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The suit, consolidated with several other cases from a range of authors, alleges that ChatGPT’s outputs constitute copyright infringement.

A new policy from Spotify about AI-generated content serves as example for what Amazon could implement regarding books, if they care to.

Beginning October 2, authors can check an online searchable list to see if their works are included in the Anthropic settlement.

The proposed split is common in publishing contracts for sharing the proceeds in copyright infringement cases.

One writer suggests that the antidote to ‘AI Slop’ is to bring our endlessly eccentric selves, resulting in idiosyncratic, unique outputs.

Judge Alsup has asked for more information about who is in the class and how the claims process will work before granting preliminary approval.

In a nutshell: a settlement is more likely if it's narrowly tailored to the piracy issue and the court finds it fair, reasonable and adequate.

The Portland, Oregon-based company partners with Hume AI and ElevenLabs to offer authors AI-generated voices or human voice clones.

Anthropic has decided to settle out of court. Everyone involved has so far declined to comment, and terms have yet to be disclosed.

The plaintiffs’ attorneys are now collecting contact information from all authors and publishers who may be part of the class.

Your responses will help educate writers and everyone in the profession about prevailing attitudes toward AI.

With a focus on quality over quantity, the UK company offers “publish ready” translations in five languages at an affordable price.

Authors can decide if they wish to opt in; if they agree, they’ll be paid a 20 percent royalty rate.

AI advocates argue that class certification could potentially force a settlement that could cripple both the company and the broader AI sector.

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.

Following a Congressional hearing on AI, Senators Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal proposed the AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act.

The judge has now ruled that the case can move forward as a class action, with a trial scheduled for December to determine damages.

A sci-fi writer explores how AI can help keep her scenarios grounded in reality and maintain a story bible for world-building consistency.

The appeal cites the other AI case, the one against Meta, where a judge ruled that training on pirated works might be considered fair.

We talked with three experts about how much book publishers or authors should be concerned about AI overtaking conventional search.

But blanket prohibitions aren’t going to save the publishing industry, nor are they likely to be adopted by the biggest publishers.

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.

The judge finds training LLM models on authors’ books to be “spectacularly” transformative, a key factor for fair (legal) use.

A Harvard-based institution is working with libraries and museums around the world on making their collections available for training by AI.

Social media exploded this week when readers posted pictures of a summer reading guide recommending nonexistent titles by real authors.