Microsoft and American publisher HarperCollins report they have signed a deal to train AI models on non-fiction books
It was reported that in November 2024, Microsoft signed an agreement with American publisher
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Tech companies like Microsoft are training their AI models using a variety of data, including social media and news articles, and are looking for high-quality texts to license as sources to improve the accuracy of their programs and output subject matter expertise.
HarperCollins announced to multiple overseas media outlets that it had reached an agreement with an anonymous AI technology company to allow limited use of some non-fiction books to train AI models in order to improve the quality and performance of the models. HarperCollins also stated, 'Part of our role is to provide book authors with an opportunity to consider whether they would like their work used for AI training, while at the same time protecting the fundamental value of their work and the revenue and royalty streams we share.' 'This agreement was made possible by its limited scope and by providing clear guardrails around model output that respect the rights of authors,' making it clear that it is up to the author to decide whether to use the book for AI training.
Daniel Kibblesmith, an American children's author, reported that he received an email from HarperCollins in November 2024 asking if he could use one of his previously published books to train an AI model. In the email, HarperCollins explained that it would provide a three-year license for $2,500 per book and that there would be certain protections regarding credit and limitations on the generation of AI answers.
Abominable.
— Daniel Kibblesmith ( @kibblesmith.com ) November 16, 2024 4:36 AM
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HarperCollins said of the company it has signed a contract with, 'We have been asked to keep the identity of the company confidential, but we have every reason to believe it is a large, respected company,' but an anonymous source told Bloomberg that the company is Microsoft and that the publisher will use HarperCollins' books to train an AI model that was not disclosed at the time of writing. The source also said that Microsoft has no plans to use the data it obtains to have its AI create books.
Microsoft has declined to comment on this report.
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