I have found summarization through generative-AI to produce plausible results. For example, here is a truncated set of chapter summaries from Jane Austen's Emma:
* austen-emma_001 -- Emma Woodhouse and Miss Taylor had been
friends for 16 years. Miss Taylor died and Emma's friend, Mrs.
Weston, got married. Emma was sad to see Miss Taylor leave the
house. Emma's father and her father-in-law had problems with
their relationship.
* austen-emma_002 -- Mr. Weston was a native of Highbury, born of
a respectable family. He married Miss Churchill, of a great
Yorkshire family, and they had a son, Frank. Frank was adopted by
Mr. and Mrs. Churchill. Mr. Weston had a change of life and
settled in London. He made his fortune and bought his house. He
had a second wife, Miss Taylor.
* austen-emma_003 -- Mr. Woodhouse liked to have his friends come
and see him. His friends came from Highbury, including the
Westons, Mr. Knightley, Miss Bates, and Mrs. Goddard. Mrs. Bates
lived with her single daughter in Highbury and was well-liked.
For more detail and summarizes of other things like articles on climate change, cataloging, and rheumatoid arthritis, see the blog posting: https://distantreader.org/blog/summarization/
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Eric Lease Morgan <[log in to unmask]>
Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship
University of Notre Dame
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