Rutgers University Press has partnered with the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music (BSACAM), to publish a series of books about Springsteen and American music and culture more generally. BSACAM is located at Monmouth University in New Jersey and is the repository for Springsteen’s written works, photographs, periodicals, and artifacts. RUP executive editor Peter Mickulas, who will handle the series, said, “We’re quite excited to formalize our relationship with the Springsteen Archives—the preeminent center for archival research in New Jersey on popular music, including, of course that of New Jersey’s own most famous son, Bruce Springsteen. Given Rutgers University Press’s […]
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Nan Graham Will Step Down As Scribner Publisher, Transition To New Editing Role
Nan Graham will step down as publisher of Scribner and take on a new role editing at the imprint in 2025. Simon & Schuster says it will “begin an open and thorough search for the next publisher of Scribner.” Graham joined the imprint in 1994 as its first editor-in-chief. In her new role, she will edit her existing authors and acquire new books. Simon & Schuster ceo Jonathan Karp said in a release, “Nan’s range as an editor is extraordinary. In addition to being a great editor, Nan has been a superb publisher and generous mentor. A revered and integral […]
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Former OpenAI Staffer Claims AI Training Is Not Fair Use
A former researcher at OpenAI has spoken out against the company’s use of copyrighted data in a detailed, publicly posted analysis, reported on further by the NYT (which is suing OpenAI for copyright infringement). Suchir Balaji left OpenAI in protest “because he no longer wanted to contribute to technologies that he believed would bring society more harm than benefit.” Early versions of the company’s technology were treated as research projects, which meant employees felt free to train them on any data without worrying about permissions and usage, Balaji told the Times. But as ChatGPT-4 became a commercial product, OpenAI failed […]