The Seoul International Book Fair, the country's largest literary event, is set to open Wednesday, with about 150,000 visitors expected as the "text-hip" trend -- with reading now stylish among younger generations -- continues. Some 538 publishers and industry organizations from 18 nations will take part in the 68th edition, which runs through Sunday at the COEX exhibition center in southern Seoul. A total of 326 authors and speakers from South Korea and abroad will also take part in the five-day event, with advance tickets already sold out. Under the theme "Homo Duduri," this year's book fair seeks to navigate what it means to be human in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the organizers. Duduri, an ancient name for a blacksmith, is the archetype of a "dokkaebi," or goblin, that appears in old Korean texts. "Today, the fire of AI blazes before us. No matter the question, AI answers without hesitation. It writes novels, composes songs and directs films in an instant. There is no way to avoid this fire. What kind of wisdom, then, do we need in the face of these fierce fl
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