The Latest AI Publishing News

The new robot overlords have been busy this week. Here’s a look at the latest chaos in publishing:

• ⚖️ The $1.5 billion payout in the Anthropic copyright case is on hold as a federal judge seeks more information about objectors’ concerns and eye-popping attorney fees.
• 👍 Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt has “no problem” selling AI-written books as long as they say clearly state that they’re written by AI and aren’t “ripping off somebody else.”
• 👀 Readers suspect 3 of the 5 winners of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize of using AI to write their stories.
• 🙊 A new book about truth in the age of AI includes fake AI-generated quotes.
• 🏅 Nobel Prize-winning novelist Olga Tokarczuk has responded to questions about her use of AI.
• 🚫 Spotify has banned AI-generated podcasts that impersonate someone else. Here’s hoping they do AI-generated book summary podcasts next.