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Libby app to filter AI-generated books via publisher self-labeling

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The ebook lending app Libby, operated by OverDrive, is implementing new AI content filters. These filters will allow users and librarians to choose whether to display AI-generated books, audiobooks, and art. OverDrive's CEO, Marc DeBevoise, believes AI can offer benefits like improved content recommendations and localization, but acknowledges the need to inform users about content origins. The app will rely on publishers self-labeling their AI-generated works rather than using an automated AI detection tool. AI

IMPACT This feature aims to provide users with more control over AI-generated content within digital libraries, addressing industry concerns about AI authorship.

RANK_REASON The article discusses a feature update for an existing app (Libby) that integrates AI content filtering, rather than a new AI model release or core AI research.

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Libby app to filter AI-generated books via publisher self-labeling

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  1. The Verge — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Janko Roettgers ·

    Libby will filter out AI content, kind of

    This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. "AI is the new frontier for us," says Marc DeBevoise, who took over as the new CEO of OverDrive last week. OverDriv…

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