A. Feder Cooper
Personal site of A. Feder Cooper, a researcher working on the intersection of machine learning and law, including work on copyright and generative AI, data privacy and ML systems. Lists publications, talks and writing.
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Personal site of A. Feder Cooper, a researcher working on the intersection of machine learning and law, including work on copyright and generative AI, data privacy and ML systems. Lists publications, talks and writing.
Blog post reporting that OpenAI moved to strike an academic paper by Professor Tuhin Chakrabarty on generative AI flooding the book market, citing an alleged disclosure on his CV of $100,000 in funding from Susman Godfrey, the law firm representing plaintiffs in copyright litigation against OpenAI. Single-source reporting on an active legal dispute.
Publishing-industry analyst Thad McIlroy's blog, with ongoing coverage of AI's impact on book publishing, authorship and copyright.
The Authors Guild's guidance for writers on using AI tools, covering disclosure, copyright protection, contract clauses and the guild's positions on AI training on books. Written by an advocacy organization for authors.
Thad McIlroy examines whether the surge of AI-generated books is flooding the market and diluting the value of human-authored work, discussing the Chakrabarty paper and publishing-industry responses.