Over 1,100 authors urge publishers to limit AI use and protect human creativity in the literary world.
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Authors Demand Limits on AI in Publishing Authors Call on Publishers to Limit AI in Publishing As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries, the publishing world finds itself at a critical crossroads. A growing movement led by authors like Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, and Dennis Lehane is demanding that book publishers limit their use of AI technologies. In an open letter that rapidly gathered over 1,100 signatures, these writers are asking for clear, enforceable commitments that prioritize human creativity over machine-generated content. The focus keyword— limit AI in publishing —captures a conversation that’s becoming increasingly urgent: How can the literary industry protect the voices of human writers in an era dominated by automation? Image Credits:Benjamin White/Flickrunder aCC BY-SA 2.0 license. The core message behind the letter is straightforward: authors believe their intellectual property is being exploited without fair compensation. As AI companies use books to train large language models, many…