'Unlicensed, unrestricted AI training could destroy the ecosystem for books' — quote of the day by the Authors Guild on the sourcing of training data
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The Authors Guild framing AI training as an existential threat to the book ecosystem raises the odds of tighter licensing norms and statutory changes. If your models or vendors touch books or long-form text, treat provenance as a legal and reputational risk surface, not a compliance afterthought.
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