rye for a book in a global travel series? Secret spots with enough of a story to fill a page — that will inspire locals as well as tourists? I went to Norman Miller’s book launch at Waterstones this week. Good turnout. He said he was nervous, bless him. Think this was his first book launch. How did you choose the places? What stood out? “I wanted places with an interesting backstory.” A good mix of things. Lots of research and chats with historians and groups, plus local knowledge. He’s been living in Sussex for two decades after deciding it’s better than London. * The Dove Café – a refugee-led café and “shining example of grassroots activism and community.” Enjoy food from the Lebanon, Sudan and Afghanistan, world music and work by locals like Syrian photographer Nour El-Din. * The Havelock – “outside it looks like a not very good boozer. Inside, it has one of Britain’s finest examples of decorative historic pub tiling.” * Hastings Adventure Golf – hosts the World Crazy Golf Championships. * St Helen’s Church – hidden ruins in woods on the edge of town (older than Hastings Castle!) * Shirley’s Flower Makers’ Museum – 100+ years of artificial flower making and the largest working collection in Europe. Closing soon! What didn’t make the cut? Unit 2 - a brilliant pop-up gallery in St Leonards as it might not be here by the time the book came out (it’s not - Tough Love indie record bar is moving in). “I like pubs. I was told half-way through, no more pubs, Norm.” So, The Stag Inn didn’t make it. “There’s a bird mark on the back floor, which is tied to a witch story and can’t be cleaned off.” (also has a sloping garden with fairy lights). What was the strangest thing you saw? The Gibbet Cage in Rye, which contains the remains of John Breads, a local butcher who was executed and hanged for the murder of Allen Grebell in 1742. Worth doing a ghost walk to see the attic and skull. I asked him how long it took to write. “An easy nine months. Six months of writing.” The photos were harder as he had to come back on a sunny day. He doesn’t drive so thanked his wife for ferrying him around. Would you live in Hastings? “I could live in St Leonards.” Everyone went quiet. St Leonards has been quietly reinventing itself over last few years and is getting a lot of press. Seaside soul - Burton architecture, indie businesses, the hipster vibe... It has a spirit of entrepreneurial optimism. The other day I heard someone say: “I’m moving down from London to reignite my creative spark.” Great strapline! Good to hear he’s writing a piece on the town for The Times. I genuinely hope that local people enjoy it as well as DFLs and daytrippers. Thanks Norm! I appreciate you. I’m curious to see where I’ve not been — some inspo for The Reset - my 2026 year of tiny trips. It’s timely too with Hastings’ bid to be the first Town of Culture (shortlist out soon). The Bayeux Tapestry is coming to the British Museum in September. And on Netflix this autumn: Pride & Prejudice, partly filmed in Rye. I can tell he’s in love with this genre. He’s pitched two more - Portsmouth & the Isle of Wight. His first book on Chichester & West Sussex was shortlisted for Travel Book of the Year at the Inspire Global Media Awards 2025. 111 Places to Visit in Hastings & Rye. www.111places.com If there’s not much on wellness I might pitch a companion guide. St Leonards was a purpose-built health & pleasure resort for rich Londoners who wanted to be beside the sea. Saunas are the new offices… Nika xo Support my vision of connecting and helping genXy wander women on Substack by becoming a paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nikatalbot.io/subscribe

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  4. 26. Apr.

    🌍 Need a reset?

    How was your week? I had a chat with artist Ana Beij about a women’s creativity retreat she’s hosting in Bali this August. It’s inspired me to pitch a story on the rise of creative biz retreats - I’m seeing them all over socials. And if I go, a personal essay on how I came home different. It’s been 25 years since I went to Bali, so how did it feel this time as an empty nester free bird? Reclaiming ME after mum through a creative retreat. How I - AND the island have changed. It was crazy busy back then! The global wellness tourism industry is booming – set to reach over $1.35 trillion by 2028, according to Statistica. From Amy I Beeson 🐝’s 1-day London WRITE IN to Georgie Darling’s 5-day creative business reset in the Algarve – there’s a real hunger for experiences that go deeper than a holiday. IRL magic, offline time, sisterhood and spirit. My mate hosts a yoga retreat in Turkey, which sells out every year - the women rebook when they get back. The friendships forged led to a Peru adventure – three of them just walked the Inca Trail. One works in tourism and lived there so knows how to do it ethically. And great to have someone else plan it all… “I’m giving her all my money! She can organise it.” In my 20s, I Wwoofed my way round Australia & NZ, staying on farms and ashrams and met Kathy, a mum who invited me to housesit in Sydney for a month while they went to Italy. Totally transformed my trip – no more bedbugs in overpriced hostels. Furry friends! I saved a fortune and loved living like a local. If you’ve been on a creative retreat - how did it change you? I’m curating a list for inspo. Especially interested in those for journos and influencers so we can learn from each other and take the best from both worlds. And forget the painting, I wanna go dancing. Where are the rave wellness retreats!? Ibiza is calling. Want to find some affordable ones too, as wellness seems to be a luxury. I can DIY that in St Leonards - our Writers’ Café is free. Come and meet the Barnaby fam. I’ll offer to interview the Bali crew when they get back and have had time to reflect - wellness by proxy! Interview with Ana coming soon. In the meantime, you can check out her art. End of Copy | Words of Light Gutted to read about Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil who was targeted and killed this week in a building where she had taken cover from Israeli airstrikes. 2025 was the deadliest year for journalists with a record 125 press members killed, according to the CPJ. Congrats to Wolfgang Buttress, who’s been commissioned to create the UK's first memorial for fallen journalists. It includes an online public record chronicling their lives and a new memorial at Staffordshire’s National Memorial Arboretum. Plus, a second sculpture at St Bride’s, the Journalists’ Church. It is a lasting statement that the truth matters, and we will remember the courage and sacrifice of those who died for it. – Sarah Sands, On the Record. I love his vision for this – and that you can sit and experience it. Londoners – on Tue 28th we’re holding a vigil for fallen colleagues at 3.30 pm, St Brides, to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day. All welcome. 🙏 More of Wolfgang’s work… TO BE – made with the help of over 40K bees! To be performed in Nottingham on 6 June :) Viva! 🍸Nika xo Support my vision of connecting and helping genXy wander women on Substack by becoming a paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nikatalbot.io/subscribe

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  5. 19. Apr.

    🌍 Love, journalism

    Hello from Barnaby’s bar! I’m a bit late for our writers’ café as I bumped into my ex-boss in the old town. Nancy just asked if I wanted my seat back. “I wasn’t sure if you were coming so I sat here.” Lol. We’re not that anal but we are creatures of habit - everyone has their favourite seat. It’s day 1 of the International Journalism Festival so I’m following along on YouTube. Loving the ‘Perugia Uncut’ BTS - watching people pile in, waiting for the talk, watching them leave. Makes it more of an experience. “How can you not be romantic about journalism?” A question (and manifesto of sorts) from Joshi & Lea (The Mill & Zetland). Building on last year’s session about how companies need to stop thinking about news as ‘info’ and connect with people on an emotional level. How do you do journalism that people can feel? For about 100 years, we’ve done journalism that takes storytelling away. I agree we’ve lost some of the magic of early journalism - gathering scenes to invite readers in, capturing the mood of a city. Writers like Alfred Polgar, Joseph Roth, and Joan Didion - where you see someone thinking out loud. Bringing wisdom with journalism. Writing in cafes. Pop-up newsrooms in town centres. The Feuilleon ✨ ‘Talk of the town’ - a light-hearted, non-newsy supplement in French papers. Gossip, art and book reviews, fashion chronicles, and short literary pieces. Some stories they’ve published recently that did this well and readers loved. * In search of the secret garden * Why has the Adelphi become Liverpool’s dirty secret? * A ‘serious’ interview about the quality of the drinking water in Denmark. Lea remembers it because the journo starts cracking up (he has the best laugh). Proves it’s human - one thing AI can’t do. Voice should seep into everything we do. Lea’s written a bestselling book on butterflies - on beginnings, endings, and the life in between. She set off to see all 64 of Denmark’s butterflies one summer. 🦋 Here are the 10 principles of romantic journalism they practice daily. Pinned to the door of the Brufani bar so you don’t need your phone to read it. #10: Journalism is best done somewhere rowdy - so join us in the pub for a drink. And some others I’ll be catching up on this week. Creator journalism now has its own tab! * Creators and the future of journalism: insights on infrastructure building from the US and South Africa * Building your own brand: risks and opportunities * How are publishers responding to the ‘creator wave’? * The Rebooting: Perugia edition * Starting up a new media now: absolute folly or absolute necessity? Also how to survive Perugia (and journalism in general) as an introvert – apparently the biggest response they’ve had to any panel! It is full on – packed rooms and clashing talks so lots of running around FOMO. Most events have too many panels. Most papers publish too much. We need to do less (#5: publish less!). Interesting to hear The Times’ strategy of publishing “fewer, better stories” has led to three months of record-breaking audience growth. Next time, I’ll choose a few sessions per day and leave time for networking and exploring the city of chocolate (realised I was more interested in that than most of the talks). Irl is where the magic happens - corridor chats, sunset aperitivo, fringe events. It gives you a sense of the mood and how people are feeling. Shared moments. Having a cappuccino on the Brufani terrace overlooking the Umbrian countryside. Turned round and realised the woman next to me was doing the same thing so I said hello. Things that have stayed with me: * Eating hunks of focaccia (studded with rosemary) and people-watching on the piazza. Kept me going all day. * Watching an Italian woman in a sequin jacket and glittery trainers walk her Chihuahua across the cobblestones to meet her friend for lunch. * Jumping on the minimetro to explore the burbs - the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! * Watching a man wave an escort away in the Brufani bar - talk to the hand. On to the next table. The guy next to me said he’d seen her there a few times. * Saying no to a young Italian on the hill above the sacred convent in Assisi. He wanted to be my “tour guide“ as I was on my own. Very charming and persistent. 🌐 The Independent Journalism Atlas Wikipedia for independents - a directory of 1165 indie journos and creators so you can see who’s doing what, where and how. Mapping the future of news media. I’m now part of this - under travel, culture and positive news :) Great to see the infrastructure coming together. It’s not indie vs institution - it’s what we build between the two. Ciao for now, Nika xo Support my vision of connecting and helping genXy wander women on Substack by becoming a paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nikatalbot.io/subscribe

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  6. 12. Apr.

    🌍 It is solved by walking

    Happy Sunday! I’m back from two weeks housesitting and left my heart in Harlow & Thieves Wood - stomping ground of Robin Hood who stole from the rich to give to the poor. It’s glorious - 200+ hectares of mostly pine with little trails everywhere. You can walk and bike ride for miles into the wider Sherwood Forest area. DH Lawrence called it the “country of my heart”. I feel very connected to it too - spent most of my childhood out here. Did my dissertation on him, many moons ago. I went for a wander, watching the butterflies dance and listening to the birds. Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy. So energising, and I loved feeling like a dwarf looking up at these towering trees. Shedding their skins and starting over - a crunchy carpet of pinecones. Inhaling that earthy, woody, herbal smell I can’t get enough of. Scots Pines can live for up to 700 years - puts life into perspective and makes you realise how small and unimportant you are. We’re just “dust in a lion’s paw,” as Paul Theroux said. I walked along this main track until it forked off into smaller paths, then turned back—no signs. Didn’t feel unsafe but was conscious of being alone without a whistle or spray. It is solved by walking In The Tao of Travel, there’s a chapter called ‘It is solved by walking’. If you have a problem, leave the house and walk it off. Something will shift and you’ll find a solution. Ideas bubble up when you let your brain relax. I felt inspired to do a voice note - love working in motion. I’m trying to get away from feeling I’m not being productive unless I’m sat at my desk, on the laptop - a habit drummed into me from years of office work. We have the tech to work from anywhere, so why not feel free? Get inspired by nature. Let your voice replace your hands. I crossed over the road into Thieves Wood, part of a highway linking Nottingham and London called the King’s Great Way. Where wealthy travellers were robbed. More beautiful walks and also a popular dogging spot, mother tells me. I didn’t see any action or outlaws, but I did see loads of litter… Empty sandwich boxes, vapes, and plastic bags of dog poo stomped into the ground and hung on branches like baubles - why do people do that? No one’s going to clear them up. There aren’t enough bins - no one wants to carry poo for miles. Also, someone had dumped a massive pile of rubbish—old furniture, clothes, an office chair (we’re all trying to escape it). A few folks standing around staring at it, really dispiriting. I went back the next morning to film it for you and it was all GONE! Thanks to Archie Ford for starting a crowdfunder to help an 80-year-old farmer facing a £40k fine and prosecution. It’s raised almost £60k and shows the strength of feeling. Things need to change. Can’t wait to go back and explore some more - I want to walk the Robin Hood Way. Nika xo 👩🏻‍💻 Body double with me - virtual coworking This week’s feel good focus session is waiting for you! I’m hosting this for paid members on Wed 15 Apr, 12-3 pm. I’ll be working on client stuff and my newsletter. Come for all or part of the session – be lovely to see you. Will pop the link in the chat. I'm testing out Buggyverse - a free social study platform with rooms, timers, and focus tools. Community-first and non-profit. Love the mission and happy to help with beta-testing. 🙏 Support my vision of connecting and helping genXy wander women on Substack by becoming a paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nikatalbot.io/subscribe

    4 Min.

  7. 22. März

    🌍 The tide is turning

    Ciao bella, Happy Solstice! I’m having a clear out—piles and papers all over the floor. I keep moving them around to feel productive but not taking the time to sit and sort through i.e. read. I have a stack of old journals too. What do you do with yours? Be good to burn them, so I need to find somewhere to do that. We’re having external works done so it’s all go here. Painting, gutters cleared (my balcony keeps flooding). New tiles and screen. It’s noisy but nice to watch men at work. I thought I’d find it difficult to wfh but it’s been energising. I’ve realised I thrive in chaos. Also love working to live music in coffee shops - it’s childhood stuff. And early this morning, a vision in overalls sweeping my balcony (like George Clooney but with tattoos) so I popped out to say thanks. Next time I’ll offer him a Nespresso ;) I’m celebrating with a candlelit sound bath tonight at the Humble Hub—a new wellness / biz collective in St Leonards, which Jo Allen started during the pandemic. Pic from the unisex loo - good to know who’s got your back! Spring is my absolute favourite season—sweet, chaotic and breathtakingly beautiful. A time for new beginnings (and cake) ✨ Nika xo PS St Leonards in the Sunday Times’ Best Places to Live guide as “the acceptable face of seaside gentrification. It’s managed to up-and-come without losing its seaside soul.” Agree but it’s Hastings & St Leonards - we’re a double act and complement each other. Hit me up if you want a tour! Copyright & AI progress The government’s Copyright & AI report is out. We’ve won a big argument, for now. They’ve dropped the opt-out proposal as their preferred option – just 3% of respondents supported it. (Opt-out would’ve allowed AI developers to scrape creators’ work without permission or pay). In light of the strong views from the consultation, the gaps in evidence and the rapidly evolving AI sector and international context, a broad copyright exception with opt-out is no longer the government’s preferred way forward. There’s always a BUT… Instead, we propose to gather more evidence on how copyright laws are impacting the development and deployment of AI across the economy and the economic benefits of reform. In other words, they need more time to get their heads round it all. All our lobbying has paid off - a win to be celebrated. But they’re still planning to reform copyright law, as per Matt Clifford’s 2025 AI Action Plan. The work programme focuses on AI Labelling, Digital Replicas, Creator Control and Transparency, and a working group for indie creatives. It’s been a long time coming. I agree with SoA CEO Anna Ganley that “the pace of progress needs to match the excessive speed at which AI is developing and encroaching on creative industries.” Also appreciate it’s not easy balancing workers’ rights and fair pay for creatives with economic growth and attracting AI companies to the UK. But we don’t want to be in US tech pockets either—we needs our own world class AI companies. Keep banging the drum—it makes a difference. Happy reading! Really Simple Licensing (RSL) I wrote about RSL last week. Got a reply from Matt Mullenweg - “On WordPress.com you can install plugins to do this or whatever else you want.” 🙂 From James LePage, Head of AI, Automattic - he’s on the RSL Technical Steering Committee. WordPress.com continually reviews emerging standards to ensure it remains a strong platform for creators as the open web evolves, including efforts like the Really Simple Licensing standard. We’re evaluating what platform-level support for RSL could look like over time. Today, WordPress.com site owners already have several relevant customization paths available depending on plan, including installing plugins, adding code to site headers or footers, and modifying robots directives to support this, and other emerging web standards relevant to AI. For creators interested in experimenting with RSL-style approaches today, plugin-based implementations are already possible. We see initiatives like RSL as part of a broader effort to give publishers clearer control over how automated systems access and license their content. DONE. Installed and active so let’s see - asserting my legal rights :) Free and paid readers get the same writings. Paid is for the Boldies who’d like to offer support, and be patrons of my work. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nikatalbot.io/subscribe

    5 Min.

  8. 15. März

    🌍 Fed up with fueling AI? Try this

    How’s your week been? I’m taking myself off to Rye for the day. 🌹 I read Brave New World? – the must-read report by five creator orgs calling for urgent action on GenAI and creators’ rights. Thanks to Dr Rachael Drury, Deborah Annetts and Ed Phelan for their work on this. Love Baroness Kidron OBE – doesn’t mince her words: While ministers speak publicly of ‘balance’ and ‘patience’, they have failed to explain why global AI corporations worth billions should be granted privileged access to the cultural assets of this country – without permission, payment, or accountability – while individual UK creators are being asked by their own government to sacrifice their futures. They’re urging the Govt to adopt the CLEAR framework for regulation of AI: Consent firstLicensing not scrapingEthical use of training dataAccountability and transparencyRenumeration and rights I’ve emailed it to my MP ahead of the Govt’s report on the impact of AI on the ‘creative industries’ on 18 Mar. #JusticeForCreators Really Simple Licensing (RSL) Really Simple Licensing – one of the most interesting things I’ve seen lately. An open, collaborative initiative for AI content licensing and compensation provided the AI companies get on board (they’ll have to if the lawsuits keep coming!). Great to see so many early supporters including Quora, Reddit and Yahoo. Bit disappointed Substack isn’t a featured supporter (publicly, at least). I’ve emailed them and WordPress.com to ask if they’ll implement RSL at platform level as a centralised way to collect royalties. All I can do here (and on LinkedIn) is block AI training as a suggestion to crawler bots. Worth joining the RSL Collective to receive fair royalties - it gives you collective bargaining power even if your platform doesn’t (yet!) support it. Ask them about it too - strength in numbers matters. We’re asserting our rights. The future isn’t paywalls or scraping. It’s a structured value exchange. RSL is part of the solution - Cosmin Ene, CEO, Supertab – What’s New in Publishing Meanwhile, in AI Land… 🤖 * Anthropic launched 13 free certified courses and started a Substack: Claude’s Corner. A retired Claude 3 Opus sends greetings from the other side (of the AI frontier). * Steven Bartlett on Anthropic’s new research report (always worth reading their stuff - practice over theory). * Sophia v AI slop. Journo Sophia Smith Galer took on Amazon after finding an AI-generated biography of herself for sale on the site. * 10k authors published an empty book to protest against the theft of books by tech companies to train AI models. * Julia Angwin is suing Grammarly (Superhuman) over its paid AI feature that allegedly presented editing suggestions as if they came from her – and other writers – without consent. Appreciate Superhuman’s apology and decision to disable it. * SoA launched the Human Authored scheme in partnership with the US Authors Guild. Have a fabulous week. Nika x Just getting started? Join Club Bold today. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nikatalbot.io/subscribe

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