Eureka 428: Could AI attract more talent to book-editing?

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  I'm Tom Edwards.

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  Meru Gokole is the founder of Editrix,

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  an AI powered editing tool designed to make high quality book editing more accessible

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  and affordable by handling the duller parts of the editorial process.

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  With two decades in publishing, including as editor in chief at Penguin Random House,

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  Gokolay has worked with literary giants like Salman Rushdie and Paulo Coelho.

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  During that time, she witnessed firsthand how the shortage of skilled editors can hold writers back.

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  But can AI really help more than it harms?

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  For many, automated editing raises concerns about tech replacing human craft and instinct.

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  So could a tool like Editrix actually revitalize the editing profession

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  by making it more appealing to a new generation of editors?

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  And how do you launch a tech business with no tech background at all?

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  Well, here is Meru with more on how the journey began.

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  So I've been an editor and publisher for 20 years, first at Penguin,

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  then Random House, and then the merged part, Penguin Random House.

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  I have not been very restless in what I do at work.

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