AI
What happens if the Anthropic AI training lawsuit proceeds as class action?
AI advocates argue that class certification could potentially force a settlement that could cripple both the company and the broader AI sector.
Bloomsbury notifies authors about AI licensing deal
Authors can decide if they wish to opt in; if they agree, they’ll be paid a 20 percent royalty rate.
GlobeScribe: Promising Startup for AI Translation
With a focus on quality over quantity, the UK company offers “publish ready” translations in five languages at an affordable price.
Senators introduce AI legislation bills that don’t align with President Trump’s recent plan or comments
Following a Congressional hearing on AI, Senators Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal proposed the AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act.
Agents and Publishers Confront AI Use in Submissions
I spoke to agents and publishers to ask how much evidence of AI use they’re seeing in submitted materials and why they ask about AI use at the query stage.
The authors of 7 million works used to train AI are now part of the Anthropic case
The judge has now ruled that the case can move forward as a class action, with a trial scheduled for December to determine damages.
Using AI to Explore Scientific Realism and Build Story Bibles for Fiction Writing
A sci-fi writer explores how AI can help keep her scenarios grounded in reality and maintain a story bible for world-building consistency.
Anthropic files for appeal in the AI copyright case
The appeal cites the other AI case, the one against Meta, where a judge ruled that training on pirated works might be considered fair.
How AI Is Already Changing Book Discoverability
We talked with three experts about how much book publishers or authors should be concerned about AI overtaking conventional search.
Two Court Rulings on AI: Neither Gives Authors What They Want, But There’s Still a Long Road Ahead
While the same issue lies at the heart of both cases and both judges found in favor of AI companies, the rulings are quite different from one another.
Authors ask publishers to stand with them against AI
But blanket prohibitions aren’t going to save the publishing industry, nor are they likely to be adopted by the biggest publishers.
Federal judge rules that AI model training is fair use, with one big caveat
The judge finds training LLM models on authors’ books to be “spectacularly” transformative, a key factor for fair (legal) use.
Libraries make public domain works available for AI training
A Harvard-based institution is working with libraries and museums around the world on making their collections available for training by AI.
AI-generated summer reading list distributed with some national newspapers
Social media exploded this week when readers posted pictures of a summer reading guide recommending nonexistent titles by real authors.
What Defines Acceptable AI Use for Writers?
Nearly half of authors now use AI in their creative process—including writing, research, and marketing—even if they don’t admit it publicly.
Audible opens the door wide to AI audiobooks
Audible will offer AI production technology to select publishers, first for narration and later for translated narration.
US Copyright Office says outputs of AI models could lead to market dilution
The latest report says that certain uses of AI models may affect the market for copyrighted work, going beyond fair use boundaries.
The Hidden Costs of AI Copyediting Tools: An Editor’s Review
AI copyediting tools are a mixed bag, performing some mechanical tasks well but with a tendency to introduce errors and flatten author voice.
Copyright cases against OpenAI and Microsoft consolidated in New York court
Some of these cases are class-action and include any writers whose work was used for AI training without permission or licensing.
Finding Publishing Opportunities in an Era of AI Disruption: Q&A with CEO Keith Riegert
While concerned about AI’s impact on publishing economics and discoverability, Keith Riegert remains optimistic about the enduring value of human-created content in an increasingly digital world.
Here we go again: about that database of works used to train AI
The two year old story is making headlines again, except this time with a focus on the notorious LibGen database.
How much organic website traffic might AI services generate?
As organic search traffic declines due to AI use, will AI tools generate any meaningful traffic back to sites it uses to generate responses?
Sudowrite launches Muse, AI tool for fiction writers
Sudowrite, the leading generative AI platform for creative writing, has launched a new tool called Muse. They’re calling it the “first AI made for fiction.”
AI copycats becoming frustratingly predictable
If you’re publishing a nonfiction book of any kind, it’s become part of your journey now to discover the first AI-generated knockoff.
Thoughts to Ponder: AI Use
There's already more to read than anyone has time to consume. Do generative AI tools really make the problem any worse than it is?