What will the next Government do for authors?
With the General Election only a week away, we’ve prepared seven questions for you to put to candidates and party campaigners
EGM – resolutions and next steps
On 2 May 2024, SoA Members voted on three Resolutions at an Extraordinary General Meeting
SoA welcomes cross-party parliamentary report on creator remuneration
The report echoes and endorses SoA calls for better contract terms, consent and remuneration mechanisms from AI developers and the appointment of a Freelance Commissioner
SoA survey reveals a third of translators and quarter of illustrators losing work to AI
Survey on generative AI highlights the growing impact of new technologies on creative careers, and an urgent need for ethical development that works within copyright laws
Publishers demand that tech companies seek consent before using copyright-protected works to develop AI systems
The letter from the Publishers Association, which represents over 180 publishers, calls on developers of generative artificial intelligence systems to no longer use rights-protected works without express licence
A round-up of the latest developments regarding AI
We offer the latest updates on our policy work on artificial intelligence (AI)
Generative artificial intelligence – we need your views
Take our survey and help us shape the SoA’s work on generative artificial intelligence in 2024
Calling for transparency for the use of creators’ works in Google’s new Gemini AI system
The Society of Authors’ calls on Google to be transparent regarding the use of copyright protected works to train AI systems
Trade bodies call for ‘strong Government support’ in face of AI
Authors, publishers and agents’ representatives write to Prime Minister in the week of landmark summit
My book has been used to ‘train’ AI – what can I do?
Thousands of books have been used without permission to develop AI systems. Here’s what you need to know if your works are among them, and what action you can take
Books3: the SoA view
We respond to the publication by The Atlantic of a list of pirated books used to ‘train’ artificial intelligence
The SoA supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike
In solidarity with striking writers and performers in the US