New Statesman | Publishers don’t know how to deal with AI by Ella Dorn

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The article examines how the publishing industry is struggling to cope with AI‑generated manuscripts, revealing that overworked editors and understaffed houses often miss or ignore tell‑tale signs of machine‑written text. After interviewing more than 30 book editors—most of whom refused to comment—the author recounts the “Shy Girl” scandal, in which a self‑published horror novel that topped Amazon’s charts was later discovered to be largely AI‑produced, leading to its withdrawal and the author’s first serious career repercussions. The piece highlights systemic pressures such as rapid acquisition of trope‑driven genre works, reliance on agents and “comps,” and the use of AI for tasks like blurbs and admin work, all of which have eroded editorial rigor and public trust. It warns that without reinvested staffing and robust detection methods, AI‑generated writing could seep further into traditional publishing, compromising the industry’s legitimacy.

Read more: https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2026/04/publishers-dont-know-how-to-deal-with-ai

#MiaBallard #Amazon #AI #publishers #culture

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Publishers don’t know how to deal with AI

Readers are getting suspicious about AI. So I asked over 30 book editors how they were dealing with the problem of AI-generated book submissions. It took considerable labour to track these editors dow

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AI時代 のメディア戦略が変わる? 自社記事の引用可視化シミュレーターが示す先

オゾン(Ozone)は、ChatGPTのようなAI回答エンジンで自社のコンテンツがどのように表示されるかを、パブリッシャーがシミュレートできるプラットフォームを開発している。コンテンツの処理や引用のされ方を可視化することで、構成を最適化して視認性を高められるほか、 AI時代 の企業との契約交渉にも役立てられるはずだ。

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> Report: Illinois Bill Would Stop Publishers From Charging Libraries More Than Public For E-Books and Audiobooks
https://www.infodocket.com/2026/04/23/report-illinois-bill-would-stop-publishers-from-charging-libraries-more-than-public-for-e-books-and-audiobooks/

Watch the extortionists (oops, #publishers) throw hissy fit and swear they'll just stop doing business in Illinois and other place threatening this action. Overall, it's a criminal racket what publishers do to #libraries when it comes to electronic resources.

#BadEconomy #corruption #books #reading #explotation #extortion #fuckery

Report: Illinois Bill Would Stop Publishers From Charging Libraries More Than Public For E-Books and Audiobooks - Library Journal infoDOCKET

From the Chicago Tribune: “More and more taxpayer-funded library budgets are being eaten up by this licensing at unreasonably high prices,” [Monica] Harris [executive director of the Reaching Across Illinois Library System] said. “The hold list gets longer and longer for the constituents who are trying to, you know, use these materials and many libraries […]

Library Journal infoDOCKET

Publishers Weekly: Authors Guild Addresses Publishers’ AI Use. “The Authors Guild has released a statement criticizing publishing professionals’ use of AI tools following a report first published in the Bookseller that some editors have been uploading authors’ personal information, including manuscripts, into consumer-facing LLMs like ChatGPT.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/22/publishers-weekly-authors-guild-addresses-publishers-ai-use/
Publishers Weekly: Authors Guild Addresses Publishers’ AI Use

Publishers Weekly: Authors Guild Addresses Publishers’ AI Use. “The Authors Guild has released a statement criticizing publishing professionals’ use of AI tools following a report first publi…

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フォーブスの流入37%減が示す危機、 AI時代 にメディアが生き残るための処方箋

フォーブス は、2026年第1四半期のトラフィックが前年比37%減という危機に直面するなか、ワイン特化のコマース事業とメンバーシップを開始する。従来の「規模を追う」広告モデルから、読者との「深い関係」を収益化するモデルへの転換だ。 AI時代 の検索環境の激変を生き抜くパブリッシャーの新たな生存戦略を浮き彫りにする。

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Update. "#ThomsonReuters Shareholders Demand Investigation into #ICE Contracts."
https://www.404media.co/thomson-reuters-shareholders-demand-investigation-into-ice-contracts/

Thank you, shareholders. Please also demand the reinstatement of whistleblower Billie Long, and no reprisals for the other employees who expressed the same concerns that you are expressing now.

#Publishers #Surveillance #USPol #USPolitics

Thomson Reuters Shareholders Demand Investigation into ICE Contracts

The shareholders explicitly cited multiple 404 Media investigations, including one that showed Thomson Reuters' CLEAR is integrated with a tool ICE uses to find neighborhoods to target.

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ICYMI: Mediavine brings 18,000 publishers' audience data into Index Marketplaces: Mediavine and Index Exchange today launched curated audiences in Index Marketplaces, making publisher first-party data and UID2 segments live via curated deals. https://ppc.land/mediavine-brings-18-000-publishers-audience-data-into-index-marketplaces/ #Mediavine #IndexMarketplaces #AudienceData #Publishers #DigitalMarketing
Mediavine brings 18,000 publishers' audience data into Index Marketplaces

Mediavine and Index Exchange today launched curated audiences in Index Marketplaces, making publisher first-party data and UID2 segments live via curated deals.

PPC Land
Mediavine brings 18,000 publishers' audience data into Index Marketplaces: Mediavine and Index Exchange today launched curated audiences in Index Marketplaces, making publisher first-party data and UID2 segments live via curated deals. https://ppc.land/mediavine-brings-18-000-publishers-audience-data-into-index-marketplaces/ #Mediavine #IndexMarketplaces #AudienceData #Publishers #UID2
Mediavine brings 18,000 publishers' audience data into Index Marketplaces

Mediavine and Index Exchange today launched curated audiences in Index Marketplaces, making publisher first-party data and UID2 segments live via curated deals.

PPC Land

AI検索 の17%が事実と違う? Time誌が明かすブランド防衛の新しいアプローチ
https://digiday.jp/publishers/time-pitches-geo-insights-into-a-new-brand-offering/

#digiday #DIGIDAY #Publishers #有料記事 #記事のポイント #AI

AI検索 の17%が事実と違う? Time誌が明かすブランド防衛の新しいアプローチ

タイム誌が、新しい生成エンジン最適化(GEO)製品をブランドに売り込んでいる。この製品は、 AI検索 エンジンがどこから情報を引き出しているのか、タイムの記事がどのようなタイミングで要約に表示されるのかについて、同社が学んだノウハウを生かしたものだ。

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Repasamos las mejores alternativas a PlugRush tras su cierre, con una buena lista de empresas de publicidad para monetizar el tráfico web para adultos #DigitalMarketing #Blogs #AdNetworks #PlugRush #AdSense #CPM #Publishers #SEO #Webmasters

https://consejos-publicitarios.blogspot.com/2026/04/alternativas-plugrush-para-monetizar.html