UK Publishers Association sets up AI taskforce

In the UK, the Publishers Association (PA) has formed an AI taskforce to help the industry navigate new developments in artificial intelligence technology, reports the Bookseller.

PA CEO Dan Conway told the Bookseller that publishers are excited by the opportunities presented by AI ‘to better serve their customers and free-up and enhance human creativity’.

‘That being said, it is a complex and fast-moving area and there are some big unanswered questions and areas of legitimate concern, including the policy processes surrounding copyright and text and data mining and how to protect the value of human creativity,’ said Conway. ‘We will work through our new AI Taskforce to keep pace with developments for the industry to try and ensure that publishers and their authors can make the most of emerging technologies, while mitigating the legitimate concerns that exist around policy and regulation where they occur.’

Pan Macmillan UK and Bonnier Books UK also confirmed to the Bookseller that they are setting up internal working groups to shape their approach to the new technology, including directives not to publish AI-generated books, and to be transparent about the use of generative AI tools.

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