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August 8, 2023
Jane Friedman discovered half a dozen books being sold under her name on Amazon that she never wrote. What happened next was any writer’s nightmare.
August 8, 2023
Amazon has removed half a dozen AI-generated books published under a living author’s name without her consent following a social media backlash. Though the misleading content was finally removed on Tuesday, the author, veteran publishing industry writer Jane Friedman, worries that a lack of clear, coherent policies at Amazon and other companies leaves the door open for other authors to face similar disputes in the future.
July 31, 2023
Screenwriters, actors, authors, and artists are fighting to ensure that human beings are not shunted to the margins of our culture.
July 27, 2023
"To have to rate all of those books, I can't even wrap my mind around what that would take."
July 25, 2023
Several authors have signed an open letter requesting Generative AI makers to stop using their works to train their models.
July 24, 2023
The DDOS Panel at Readercon expressed caution and reassurance, while circling the heart of what Story is, and whether AI could ever do it well. By Melanie Stormm: On Saturday, July 15, 2023, a panel of SFF editors, writers, and experts convened to discuss the current situation and approaches used to address the waves of
July 24, 2023
The DDOS Panel at Readercon expressed caution and reassurance, while circling the heart of what Story is, and whether AI could ever do it well. By Melanie Stormm: On Saturday, July 15, 2023, a panel of SFF editors, writers, and experts convened to discuss the current situation and approaches used to address the waves of
July 23, 2023
Writers are packing their dacks.
July 21, 2023
US Authors Guild has signed an open letter urging generative AI leaders like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google chief Sundar Pichai, Meta (Facebook) founder Mark Zuckerberg and more to obtain consent, credit and compensate the writers for using copyrighted materials for AI training. The letter has been signed by over…
July 20, 2023
Plus: Authors demand compensation from A.I. systems, IRS whistleblowers speak out about Hunter Biden investigation, and more...