Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay allege that their books, which are copyrighted, were ‘used to train’ ChatGPT because the chatbot generated ‘very accurate summaries’ of the worksTwo authors have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, the company behind the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, claiming that the organisation breached copyright law by “training” its model on novels without the permission of authors.Mona Awad, whose books include Bunny and 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, and Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World, filed the class action complaint to a San Francisco federal court last week. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2023-07-05 14:33:31 UTC ]
The books include thee book of 2024, a mystery with a 20-year-old case, and a meditation of the granularity of relationship dynamics and identity. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2025-05-27 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Songwriter says he thinks it is a ‘criminal offence’ to let tech firms use protected work without permissionSir Elton John has called the UK government “absolute losers” over proposals to let tech firms use copyright-protected work without permission.The singer and songwriter said it was a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2025-05-18 13:24:29 UTC ]
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Libby's most anticipated books include everything from romance to cozy Japanese stories, to heroic memoirs. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Lit Hub is excited to feature another entry in a new series from Poets.org: “enjambments,” a monthly interview series with new and established poets. This month, they spoke to Elaine Equi. Elaine Equi is the author of nearly a dozen collections of poetry. Her books include Ripple Effect: New and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2025-02-24 09:57:57 UTC ]
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Having more choices doesn’t enhance our freedom and well-being on an individual or societal level. Sophia Rosenfeld is the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History and Chair of the History Department at the University of Pennsylvania. Her previous books include the award-winning title Common... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2025-02-22 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Matthew Teller, whose books include Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, said the society’s response to the event which saw two leading booksellers detained was ‘an abject failure’A writer has left the Society of Authors (SoA) in protest after the UK’s largest writers’ body made a statement on a recent... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2025-02-20 17:34:09 UTC ]
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Architect of copyright law says EU is ‘supporting big tech instead of protecting European creative ideas’An architect of EU copyright law has said legislation is needed to protect writers, musicians and creatives left exposed by an “irresponsible” legal gap in the bloc’s Artificial Intelligence... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2025-02-19 12:13:58 UTC ]
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Exclusive: Beeban Kidron says plans will lead to ‘wholesale’ transfer of wealth from creative industries to tech sectorUK politics live – latest updatesA consultation on changes to UK copyright law is “fixed” in favour of artificial intelligence companies and will lead to a “wholesale” transfer... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2025-02-11 11:27:11 UTC ]
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This week's featured books include the follow up to IRON FLAME, new horror by 2024 Nobel Prize winner Han Kang, and a memoir by the most dangerous woman in Africa. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2025-01-21 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The way our legal system approaches issues of intellectual property must change to meet the novel questions posed by new technology, argues publishing industry analyst Christopher Kenneally. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The year’s best books include the novel “James” by Percival Everett and a memoir by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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This week's new books include essays on American consumerism, a gothic mystery, the Russian ballet world, and church girls. What are you most looking forward to? Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-11-26 13:30:00 UTC ]
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There is nothing wrong with mining content for data, but it has to be properly regulated and creators must be compensatedJustine Roberts is the CEO of MumsnetAfter nearly 25 years as a founder of Mumsnet, I considered myself pretty unshockable when it came to the workings of big tech. But my jaw... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-09-28 07:00:09 UTC ]
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This week's new books include an excellent graphic memoir, a fiercely honest memoir, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-09-17 15:30:00 UTC ]
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These new books include a fantastical dark academia set on a secret campus, the memoir of an Indigenous climate activist, a drag queen romance, and more. Which ones are you adding to your TBR? Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-09-17 12:00:00 UTC ]
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