SMRTR AIJun 28, 2025TechCrunch

Authors call on publishers to limit their use of AI

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A group of prominent authors have issued an open letter urging book publishers to limit AI use, calling for commitments like hiring only human audiobook narrators and not releasing AI-generated books. The authors argue their work has been exploited by AI companies without compensation. The letter quickly gained over 1,100 additional signatures. This comes as authors face setbacks in lawsuits against tech companies over AI training data.

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