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Workers at three major publishing houses told WIRED that large language models are being used for publicity, cover art, back-cover copy and emails, with some executives pushing junior staff to champion the technology.
Publishing sits at the centre of the debate over AI and creative work — many authors object to their books being used for training. Adoption happening quietly, inside the industry itself, raises questions about disclosure to authors and readers and about the future of entry-level roles.
Nikon says the video that originally won its Small World in Motion competition did not comply with the contest’s rules on generative AI. The entry had claimed to show cilia moving in a child’s airway. First place now goes to Nguyen Nam Nhat of Vietnam, for footage of a roundworm and a single-celled Dileptus.
A drop in traffic to news sites in September has heightened publishers’ concerns about artificial intelligence, notably in Google search and its new Google Overviews tool, Le Monde reports.