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Publisher NewsTor Books Criticized for Use of AI-Generated Art in 'Gothikana' Cover Design
The use of AI-generated assets in the cover art for the dark academia novel 'Gothikana' by RuNyx, originally self-published and reissued by Tor Books' romance imprint Bramble, has set off a debate about the role of AI in publishing.
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Publisher News
Court Trims Authors’ Copyright Lawsuit Against Open AI
A federal judge in California has dismissed a host of claims made by several groups of authors in a now consolidated lawsuit and gave the authors until March 13 to file an amended complaint. The suit’s core claim of direct infringement—which Open AI did not seek to dismiss—remains active.
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Shows & Events
PubWest Highlights Nontraditional Retail Success, Addresses A.I.
At this year's PubWest Conference, several publishing professionals noted ways they have found to amplify sales by partnering with more nontraditional book retailers, while for others, discussions of A.I. and the future of the industry remained front and center.
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Copyright
European Publishers Praise New EU AI Law
The Federation of European Publishers was among 200 organizations to praise the passage of new European Union legislation requiring that AI companies respect copyright law and offer transparency about what materials are being used to train AI models.
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Content / e-books
Confronting Publishing’s AI Fears
What lies beyond the lawsuits and accusations in the headlines?
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Publisher News
Veristage Launches Insight, an AI Platform for Book Publishers
Insight offers publishers AI tools, including large language models such as ChatGPT and Claude, to analyze documents and generate metrics, editorial and marketing assets, sales material, and other content.
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Publisher News
New Nonprofit Launches to ‘Certify’ Copyright-Friendly AI Practices
Supported by the Association of American Publishers and others, the new nonprofit aims to “certify fair training data use” in Generative AI, and comes amid a growing number of lawsuits filed against AI companies over alleged copyright infringement.
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Publisher News
'New York Times' Sues OpenAI, Microsoft for Copyright Infringement
The suit, said to be the first AI-related action filed by a major American media company, alleges that AI services from both multibillion dollar companies are businesses “built on mass copyright infringement,” with potentially massive implications for the future of journalism.
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Content / e-books
How Publishers Can Navigate the AI Revolution
Despite the hype, publishing is still looking at what impact large language models and similar technology may bring.
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Publisher News
AAP Calls Big Tech's AI Arguments 'Nonsense'
In comments submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office this week, the Association of American Publishers slammed assertions by the tech industry that fair use permits AI developers to use copyrighted works to train their systems without permission or compensation.
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Publisher News
Judge Will Toss Part of Authors’ AI Copyright Lawsuit
A federal judge said he will dismiss part of a lawsuit filed by a group of authors including comedian Sarah Silverman that claims Meta’s Llama AI application infringes their copyrights. However, a core claim of the suit—that Meta’s use of unauthorized copies to train its AI model is infringing—remains.
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Interviews
Getting Hired in the AI Age: PW Talks with Hilke Schellmann
In 'The Algorithm' (Hachette, Jan. 2024), investigative reporter and NYU journalism professor Hilke Schellmann focuses on the role of AI in hiring practices.
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Publisher News
NWU Releases Platform and Principles for Generative AI Policy
The National Writers Union, the U.S. trade union for freelance and contract writers and authors, has identified six core principles and five key policy areas that will guide its organizing efforts around generative artificial intelligence.
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Sharjah Book Fair
Sharjah International Book Fair 2023: The Challenges and Opportunities for Artificial Intelligence
Over the next 5 to 10 years, the Arabic book market is poised for a remarkable transformation driven by the escalating influence of AI, which I believe holds the promise of revolutionizing the reading experience for Arabic audiences by offering highly personalized book recommendations based on individual preferences, past choices, and real-time feedback.
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Publisher News
Marianne Moore and AI Helped Make Sean Michaels' New Novel
The author of 'Do You Remember Being Born?' explains how he created a "Moorebot" to generate the verse in the novel.
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Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: The AI Future Looks Bright—So Long As...
Over the last year, every corner of the book business has been confronted with the colossal innovation in the generative capability of new artificial intelligence tools—with little known as to how it will impact our sector.
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Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Artificial Intelligence and the Law
The law is usually reactive at best to questions of new technology. That’s still true with AI, but an extensive amount of work is underway to chart an applicable regulatory landscape, explains lawyer Duncan Calow.
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Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: AI and the Arabic Book Market
The burgeoning technology is poised to transform the entire Arabic book life cycle, from creation to distribution.
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Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Adopting AI and Assisting Publishers at knk Software
At this Frankfurt Fair, knk Software is set to introduce several exciting features and enhancements with built-in AI to help clients boost productivity.
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Conferences
Book Biz Fixtures Were Bullish on AI at PW's Webinar
Book publishing and technology experts alike took a long look at the fast-developing AI technologies causing a stir in the industry and determined that, despite concerns, they ultimately augured positive change for the book business.
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