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AI could never replace my authors. But, without regulation, it will ruin publishing as we know it


Basic principles need to be enshrined to protect the sacred craft of storytelling from this automated onslaught, says literary agent Jonny Geller

Recently, the AI startup Anthropic settled a $1.5bn copyright case over this issue, but the ship has undeniably left the harbour and big tech is sailing off with the goods. Having worked with writers such as John le Carré, Elif Shafak, William Boyd and David Nicholls, I know first-hand where great storytelling comes from. It is a recipe made up of having lived a life, experienced trauma and grasped one’s historical context; it is the product ofartistry, craft and passion.

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