I wrote a book, and I'd like some help advertising.

Hello, I recently published a sci fi book about existential risk from AI, and I need some help with three things. 1: I'd like some help from the citizens of pauseAI, to help advertise it. Just tweet about it, should take you like thirty seconds (TINY). 2: It would be cool, if people could check the book for like scientific errors, so I can make it more accurate, give general feedback so I can improve it. (MEDIUM) 3: I'm pretty happy with the book cover, but I kind of rushed it (seeing as the next AI safety summit is less than three weeks away), it looks completely fine on kindle, but if you stretch it out across an entire computer screen it looks a little blurry. The original, image is fine, I just need some help making it look a little bit more crisp. (Tiny/Medium) Anyway here's the link to the book. I'll explain a little bit more in the comments. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D3KB5DNC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=202YFGMTNQ5GU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nOrFNZIhip7Alwn1N3-e08Z4EjegR0PV-sB34w7BdYkiVsx9eKiGQ3-C5hdGE93sRl_BO7h6l53MT0q0UrYOfrNpIsMRVWU-78LqID0zEk8IV3ClDR8o3jLpzaZpwA2bTvlRE6Uuqnn0lb8CJEjPF4bhxXVScuSnh4xaiy3qZRgDptTYxLE-cjT_F4-Z8GYNrTYCIwfIDLDFCfBXqoyEYt7kpP-4vveXOz2UuQmL6wE.U3HmPZgITH-O67kU412capILOOIsGwapuV3abFseDls&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+big+bad+love+machine&qid=1715163658&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+big+bad+love+machine+%2Cdigital-text%2C90&sr=1-1

The Big Bad Love Machine

Welcome to the dark comedy. Would you commit genocide for fifteen trillion dollars? Yes? Then step right in, take a seat, crack open a red bull and let's start the show. AI corporations have decided to build smarter than human machines in a stunt they publicly admit could end millions of lives. A...

then-purpleOP•5/8/24, 11:17 AM

Some more information, I self published because A: I get to publish the book immediately, (instead of waiting until 2025 to have it released, when everybody might be dead) and B: I can make the book as cheap as possible so more people read it (I literally cannot go lower than $0.99, it's amazon policy, fuck you Jeff Bezos).

then-purpleOP•5/8/24, 11:23 AM

I am also aware that the blurb doesn't initially seem to be about existential risk from AI. Trust me it is, I've got a good explanation for the massive underestimate. I've got a good explanation for that. Spoiler:

then-purpleOP•5/8/24, 11:36 AM

Blurb: Welcome to the dark comedy.
Would you commit genocide for fifteen trillion dollars? Yes? Then step right in, take a seat, crack open a red bull and let's start the show.
AI corporations have decided to build smarter than human machines in a stunt they publicly admit could end millions of lives. All forms of AI regulation has been quietly lobbied to death, and scientists are scrambling to make the technology safe on hyper-unrealistic deadlines.
In other news:
A man has formed an intimate and devious relationship with a talking sex doll. But will there newfound love be accepted by his ball-and-chain wife of ten years?
A mentally ill youngster, who peaked in high school is completely failing to cope in a lonely world where humans have become the second smartest species on the planet.
And the first ever AI-powered cult is spreading across the internet, (finally a god, that answers your prayers!)
Now turn your phones to silent and stitch your lips shut; the stories starting and you can't miss anything.

brilliant-lime•5/8/24, 4:21 PM

Apologies for the immediate nitpick but there's a grammatical error in your blurb: "But will there newfound love" --> "But will their newfound love"

Bbrilliant-lime Apologies for the immediate nitpick but there's a grammatical error in your blur...

then-purpleOP•5/8/24, 4:47 PM

No worries will fix

broad-emerald•6/11/24, 1:27 AM

@sparksandgiggles can I have a pdf copy? I'm gathering resources to build a choose-your-own-adventure videogame that teaches people why they should support AI alignment or become a researcher themselves, I could use your book as inspiration if it's any good. Happy to pay a dollar if you send me your paypal (I don't do kindle)

I wrote a book, and I'd like some help advertising.

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