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Music production
fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

Is It Wrong to Write a Book With A.I.?

The Roland TR-808 revolutionized music production by allowing musicians to create unique sounds and patterns, leading to new genres and widespread influence.
fromFast Company
1 day ago

HarperCollins is forging ahead with AI-assisted dramas based on books. Some authors have concerns

Toonstar's proven ability to translate beloved stories into engaging animation, while keeping artists at the center of the process, makes them the ideal partner to bring Friendship List and other popular titles to new audiences in formats today's families love.
Media industry
#artificial-intelligence
fromNature
4 days ago
Intellectual property law

Hallucinated citations are polluting the scientific literature. What can be done?

Artificial intelligence is generating non-existent academic references, leading to hallucinated citations in scholarly publications.
Intellectual property law
fromNature
4 days ago

Hallucinated citations are polluting the scientific literature. What can be done?

Artificial intelligence is generating non-existent academic references, leading to hallucinated citations in scholarly publications.
Online Community Development
fromNature
5 days ago

A responsible authorship culture is needed - it is a collective responsibility

Responsible authorship culture is essential for scientific integrity, anchored in credit, accountability, and transparency.
Education
fromFuturism
4 days ago

Students Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Tests

Smart glasses are being used for cheating in exams, with students renting them to gain an advantage.
#ai-in-publishing
Books
fromThe Walrus
5 days ago

I Had the Literary Scoop of the Year. The New York Times Stole It from Me | The Walrus

Allegations arose that the horror novel 'Shy Girl' was written with AI assistance, leading Hachette to halt its publication.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Soon publishers won't stand a chance': literary world in struggle to detect AI-written books

AI-generated content in literary submissions raises concerns for agents and publishers about authenticity and detection.
Books
fromThe Walrus
5 days ago

I Had the Literary Scoop of the Year. The New York Times Stole It from Me | The Walrus

Allegations arose that the horror novel 'Shy Girl' was written with AI assistance, leading Hachette to halt its publication.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Soon publishers won't stand a chance': literary world in struggle to detect AI-written books

AI-generated content in literary submissions raises concerns for agents and publishers about authenticity and detection.
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
1 week ago

Block of Citations Tested Beneath AI Overview Summary

The format has ginormous link cards at the bottom of the AI summary, which include a thumbnail of no apparent value, the site name, favicon, description, and title.
Typography
#ai
fromFuturism
1 day ago
Intellectual property law

Anthropic Suddenly Cares Intensely About Intellectual Property After Realizing With Horror That It Accidentally Leaked Claude's Source Code

Anthropic's copyright takedown request for its AI model's source code highlights hypocrisy in its stance on copyright laws.
Intellectual property law
fromFuturism
1 day ago

Anthropic Suddenly Cares Intensely About Intellectual Property After Realizing With Horror That It Accidentally Leaked Claude's Source Code

Anthropic's copyright takedown request for its AI model's source code highlights hypocrisy in its stance on copyright laws.
Philosophy
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

How Bad Is Plagiarism, Really?

Originality is prized, but the distinction between influence and plagiarism is often unclear, especially with the rise of AI tools.
Typography
fromTODAY.com
1 week ago

Professor Shares 1 Word That's a Dead Giveaway for an AI-Written Paper

The word 'moreover' is a strong indicator of AI-generated writing in student papers.
Intellectual property law
fromThe IP Law Blog
5 days ago

Tropes Aren't Theft: What Freeman v. Wolff Teaches About Substantial Similarity in YA Fantasy Fiction

The court ruled that substantial similarity in copyright law requires more than just shared themes or ideas, emphasizing the importance of protectable expression.
Higher education
fromFortune
1 week ago

What if I told you the 'AI slop' debate was over 100 years old? It used to be about 'ghostwriting' | Fortune

Vanderbilt University faced backlash for using ChatGPT to draft a message about community after a campus shooting.
Photography
fromThe Phoblographer
2 weeks ago

We Did the Most Anti-AI Thing a Publication Can Do

The Phoblographer built a custom search engine to replace ineffective AI chatbots, prioritizing user experience and content protection over ad revenue and AI data harvesting.
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
3 weeks ago

AI Mode Tests Ask About Element in Citations

Google AI mode has added an 'Ask about this' option above the sources where all URLs are displayed. Clicking on 'Ask about' here automatically pulled a new prompt into the search box.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

The real reason your ideas get stolen at work-and how to stop it

Before the idea was announced, one of my coworkers, a PR guy, shared the idea-my idea-with the CEO and CMO. While he didn't exactly say he'd done the work himself, how he talked about it made it seem like it was all his.
Humor
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Novel Pulled From Shelves After Author Is Accused of Using AI

Hachette remains committed to protecting original creative expression and storytelling. The company requires all submissions to be original to the authors and that the authors disclose whether AI is used during the writing process.
Books
Typography
fromWashington City Paper
1 week ago

Understanding How AI Detection Tools Work In Modern Content Writing

AI detection tools analyze text to determine if it is human-written or AI-generated, ensuring clarity and authenticity in content.
Philosophy
fromAbove the Law
2 weeks ago

Pigs Can Fly!: The Sins Of Legal Scholars - Above the Law

Academic integrity requires honest representation of facts and findings; misleading titles, fabricated evidence, and misrepresentation undermine scholarship and damage disciplines.
#ai-ethics
fromNature
1 week ago
Intellectual property law

Major conference catches illicit AI use - and rejects hundreds of papers

fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Grammarly will keep using authors' identities without permission unless they opt-out

Intellectual property law
fromNature
1 week ago

Major conference catches illicit AI use - and rejects hundreds of papers

ICML rejected 497 papers for violating AI-use policies in peer reviews, emphasizing the importance of trust in the research community.
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Grammarly will keep using authors' identities without permission unless they opt-out

Intellectual property law
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Grammarly's AI tool mimicked experts without their consent. Now it's being sued

Grammarly's Expert Review tool used real people's likenesses without consent to provide writing suggestions, prompting a class action lawsuit over unauthorized use of professional writers' identities and expertise.
Science
fromNature
3 weeks ago

Keep calm and be transparent: advice from scientists who retracted their papers

Scientists who self-retract papers due to honest mistakes maintain citation rates and receive community support, suggesting shifting attitudes toward retractions as responsible scientific practice rather than career-damaging misconduct.
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

Did AI write 'Shy Girl'? A messy detection controversy rocks the world of book publishing

The upcoming U.S. release of the horror book Shy Girl was canceled by publisher Hachette Book Group just weeks ahead of its release due to suspicion of AI use in its making.
Books
#generative-ai-in-education
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago
Higher education

College students, professors are making their own AI rules. They don't always agree

Generative AI in education creates tension between convenience and skill development, forcing professors and students to navigate unclear boundaries around responsible use.
Higher education
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

College students, professors are making their own AI rules. They don't always agree

Generative AI in education creates tension between convenience and skill development, forcing professors and students to navigate unclear boundaries around responsible use.
Data science
fromNature
1 month ago

Hey ChatGPT, write me a fictional paper: these LLMs are willing to commit academic fraud

All major LLMs can facilitate academic fraud and junk science, though Claude models show the most resistance while Grok and early GPT versions perform worst.
#ai-copyright
#ai-generated-content
fromBored Panda
1 month ago
Social media marketing

Model Calls Out Fashion Brand For Plagiarizing Her Likeness With AI Photos In Controversial Ad

fromAol
1 month ago
Social media marketing

Model Calls Out Fashion Brand For Plagiarizing Her Likeness With AI Photos In Controversial Ad

fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago
Books

I wrote a book about theft and deception and now AI scams are flooding my inbox | Walter Marsh

Authors receive targeted emails from AI-generated accounts offering fake praise, reviews, and exposure using sophisticated language that mimics genuine engagement while concealing artificial origins.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago
Books

UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans not AI

The Society of Authors launched a certification scheme allowing human authors to register works and display a 'Human Authored' logo, addressing the need to distinguish human-written books from AI-generated content in an increasingly flooded market.
Social media marketing
fromBored Panda
1 month ago

Model Calls Out Fashion Brand For Plagiarizing Her Likeness With AI Photos In Controversial Ad

Content creator Melanie Kieback accused a fashion brand of using AI to generate a lookalike model based on her image, outfit, and physical features from her 2023 photoshoot.
Social media marketing
fromAol
1 month ago

Model Calls Out Fashion Brand For Plagiarizing Her Likeness With AI Photos In Controversial Ad

Influencer Melanie Kieback accused a fashion brand of creating an AI-generated lookalike of her to promote products without permission or compensation.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

I wrote a book about theft and deception and now AI scams are flooding my inbox | Walter Marsh

Authors receive targeted emails from AI-generated accounts offering fake praise, reviews, and exposure using sophisticated language that mimics genuine engagement while concealing artificial origins.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans not AI

The Society of Authors launched a certification scheme allowing human authors to register works and display a 'Human Authored' logo, addressing the need to distinguish human-written books from AI-generated content in an increasingly flooded market.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Actors, musicians and writers welcome UK U-turn on AI copyright

The UK government reversed its plan to allow AI firms to use copyrighted work without permission, following widespread backlash from artists and creative industry organizations.
#ai-copyright-infringement
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago
Books

The Guardian view on changes to copyright laws: authors should be protected over big tech | Editorial

Writers are protesting unauthorized AI training on their work through labeling schemes and blank books, demanding government protection against copyright relaxation that would allow AI companies to use their content without consent or payment.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago
Intellectual property law

Thousands of authors publish empty' book in protest over AI using their work

Thousands of authors published an empty book protesting AI firms using their work without permission or payment, demanding government protection of creative copyright.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

The Guardian view on changes to copyright laws: authors should be protected over big tech | Editorial

Writers are protesting unauthorized AI training on their work through labeling schemes and blank books, demanding government protection against copyright relaxation that would allow AI companies to use their content without consent or payment.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Thousands of authors publish empty' book in protest over AI using their work

Thousands of authors published an empty book protesting AI firms using their work without permission or payment, demanding government protection of creative copyright.
#ai-in-education
#copyright-infringement
fromFortune
2 weeks ago
Intellectual property law

The dictionaries are suing OpenAI for 'massive' copyright infringement, and say ChatGPT is starving publishers of revenue | Fortune

fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago
Intellectual property law

Merriam Webster, Encyclopedia Britannica sue OpenAI for copyright infringement | amNewYork

Intellectual property law
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

The dictionaries are suing OpenAI for 'massive' copyright infringement, and say ChatGPT is starving publishers of revenue | Fortune

Britannica and Merriam-Webster sued OpenAI for using their copyrighted content to train ChatGPT without permission, claiming the AI diverts traffic and revenue from publishers.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

Merriam Webster, Encyclopedia Britannica sue OpenAI for copyright infringement | amNewYork

Merriam Webster and Encyclopedia Britannica sued OpenAI for copyright and trademark infringement, alleging systematic copying of their content to train AI models and generate verbatim user responses without compensation or permission.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans instead of AI

Author Malorie Blackman said the scheme seeks to highlight the imagination, commitment, craft and care taken to produce stories and books which can be enjoyed by everyone. She added: Any creative endeavour requires time, effort, a willingness to learn from mistakes and failure, and a determination to persevere lifelong, essential skills which cannot be learned and honed by allowing AI to do all of our creative thinking and production for us.
Books
#academic-publishing
Higher education
fromNature
3 weeks ago

Reckoning with my 'ghost years': why a high publication rate doesn't always reflect success

Publication gaps during early career development represent valuable research progress and skill-building, not career failure, despite academic pressure to maintain constant output.
Higher education
fromNature
3 weeks ago

Reckoning with my 'ghost years': why a high publication rate doesn't always reflect success

Publication gaps during early career development represent valuable research progress and skill-building, not career failure, despite academic pressure to maintain constant output.
#peer-review
fromNature
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

This AI can improve your peer review - and make it more polite

fromNature
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

This AI can improve your peer review - and make it more polite

Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Self-publish and be scammed: Jon's tale of heartbreak highlights boom in fraudsters using AI to supercharge book swindles

AI-powered publishing fraud schemes exploit authors' emotional investment in their work by promising global recognition and marketing campaigns, resulting in significant financial losses.
Intellectual property law
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

Unconscious Plagiarism: Fact or Fiction?

Unconscious plagiarism claims by famous artists may reflect genuine memory lapses rather than intentional theft, though distinguishing between carelessness and authentic unconscious appropriation remains difficult.
fromThe Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music
2 months ago

Authorship under automation - The Wire

On 13 January 2026, Bandcamp published "Keeping Bandcamp Human", declaring that "music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp", alongside a strict prohibition on AI-enabled impersonation of other artists or styles. The post invites users to report releases that appear to rely heavily on generative tools, and it explicitly reserves the right to remove music "on suspicion of being AI-generated".
Music
fromNature
2 months ago

When two years of academic work vanished with a single click

Within a couple of years of ChatGPT coming out, I had come to rely on the artificial-intelligence tool, for my work as a professor of plant sciences at the University of Cologne in Germany. Having signed up for OpenAI's subscription plan, ChatGPT Plus, I used it as an assistant every day - to write e-mails, draft course descriptions, structure grant applications, revise publications, prepare lectures, create exams and analyse student responses, and even as an interactive tool as part of my teaching.
Privacy technologies
#predatory-journals
Books
fromLiterary Hub
1 month ago

How authors can protect themselves from scams, according to a book publicist.

Publishing scams are increasingly sophisticated, targeting authors with promises of media exposure and book sales through pay-to-play schemes that exploit authors' desires for visibility.
fromMedium
2 months ago

When is it ethical to present AI generated ideas

A recent UX audit for a new client forced me to rethink how AI-generated designs fit into the way we explain and justify design decisions. A comprehensive UX audit of all the app was the first thing I needed to do - to identify friction and suggest improvements. After reviewing the app and particular features, I had a list of flaws and possible improvements.
UX design
#jeffrey-epstein
fromEngadget
2 months ago

Publishers are blocking the Internet Archive for fear AI scrapers can use it as a workaround

"A lot of these AI businesses are looking for readily available, structured databases of content," Robert Hahn, head of business affairs and licensing for The Guardian, told . "The Internet Archive's API would have been an obvious place to plug their own machines into and suck out the IP."
Media industry
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months ago

Researchers May Be Forced to Rely on an Obscure Court

A majority of justices say this 16-judge court likely has jurisdiction over lawsuits regarding thousands of National Institutes of Health federal research grants that the Trump administration has tried to terminate, as well as other fights concerning canceled grants. If the Supreme Court sticks by its current thinking in final rulings, the Court of Federal Claims could be handling fights over countless grants that the Trump administration and future higher ed-targeting presidencies may try to cancel in the future.
Law
Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Why AI Must Not Do Our Writing for Us

Relying on machines for writing deprives students of the cognitive, emotional, and exploratory benefits of composing and personal intellectual engagement.
Science
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Science Is Drowning in AI Slop

Scientific journals are increasingly filled with fabricated references and AI-generated low-quality content, undermining peer review and trust in published research.
#generative-ai
fromNature
1 month ago

What can I do if my idea has been plagiarized?

A few years ago, I put together what I felt was a truly innovative concept, which I presented in a conference poster at an international meeting in my field. After the presentation, I spoke to another early-career scientist about my work and how it might apply to their findings. Two years later, they scooped me by publishing a preprint paper that presented my idea, with many of the same verbal formulations and an identical flow of ideas, without any acknowledgement or attribution to my work.
Intellectual property law
Artificial intelligence
fromNature
1 month ago

Author knows best? Top AI conference asks for self-ranked papers amid paper deluge

Authors' self-ranking of multiple submissions, calibrated against peer review, predicts long-term citation impact and highlights higher-quality papers.
#academic-freedom
Intellectual property law
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Researchers Just Found Something That Could Shake the AI Industry to Its Core

A Stanford–Yale study finds major LLMs reproduce copyrighted works verbatim, contradicting claims that models merely learn rather than copy training data.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
1 month ago

First Possession and Intellectual Property: A Supplement for Property Law

First-to-file patent rules parallel Pierson's capture rule; IP regimes define possession differently: patent filing, copyright fixation, and trademark use determine priority.
fromNature
1 month ago

AI could transform research assessment - and some academics are worried

In 2023, Australia abandoned its expensive and bureaucratic scholar-led research-assessment programme. New Zealand followed suit soon after. The hope, according to a transition plan unveiled by the Australian federal government's Department of Education and the research sector, was to find a "more modern, data-driven approach". In the United Kingdom, where financial pressures on universities are especially acute, there are similar calls to reform the Research Excellence Framework (REF), the country's performance-based research-funding system.
Higher education
Higher education
fromNature
1 month ago

China to punish universities that fail to sanction research misconduct

China will penalize universities that fail to investigate or sanction researchers involved in serious research misconduct.
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