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An open letter signed by authors such as Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire is urging book publishers to commit to reducing their reliance on AI tools. One specific request is to only hire human audiobook narrators instead of using AI voices.
The authors argue that AI companies are profiting off their work without adequately compensating them: “Rather than paying writers a small percentage of the money our work makes for them, someone else will be paid for a technology built on our unpaid labor.”
In addition to this demand, the authors are calling for publishers to promise not to release books created by machines and to refrain from replacing human staff with AI tools. They emphasize the importance of maintaining the roles of human workers within the publishing industry.
Despite the initial impressive list of signatories, the letter quickly gained more support with an additional 1,100 signatures within 24 hours of its release. Authors are also taking legal action against tech companies for using their books to train AI models, although recent court rulings have not been in their favor.
The pushback against AI within the publishing industry reflects a growing concern among authors about the impact of technology on their livelihoods and creative work. As the debate continues, it remains to be seen how publishers will respond to these calls for change.
