The growing clash between artificial intelligence and the publishing world came sharply into focus at this year’s London Book Fair, where thousands of writers united to protest the use of copyrighted books in AI training without permission or payment. Their protest took the form of an unusual publication titled Don’t Steal This Book , an “empty” book containing only the names of about 10,000 contributing authors. That striking format was meant to send a warning about what cou

Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses promise a futuristic convenience: hands-free recording paired with an AI assistant that can interpret what you see and hear. But recent reporting suggests that convenience can come with a troubling tradeoff, raising fresh questions about consent, transparency, and who may access the footage these devices capture. In the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) says it will write to Meta after a “concerning” investigation alleged that outsou

OpenAI is reportedly asking third-party contractors to upload real work they have completed in past and current jobs as part of an effort to improve the quality of training data used for its AI models. According to reporting from Wired, OpenAI is working with a training data company called Handshake AI to collect authentic workplace materials created by contractors, rather than relying solely on synthetic or hypothetical examples. This initiative appears to reflect a broade