After a conversation with SAG-AFTRA, audiobook creation service Findaway Voices has agreed to “halt” licensing audiobook files to Apple for AI learning, Writer Beware reports. Writers noticed a clause in their Findaway Voices contract that stipulates that Apple can use their work “for machine learning training and models”–without paying for the license–unless the author opts out. The discovery ties into far-reaching questions about generative AI, including how–or even if–tech companies acquire permissions to use content, inaccuracies in AI output, and the creators that AI services may displace. As a third-party license, it also may be in conflict with authors’ distribution […]
