Earlier this month, the Authors Guild announced a partnership with AI licensing agency Created by Humans. Their full FAQ on AI licensing is helpful for all authors, regardless of whether you plan to take advantage of the partnership. This evening, Authors Guild hosts a members-only event if you’d like to ask questions and learn more about their partnership with Created by Humans.
At Frankfurt Book Fair, the CEO of Created by Humans demonstrated the new platform and disclosed that the company will take 20 percent of licensing fees generated. Even if you don’t want your books licensed for AI at all, you can still join Created by Humans and opt out of all uses; the company will do their best to monitor AI systems and keep your books out of them. There is currently a waitlist to join.
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
