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Gayle J. Greenlea 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ · @GJGreenlea

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“James Patterson, Suzanne Collins, Margaret Atwood, and thousands of other writers have endorsed an open letter from the Authors Guild, urging AI companies to seek permission before using copyrighted work in their technologies.” https://wnyt.com/business-news/james-patterson-margaret-atwood-among-thousands-of-writers-urging-ai-companies-to-honor-copyrights/ #AI #AuthorsGuild #Writers #MargaretAtwood #Tech #Ethics

#ethics #Tech #margaretatwood #writers #authorsguild #AI

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Candace Robb · @CandaceRobbAuthor

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Authors Guild Open Letter to Generative AI Leaders

I've signed! " To: Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI; Sundar Pichai, CEO, Alphabet; Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Meta; Emad Mostaque, CEO, Stability AI; Arvind Krishna, CEO, IBM
From: [Your Name]

We, the undersigned, call your attention to the inherent injustice in exploiting our works as part of your AI systems without our consent, credit, or compensation.

Generative AI technologies built on large language models owe their existence to our writings." #AuthorsGuild #GenerativeAI
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/authors-guild-open-letter-to-generative-ai-leaders

#authorsguild #generativeai

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Indie Author Social News · @indieauthornews

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#IndieAuthorNews #News #Antitrust #AuthorsGuild #Copyright #Google #Marketing #MaryRasenberger #UnitedStates
The US Authors Guild Applauds the Google Lawsuit

Citing 'harms to content publishers and creators,' the Authors Guild throws its support behind the antitrust lawsuit of Google.
The post The US Authors Guild Applau...
https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/01/the-us-authors-guild-applauds-the-google-lawsuit/

#indieauthornews #news #antitrust #authorsguild #copyright #google #marketing #maryrasenberger #unitedstates

Last updated 3 years ago

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Yvonne Caruthers · @grammasaurus

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Open media

I just finished reading Ted Gioia’s substack on why he’s publishing his new book using that platform.

https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/10-reasons-why-im-publishing-my-next?

One reason he lists is that some publishers have a “morality clause” that allows them to withdraw a work if the author does…..well, any number of things. There is considerable pushback from the Author’s Guild, but we should all be paying attention.

#writers #authors #authorsguild #tedgioia #culturewars #payattention