HarperCollins Confirms It Has a Deal to Sell Authors’ Work to AI Company
The Big Five publisher made a deal with an unnamed “artificial intelligence technology company” and is allowing authors to opt-in if they want to join the agreement.
Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger told PW she appreciates the way Harper has approached its first foray into AI licensing, citing the opt-in model, which effectively acknowledges that the right to license works for AI rests with the author, as well as such other protective terms as limiting verbatim text output. And while she has some qualms about the 50-50 split between author and publisher in the Harper deal, she is pleased that Harper has acknowledged that this early agreement is outside of the standard publishing contract. “HarperCollins agrees that the AI deal is a one off,” she said, “and not setting a precedent for future agreements.”
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