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AI concerns collapse $2M book deal, author alleges bias
A significant publishing deal for Jerry Falade's debut crime novel, "Call Me, I’ll Hide the Body," has been withdrawn due to concerns about potential AI involvement in its creation. The manuscript, which had garnered a …
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Writers Develop Anti-AI Style, Embracing Imperfection and Idiosyncrasy
A growing number of writers across various genres are developing an "anti-AI" writing style, consciously avoiding linguistic patterns commonly associated with AI-generated text. This counterculture movement emphasizes i…
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Publishing industry hypocrisy on AI writing exposed by award-winning author
An award-winning author details the hypocrisy within the publishing industry regarding AI-generated content. Despite their memoir, written with AI assistance, receiving critical acclaim and awards, literary agents and p…
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Judge Approves Anthropic's $1.5B AI Copyright Settlement · 10 sources tracked
A federal judge has approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought by authors. The lawsuit accused Anthropic of using copyrighted books without permission to train its AI chatbot, Claude.…
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Google sued by publishers over AI training data for Gemini
Google is facing a new class-action lawsuit from a consortium of publishers and authors, including Hachette and Cengage, who allege the company used their copyrighted works to train its Gemini AI model without permissio…
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Publishers Sue Google Over AI Training Data Usage
Publishing giants Hachette and Elsevier have filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging the company used their copyrighted works without permission to train artificial intelligence models. The publishers claim Google's AI…
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Publishers and author sue Google over AI copyright infringement
Major publishers Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning, and Elsevier, along with author Scott Turow, have filed a lawsuit against Google. The suit alleges that Google infringed on copyrights by using millions of copyrig…
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Publishers like Hachette face AI dilemma: avoid use and appearance
Book publishers, including Hachette, are grappling with the challenge of artificial intelligence. The issue extends beyond simply not using AI tools; they must also actively avoid any perception or appearance of AI invo…
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AI writing detection proves difficult amid literary and media suspicions
Distinguishing between AI-generated and human writing is becoming increasingly difficult, as evidenced by a linguistic professor's test where participants struggled to identify AI-generated hotel reviews. While common '…
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Hachette CEO Skeptical of AI Detection Tools
Hachette CEO David Shelley expressed skepticism about AI detection tools, drawing from his experience acquiring J.K. Rowling's "The Cuckoo's Calling." He believes these tools are unreliable and could harm authors, liken…
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Businesses battle AI-generated content flood eroding online trust
Businesses are struggling with a surge of low-quality, AI-generated content, often termed "AI slop," which is polluting the internet. This content includes fake reviews, AI-generated books, and inaccurate search results…
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AI authorship doubts cast shadow over Commonwealth Prize-winning story
A short story titled "The Serpent in the Grove," which won the Commonwealth Prize for the Caribbean region, is under scrutiny due to suspicions that it was authored by AI. Internet sleuths and literary critics pointed t…
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Publishers sue Meta over AI copyright; WiseTech cuts 2,000 jobs; Google speeds up Gemma 4
Major publishers including McGraw-Hill, Macmillan, and Cengage have filed a class-action lawsuit against Meta, alleging the company used millions of copyrighted books to train its Llama AI models. Separately, Google has…
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Publishers Sue Meta, Zuckerberg Over Alleged Mass Copyright Infringement for AI Training
Five major book publishers and author Scott Turow have filed a class-action lawsuit against Meta Platforms and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, alleging the illegal use of millions of copyrighted works to train Meta's Llama AI mode…