THE FUTURE IS NOW

A book formed from an Elgin man’s early morning brainstorming sessions with an artificial intelligence chatbot recently sold out on Amazon in a single day.  

Anthony Stowe said he collaborated with Gemini, Google’s large language AI model, to create a book that blends storytelling with lessons in creativity, song structure and self-confidence. Inspired by his son, who was raised in Elgin with an affinity for music, “Lil’ Lyric Spits Fire on Sixth Street” follows the young Tito as he builds confidence through profanity-free rap.  

“It’s about children finding their voice in a way that is passionate to them,” Stowe said.