Report alleges big publishers quietly use AI for book covers and copy
A Wired report, summarized by Gizmodo, cites more than two dozen anonymous publishing employees alleging that three of the big five publishers use image generators for covers and chatbots for cover copy without telling authors. The publishers are not named in this summary, and the claims remain unconfirmed.
This touches cover illustrators, copywriters and authors at once. One anonymous agent told Wired they now make publishers agree not to run unpublished manuscripts through LLMs (large language models, the technology behind chatbots). Deadline has separately reported that AI elements can complicate copyright registration.
Your moveBefore signing a book or cover deal, search the contract for AI language and ask whether you can add a clause limiting AI use on your manuscript or artwork.
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