However, the initial impact of this decision may be limited as Amazon will not be publicly identifying books with AI content, a policy that may be revised in the future. The Guild has been in discussions with Amazon about AI material since early this year and hopes that the company will eventually require public disclosure when a work is AI-generated. The Guild had previously organized an open letter urging AI companies not to use copyrighted material without permission, endorsed by authors such as James Patterson, Margaret Atwood, and Suzanne Collins.
Key takeaways:
- Amazon has started requiring writers who want to sell books through its e-book program to notify the company in advance if their work includes artificial intelligence material.
- The Authors Guild praised the new regulations as a first step towards preventing the proliferation of computer-generated books on Amazon's site.
- Amazon differentiates between AI-assisted content, which authors do not need to disclose, and AI-generated work.
- The Guild, representing thousands of published authors, has been in discussions with Amazon about AI material since early this year and hopes for a requirement of public disclosure when a work is AI-generated.