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Microsoft Signs Book Licencing Deal With HarperCollins For Training New AI Model
Microsoft has entered into an agreement with HarperCollins that will give the software giant access to content from the publisher to train its AI models. As per the terms of the agreement, the Redmond-based company will only have access to non-fiction titles.
Microsoft is the mystery AI company licensing HarperCollins books, says Bloomberg
The deal will reportedly allow Microsoft to improve an as-yet-unannounced AI model by training it on licensed nonfiction books.
Microsoft and HarperCollins partner up to train AI models on books
Microsoft has signed a licensing deal with HarperCollins to train its AI models. According to Bloomberg sources, HarperCollins will allow Microsoft's LLMs to train on nonfiction titles. Microsoft reportedly doesn't plan on creating AI-generated books,
HarperCollins Is Asking Its Authors to Sell Books for A.I. Training
The title would be licensed to a tech company to help train an A.I. model. “ Abominable ,” the author wrote of the offer in a post on the microblogging site Bluesky. With their troves of high-quality content,
HarperCollins is asking authors to license their books for AI training
According to a statement HarperCollins gave to 404 Media, the agreement protects authors’ “underlying value of their works and our shared revenue and royalty streams.” Author Daniel Kibblesmith posted screenshots of an email showing that he would be paid $2,500 if he allowed one of his books to be licensed.
HarperCollins is asking authors to sell their books to the A.I. woodchipper
HarperCollins has not responded to requests for comment.
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HarperCollins asks authors to license their books to train AI models
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Microsoft Signs Deal with HarperCollins for AI Model Training
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