Athens, GA independent store Avid Bookshop will close its doors on April 26, “six months shy of our fifteenth anniversary,” founder and owner Janet Geddis announced in a Facebook post. The store opened in 2011. “My health is at the heart of this decision: I am burned out and have been for years,” Geddis writes. “Even on my best days, I live with undercurrents of stress and anxiety that drag me down. Until fairly recently, I could muster through, pulling out all the stops to complete even the most dreaded work tasks. That talent has left me. “I. am. exhausted.” […]
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AG Recommends New Contract Language on Uploading Manuscripts to AI Tools
The Authors Guild has released new recommendations and shared a proposed contract clause regarding the use of generative AI tools in publishing workflows. The organization reports concern that publishing professionals are “uploading manuscripts and authors’ personal information into consumer-facing AI systems for uses such as generating summaries, assessments, and marketing copy.” Their new suggested contract language is as follows: “Publisher shall not upload the Work or any of Author’s personal information to consumer-facing AI systems for purposes such as generating summaries, assessments, or marketing copy without written permission from the author; and when such permission is granted, it shall use guardrails […]