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Dozens of staff at HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette: without

Dozens of staff at HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette: without author consent, publishers are quietly using AI to make back-cover copy, cover art, more

TL;DRMajor publishers secretly using AI to write book descriptions and cover art without author permission.

Why it matters: Sets precedent for AI labor displacement in creative industries; raises copyright and consent issues for authors.

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