3 days Ago By Emma Roth
Just one day revealed that AI training deal with an unnamed company, Microsoft will use the publisher’s content to train a not-yet-announced AI model. HarperCollins said in a statement to that its deal will include “select nonfiction backlist titles” and that authors will have to opt into the training program. One author, Daniel Kibblesmith, that he was offered $2,500 per book for a three-year AI licensing contract.
Asked what would be an offer he’d consider taking, Kibblesmith , “I’d probably do it for a billion dollars. I’d do it for an amount of money that wouldn’t require me to work anymore, since that’s the end goal of this technology,” is known about the model HarperCollins’ content will train, but a source tells that Microsoft doesn’t intend to generate AI-written books with the material. Microsoft declined to comment.
News Corp, the parent company of HarperCollins, , allowing the AI giant to train its models on New Corp’s digital outlets, including , the , , and more. /.
