HarperCollins Inks AI Training Deal

Microsoft is the mystery AI company licensing HarperCollins books, says Bloomberg
Just one day after 404 Media revealed that HarperCollins struck a three-year AI training deal with an unnamed company, Bloomberg now says Microsoft will use the publisher’s content to train a not-yet-announced AI model.
HarperCollins lets authors opt in to its AI licensing deals
Author and comedian Daniel Kibblesmith isn’t impressed with book publisher HarperCollins’ new licensing deal with an unnamed AI company. “Abominable,” was his one-word verdict in a post on Bluesky sharing details of
HarperCollins Inks AI Training Deal, But It Needs Authors to Opt-In
HarperCollins Publishers has struck a licensing deal with an AI tech company and is now asking its authors to opt in. As 404 Media reports, the AI company will pay HarperCollins for access to select "backlist titles,
HarperCollins is asking authors to license their books for AI training
According to a statement HarperCollins gave to 404 Media, the agreement protects authors’ “underlying value of their works and our shared revenue and royalty streams.” Author Daniel Kibblesmith posted screenshots of an email showing that he would be paid $2,500 if he allowed one of his books to be licensed.
Microsoft inks deal with HarperCollins to train AI models: report
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has reportedly inked a deal with News Corp's (NASDAQ:NWS) HarperCollins to train its artificial intelligence models with the publisher's nonfiction titles, according to Bloomberg.
HarperCollins asks authors to license their books to train AI models
The HarperCollins publishing company made a deal with an unnamed company, and now it wants authors to license their books to train AI.
HarperCollins Inks AI Licensing Deal for Nonfiction Books
A new licensing agreement between HarperCollins and an undisclosed AI company will “allow limited use of select nonfiction backlist titles for training AI models to improve model quality and performance,
Microsoft Signs AI-Learning Deal With News Corp.’s HarperCollins
Microsoft Corp. reached a deal with News Corp.’s HarperCollins that will allow the software company to use nonfiction titles ...
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Microsoft Partners with HarperCollins for AI Training Causing Author Backlash
Microsoft’s AI training deal with HarperCollins’ nonfiction works meets author resistance over licensing terms.
Authors miffed by publisher's offer to use their books for AI training
Authors are voicing concerns after a major book publisher offered payments in exchange for permission to use their books to train artificial intelligence.
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In a significant move, HarperCollins has become the first Big Five publisher to strike a licensing deal to provide access to select nonfiction books for AI training purposes. And so far, authors ...
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