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HarperCollins CEO touts Spotify’s audiobooks entry, AI’s impact on publishing

The future of audiobooks and AI's impact on the publishing industry were points of discussion for HarperCollins, whose CEO, Brian Murray, spoke at the UBS

The future of audiobooks and AI’s impact on the publishing industry were points of discussion for HarperCollins, whose CEO, Brian Murray, spoke at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference on Tuesday. “Echoing Brian Murray’s comments, we have been pleased with the growing interest in audiobooks and the resulting benefit to the publishing industry and authors,” a Spotify spokesperson told TechCrunch via email. Beyond the obvious risks associated with IP-based businesses founded on copyright, the publisher is worried about generative AI, which could lead to an explosion of lower-quality content, competing for consumers’ time and attention.

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