In this episode co-hosts Johanna Clarke and Theo Jones present an introduction to the Human Authored certification scheme from the Society of Authors. Featuring contributions from Head of Policy at the Society of Authors, Lindsay Bennett-Ford as well as writers Alice Harman, Candy Gourlay originally presented as part of a special event chaired by James McConnachie. Also featuring John Degen, writer and president of Writers’ Union of Canada and chair of the International Authors’ Forum. 

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ALCS 

Human Authored scheme launched as generative AI threatens authors’ livelihoods  – The Society of Authors 

Human Authored Lunchtime Learning https://societyofauthors.org/resource/lunchtime-learning-human-authored/ 

Join the SoA – The Society of Authors 

Human Authored – Identify books written by humans, not AI. 

Homepage – The Authors Guild 

Artificially Intelligent: the latest on collective licensing and parliamentary debate – The Society of Authors 

James McConnachie – Royal Literary Fund 

Alice Harman – children’s author 

aliceharman.substack.com 

candygourlay.co.uk

houseofprocrastination.substack.com

John Degen on falling in love with the fight for authors’ rights  – The Society of Authors 

Home page | The Writers’ Union of Canada