James Patterson and Jodi Picoult among 9,000 authors demanding payment from tech companies that “feed” their books to AI
WhatsNew2Day - Latest News And Breaking Headlines Some of the world’s top authors are demanding payment from big tech companies…
2 authors say OpenAI ‘ingested’ their books to train ChatGPT. Now they’re suing, and a ‘wave’ of similar court cases may follow.
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI. The data collection practices for its ChatGPT are facing increased scrutiny from social media…
Tiktok parent company ByteDance wants to capitalize off the success of BookTok but authors worry it might ruin BookTok in the process
ByteDance — TikTok's parent company — has launched a publishing wing after the success of BookTok. Dado Ruvic/Reuters After the…
Nobody showed up to a best-selling author’s book launch. She called it a ‘career low point’ but found out she’s far from alone.
Suzanne Young is a New York Times best-selling author. Suzanne Young Suzanne Young, an author who's done national tours, spent…
Some schools are banning this author’s book on fighting racism
Few scholars have experienced the fickle nature of fame as dramatically as Ibram X. Kendi in the past three years.
I wrote a novel with ChatGPT. Authors, have no fear, your jobs are safe — but AI will give you great ideas.
Sergi Arguimbau. Sergi Arguimbau Sergi Arguimbau is a computer programmer at the unicorn startup ManoMano. He asked ChatGPT to write…
Writers defect from Society of Authors after it was engulfed in freedom of speech row
Writers are defecting from the Society of Authors to another union after it was overrun by freedom of speech over…
An audiobook narrator for authors like Margaret Atwood and Elena Ferrante says any self-starter can break into the field and make a lucrative living — but the work can be draining
Hillary Huber. Courtesy of Hillary Huber Hillary Huber has narrated almost 700 books after starting out in commercial voiceover work.…