Tagging for spoilers since this is a general discussion of the whole book.

It’s been a minute since I’ve read this book but looking back, my view on June taking credit & the way she justifies her usage of Athena’s work feels like a commentary on people who use AI. I’m a late in life college student and I see people use it all the time and justify their effort as being a part of it, as if it’s the same as googling or spellchecking. Obviously, race and the publishing industry are major discussion points of the book, but as time has gone by, I was thinking of June’s feelings of ownership after editing and how I see that with AI all the time. It’s interesting how something didn’t exist before but now it seems like an intended commentary by the author.