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The UK trade union for all types of writers, illustrators and literary translators.
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The Society of Authors (SoA) has launched a Human Authored scheme to help identify works written by humans in a market increasingly flooded by AI-generated books.
Around 10,000 authors have come together to publish an empty book protesting against the theft of books by tech companies to train AI models.
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The proposals prioritise a licensing‑first model for AI training, backed by a clear Government statement and stronger transparency requirements.