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The rise of the AIthor
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The rise of the AIthor

ByNick Stapleton 2 May 20252 May 2025

Scam-busting investigative journalist Nick Stapleton exposes the AI-generated books being sold on Amazon

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The Meta protest day of action, 3 April 2025 –  diary of your CEO 
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The Meta protest day of action, 3 April 2025 –  diary of your CEO 

ByAnna Ganley 9 April 202510 April 2025

SoA Chief Executive Anna Ganley reflects on our day of protest against the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works, with thanks to members for their support

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The SoA’s message to Meta: don’t steal our books
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The SoA’s message to Meta: don’t steal our books

BySoA Policy Team 4 April 20258 April 2025

Around 150 authors made their voices heard at the protest outside Meta’s London headquarters.

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UK authors stage protest at Meta HQ against Zuckerberg’s #bookthieves
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UK authors stage protest at Meta HQ against Zuckerberg’s #bookthieves

BySoA Policy Team 3 April 20254 April 2025

Authors will be protesting in person and online

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SoA day of action following allegations of Meta’s mass theft of authors’ work 
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SoA day of action following allegations of Meta’s mass theft of authors’ work 

BySoA Policy Team 1 April 20254 April 2025

The SoA is organising a day of protest against Meta following revelations of pirated books being used to train their large language models

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SoA report into authors’ views on the AI and Copyright consultation
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SoA report into authors’ views on the AI and Copyright consultation

ByMartin Reed 26 March 202526 March 2025

96% of authors surveyed believe an opt-out system would negatively impact the creative industries

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The LibGen data set – what authors can do

ByMartin Reed 21 March 202527 March 2025

Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI programmes

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Government consultation on AI and copyright closes with unprecedented day of action by creative sector
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Government consultation on AI and copyright closes with unprecedented day of action by creative sector

ByTeddy McDonald 28 February 202528 February 2025

The Society of Authors joined creative organisations and news brands to pressure government to protect copyright protected works with the ‘Make it Fair’ campaign

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UK creative industries launch copyright fightback against global tech firms’ AI models
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UK creative industries launch copyright fightback against global tech firms’ AI models

ByMartin Reed 25 February 202525 February 2025

Hundreds of news brand titles campaign today as the government consultation on AI ends

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We need your views: Working with, not for, artificial intelligence
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We need your views: Working with, not for, artificial intelligence

ByMartin Reed 21 January 202510 February 2025

Please complete our survey by 9 February to help inform our response to the government’s copyright and AI consultation

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The SoA and creative coalitions respond to the government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan
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The SoA and creative coalitions respond to the government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan

ByJasmine Scott 17 January 202517 January 2025

The Society of Authors, the Creators’ Rights Alliance and the Creative Rights in Artificial Intelligence Coalition react to the Prime Minister’s plan to turn the UK into an ‘AI superpower’

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Chief Executive Anna Ganley’s predictions for 2025 and areas of focus for the SoA
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Chief Executive Anna Ganley’s predictions for 2025 and areas of focus for the SoA

ByAnna Ganley 9 January 202520 January 2025

A look to the year ahead

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