More than 10,000 Authors Sign Authors Guild Letter Calling on AI Industry Leaders to Protect Writers
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Authors face backlash on Goodreads before their books are even published, sometimes before they are even finished.
Atticus vs Vellum: A Side-by-Side Comparison: which is best for you?
Social Media Won’t Sell Your Books—Five Things That Will
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Thousands of authors demand payment from AI companies for use of copyrighted works
Story by Brian Fung for CNN July 20
Thousands of published authors have requested payment from tech companies for using their copyrighted works to train AI tools. The Authors Guild posted a letter signed by over 8,000 authors saying AI companies unfairly profit from their work.
The Year of the Slim Volume
Short books—like novellas, standalone short stories, and poetry collections—are finally getting their due. What took so long? by Kate Dwyer June 30, 2023 in Esquire magazine.
