A incrível história de Hedy Lamarr, a estrela de Hollywood que ajudou a inventar o Wi-Fi e o Bluetooth

Por Erin Blakemore

1. Hedwig “Hedy” Kiesler nasceu em 9 de novembro de 1914, em Viena. Era uma aluna
2. curiosa, que ___ muito já demonstrava talento para ciências e engenharia. Quando Hedy soube
3. que o magnata do cinema Louis B. Mayer estava a caminho dos Estados Unidos, em um
4. transatlântico, ela decidiu reservar uma passagem para o mesmo navio. ___ bordo, ela
5. conseguiu conhecer e cativar Mayer, cujo estúdio MGM estava atingindo o auge de produtividade,
6. popularidade e lucratividade.
7. A atriz Hedy Lamarr tornou-se uma sensação imediata ao chegar a Nova York, nos Estados
8. Unidos. Em 1938, o papel que alçou Lamarr ao estrelato em “Argel” a transformou em
9. uma estrela de verdade no cinema. Em 1940, ela conheceu George Antheil, um compositor
10. modernista apaixonado por tecnologia. Ele percebeu imediatamente que estava falando com a
11. mulher mais inteligente da sala. Quando Lamarr contou a Antheil sobre sua teoria de “salto
12. de frequência”, ele ficou intrigado e conseguiu construir um protótipo do tipo de tecnologia que
13. ela idealizava. Ele era mais conhecido por obras que apresentavam pianos mecânicos
14. sincronizados com sinos, sirenes, hélices de avião e outros sons estrondosos.
15. Antheil ajudou a conceber uma invenção inspirada em pianos mecânicos que utilizava
16. mecanismos de relojoaria e bobinas de pianola para alternar simultaneamente entre o operador
17. e o receptor para uma frequência diferente. No entanto, poucos sabiam ou reconheciam quem
18. havia inventado o salto de frequência depois que o conceito se tornou de domínio público.
19. À medida que a estrela de Lamarr perdia o brilho, a sua contribuição para a tecnologia
20. permanecia oculta ___ vista de todos, porém presente nos telefones, televisões e outras novas
21. tecnologias que a cercavam. Sua invenção com Antheil formou a base para avanços nas
22. telecomunicações como Wi-Fi usado na Internet, Bluetooth e GPS. Será que Lamarr tinha noção
23. da importância que seu trabalho alcançaria? “O pior é que estou sempre muito à frente do meu
24. tempo e isso é uma desvantagem para mim.” Apesar de ser inovadora e criativa, escreveu
25. Lamarr, ela teve poucas oportunidades de expressar esse lado de si mesma em um mundo onde
26. interpretava papéis cinematográficos.

(Disponível em: nationalgeographicbrasil.com/historia/2026/02/a-incrivel-historia-de-hedy-lamarr-a-estrela-de-hollywood-que-ajudou-a-inventar-o-wi-fi-e-o-bluethooh – texto adaptado especialmente para esta prova).

Publisher cancels horror novel's release over AI claims

By Paul Glynn

1. Shy Girl was originally self-published in February 2025, then got a full UK release in
2. November.
3. The US release of a horror novel has been cancelled by its publisher over concerns that AI
4. was used to help write it.
5. Shy Girl by US author Mia Ballard had been scheduled for publication in the US next month,
6. but that will no longer go ahead, publisher Hachette said. The UK version, which was released in
7. November, will also be discontinued.
8. A spokesperson for Hachette told BBC News the company “remains committed to protecting
9. original creative expression and storytelling”.
10. Ballard, who sold almost 2,000 copies of the book in the UK, has denied using AI to write
11. the book—telling the New York Times an acquaintance she hired to edit the original self-published
12. version of the novel had used AI.
13. “This controversy has changed my life in many ways and my mental health is at an all time
14. low and my name is ruined for something I didn't even personally do,” she said, noting she was
15. pursuing legal action.
16. The New York Times, which first reported the story, said it “appears to be the first
17. commercial novel from a major publishing house to be pulled over evidence of AI use”.
18. The publisher said: “Hachette remains committed to protecting original creative expression
19. and storytelling”.
20. “Orbit (in the US) will not publish Shy Girl, and Wildfire (in the UK) have decided to no
21. longer continue publishing their edition,” it added, referring to its imprints.
22. Originally self-published last February, Shy Girl was described in its promotional material
23. as a “buzzy¹ BookTok sensation” and “a harrowing tale of survival and revenge” and well as
24. being “bloody and unapologetic”.
25. However, one reviewer on the GoodReads website claimed the book appeared to be “written
26. by ChatGPT”, while another noted the “bizarre formatting, typos and repetitive turns of phrase”.
27. BBC News has approached Ballard for further comment.

¹Buzzy (adj.): Something that is buzzy is getting a lot of attention and excitement, especially online. People are talking about it a lot, and it is popular right now.

(Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9d44jj24o – text specially adapted for this test).

Publisher cancels horror novel's release over AI claims

By Paul Glynn

1. Shy Girl was originally self-published in February 2025, then got a full UK release in
2. November.
3. The US release of a horror novel has been cancelled by its publisher over concerns that AI
4. was used to help write it.
5. Shy Girl by US author Mia Ballard had been scheduled for publication in the US next month,
6. but that will no longer go ahead, publisher Hachette said. The UK version, which was released in
7. November, will also be discontinued.
8. A spokesperson for Hachette told BBC News the company “remains committed to protecting
9. original creative expression and storytelling”.
10. Ballard, who sold almost 2,000 copies of the book in the UK, has denied using AI to write
11. the book—telling the New York Times an acquaintance she hired to edit the original self-published
12. version of the novel had used AI.
13. “This controversy has changed my life in many ways and my mental health is at an all time
14. low and my name is ruined for something I didn't even personally do,” she said, noting she was
15. pursuing legal action.
16. The New York Times, which first reported the story, said it “appears to be the first
17. commercial novel from a major publishing house to be pulled over evidence of AI use”.
18. The publisher said: “Hachette remains committed to protecting original creative expression
19. and storytelling”.
20. “Orbit (in the US) will not publish Shy Girl, and Wildfire (in the UK) have decided to no
21. longer continue publishing their edition,” it added, referring to its imprints.
22. Originally self-published last February, Shy Girl was described in its promotional material
23. as a “buzzy¹ BookTok sensation” and “a harrowing tale of survival and revenge” and well as
24. being “bloody and unapologetic”.
25. However, one reviewer on the GoodReads website claimed the book appeared to be “written
26. by ChatGPT”, while another noted the “bizarre formatting, typos and repetitive turns of phrase”.
27. BBC News has approached Ballard for further comment.

¹Buzzy (adj.): Something that is buzzy is getting a lot of attention and excitement, especially online. People are talking about it a lot, and it is popular right now.

(Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9d44jj24o – text specially adapted for this test).

Publisher cancels horror novel's release over AI claims

By Paul Glynn

1. Shy Girl was originally self-published in February 2025, then got a full UK release in
2. November.
3. The US release of a horror novel has been cancelled by its publisher over concerns that AI
4. was used to help write it.
5. Shy Girl by US author Mia Ballard had been scheduled for publication in the US next month,
6. but that will no longer go ahead, publisher Hachette said. The UK version, which was released in
7. November, will also be discontinued.
8. A spokesperson for Hachette told BBC News the company “remains committed to protecting
9. original creative expression and storytelling”.
10. Ballard, who sold almost 2,000 copies of the book in the UK, has denied using AI to write
11. the book—telling the New York Times an acquaintance she hired to edit the original self-published
12. version of the novel had used AI.
13. “This controversy has changed my life in many ways and my mental health is at an all time
14. low and my name is ruined for something I didn't even personally do,” she said, noting she was
15. pursuing legal action.
16. The New York Times, which first reported the story, said it “appears to be the first
17. commercial novel from a major publishing house to be pulled over evidence of AI use”.
18. The publisher said: “Hachette remains committed to protecting original creative expression
19. and storytelling”.
20. “Orbit (in the US) will not publish Shy Girl, and Wildfire (in the UK) have decided to no
21. longer continue publishing their edition,” it added, referring to its imprints.
22. Originally self-published last February, Shy Girl was described in its promotional material
23. as a “buzzy¹ BookTok sensation” and “a harrowing tale of survival and revenge” and well as
24. being “bloody and unapologetic”.
25. However, one reviewer on the GoodReads website claimed the book appeared to be “written
26. by ChatGPT”, while another noted the “bizarre formatting, typos and repetitive turns of phrase”.
27. BBC News has approached Ballard for further comment.

¹Buzzy (adj.): Something that is buzzy is getting a lot of attention and excitement, especially online. People are talking about it a lot, and it is popular right now.

(Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9d44jj24o – text specially adapted for this test).

Publisher cancels horror novel's release over AI claims

By Paul Glynn

1. Shy Girl was originally self-published in February 2025, then got a full UK release in
2. November.
3. The US release of a horror novel has been cancelled by its publisher over concerns that AI
4. was used to help write it.
5. Shy Girl by US author Mia Ballard had been scheduled for publication in the US next month,
6. but that will no longer go ahead, publisher Hachette said. The UK version, which was released in
7. November, will also be discontinued.
8. A spokesperson for Hachette told BBC News the company “remains committed to protecting
9. original creative expression and storytelling”.
10. Ballard, who sold almost 2,000 copies of the book in the UK, has denied using AI to write
11. the book—telling the New York Times an acquaintance she hired to edit the original self-published
12. version of the novel had used AI.
13. “This controversy has changed my life in many ways and my mental health is at an all time
14. low and my name is ruined for something I didn't even personally do,” she said, noting she was
15. pursuing legal action.
16. The New York Times, which first reported the story, said it “appears to be the first
17. commercial novel from a major publishing house to be pulled over evidence of AI use”.
18. The publisher said: “Hachette remains committed to protecting original creative expression
19. and storytelling”.
20. “Orbit (in the US) will not publish Shy Girl, and Wildfire (in the UK) have decided to no
21. longer continue publishing their edition,” it added, referring to its imprints.
22. Originally self-published last February, Shy Girl was described in its promotional material
23. as a “buzzy¹ BookTok sensation” and “a harrowing tale of survival and revenge” and well as
24. being “bloody and unapologetic”.
25. However, one reviewer on the GoodReads website claimed the book appeared to be “written
26. by ChatGPT”, while another noted the “bizarre formatting, typos and repetitive turns of phrase”.
27. BBC News has approached Ballard for further comment.

¹Buzzy (adj.): Something that is buzzy is getting a lot of attention and excitement, especially online. People are talking about it a lot, and it is popular right now.

(Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9d44jj24o – text specially adapted for this test).

Publisher cancels horror novel's release over AI claims

By Paul Glynn

1. Shy Girl was originally self-published in February 2025, then got a full UK release in
2. November.
3. The US release of a horror novel has been cancelled by its publisher over concerns that AI
4. was used to help write it.
5. Shy Girl by US author Mia Ballard had been scheduled for publication in the US next month,
6. but that will no longer go ahead, publisher Hachette said. The UK version, which was released in
7. November, will also be discontinued.
8. A spokesperson for Hachette told BBC News the company “remains committed to protecting
9. original creative expression and storytelling”.
10. Ballard, who sold almost 2,000 copies of the book in the UK, has denied using AI to write
11. the book—telling the New York Times an acquaintance she hired to edit the original self-published
12. version of the novel had used AI.
13. “This controversy has changed my life in many ways and my mental health is at an all time
14. low and my name is ruined for something I didn't even personally do,” she said, noting she was
15. pursuing legal action.
16. The New York Times, which first reported the story, said it “appears to be the first
17. commercial novel from a major publishing house to be pulled over evidence of AI use”.
18. The publisher said: “Hachette remains committed to protecting original creative expression
19. and storytelling”.
20. “Orbit (in the US) will not publish Shy Girl, and Wildfire (in the UK) have decided to no
21. longer continue publishing their edition,” it added, referring to its imprints.
22. Originally self-published last February, Shy Girl was described in its promotional material
23. as a “buzzy¹ BookTok sensation” and “a harrowing tale of survival and revenge” and well as
24. being “bloody and unapologetic”.
25. However, one reviewer on the GoodReads website claimed the book appeared to be “written
26. by ChatGPT”, while another noted the “bizarre formatting, typos and repetitive turns of phrase”.
27. BBC News has approached Ballard for further comment.

¹Buzzy (adj.): Something that is buzzy is getting a lot of attention and excitement, especially online. People are talking about it a lot, and it is popular right now.

(Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9d44jj24o – text specially adapted for this test).