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The Association of American PublishersThe national trade association of the American book publishing industry; AAP has more than 300 members, including most of the major commercial publishers in the United States, as well as smaller and non-profit publishers, university presses and scholarly societies filed an amicus brief on April 11 supporting authors in their class action lawsuit against Meta for copyright infringement related to AI training.

A new study from the U.K. adds to the growing body of work documenting the challenges adults increasingly face when it comes to reading

"It seems a curious choice, I suppose, to take a world of such huge stakes and instead focus on the small things"

The Publishers' Licensing Services (PLS) and the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) have announced "a significant development" in the licensing of content for generative AI.

Last month, I prompted Meta AI with a question: "Is it okay to use pirated books to train AI?" The machine's response was unequivocal. "Using pirated books to train AI is not okay," it admonished. "In fact, it's a serious violation of copyright laws and can have significant consequences for authors and publishers.  Read more