Big Five publishers secretly use AI for emails, copy and art without author consent
Three of the Big Five US publishers—HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette—have quietly adopted AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Jasper for internal tasks without public disclosure or author approval. Workers at all three say executives directed them to use LLMs for drafting publicity copy, back-cover descriptions, emailing literary agents, and even designing cover art. HarperCollins…
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- HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette use AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Jasper for publicity copy, emails, and cover art
- Workers say executives dismissed ethical concerns as 'the cost of doing business' and pushed AI adoption despite layoffs and workload increases
- Simon & Schuster explored Skan AI, a productivity-monitoring tool, amid employee opposition and a CEO memo denying its use
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