I have discovered that two of my books have been scraped for literary ‘content’ by our tech overlords
Cartoon by Harry Burton, after Gerald Scarfe
The headline naturally drew me in: ‘AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified.’ Written by Ashley Belanger in Ars Technica magazine, the story covered a lawsuit raised in the US by three authors. An AI company claims the case could “financially ruin” their entire industry if millions of claimants join the action.
Ah, that would be a pity wouldn’t it? Just when everything is going so well.