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A new study has raised concerns that OpenAI may have used copyrighted O'Reilly Media books to train its latest AI models without permission. The study was released by the AI Disclosures Project, a non-profit organization founded in 2024 by media mogul Tim O'Reilly and economist Ilan Strauss. AI models can be viewed as sophisticated prediction engines that...

Last week, The Atlantic launched a new tool to search LibGen, a database allegedly used by Meta to train its AI models. This has raised significant concerns due to the inclusion of numerous unpublished works. Writer Maris Kreizman, in an article for Literary Hub, revealed that her forthcoming essay collection was found in this database. Kreizman stated that her collection is...

On Thursday, Spotify announced its partnership with ElevenLabs to officially introduce audiobooks narrated using the company's AI voice technology. As one of the most recognized AI audio providers, this new collaboration is expected to significantly increase the number of AI-narrated audiobooks on the platform. According to the new process, authors need to first download audio file packages from ElevenLabs, then access Spotify's audiobook distribution service, Findaway Voices.

Recently, Meta has come under widespread scrutiny for its practices in artificial intelligence training. According to a lawsuit, the company is accused of downloading a vast number of pirated e-books and articles without authorization to train its AI models. The core of this incident revolves around several leaked emails that provide further evidence of Meta's actions. The emails reveal that Meta acknowledged downloading a controversial large dataset called LibGen, which contains millions of pirated books.

Recently, Zhejiang University and Alibaba DAMO Academy jointly released a remarkable study aimed at creating high-quality multimodal textbooks from educational videos. This innovative research not only provides new ideas for training large-scale language models (VLMs) but may also change the way educational resources are utilized. With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, the pre-training corpus of VLMs mainly relies on visual-text pairs and visually intertwined data. However, much of this current data comes from the web, where the correlation between text and images is weak, and the knowledge density is relatively low.

Harvard University announced on Thursday the release of a high-quality dataset containing nearly one million public domain books, which anyone can use to train large language models and other AI tools. This dataset was created by Harvard's newly established Institutional Data Initiative and is funded by Microsoft and OpenAI. The included books are all works scanned by the Google Books Project that are no longer under copyright protection.

Recently, the name Tim Boucher has been frequently mentioned on social media as he claims to have used artificial intelligence (AI) to write over 120 books. Image source note: the image was generated by AI, with image licensing provider Midjourney. This news has sparked widespread attention and controversy, with many expressing dissatisfaction with his creative approach, arguing that it lacks honesty and could even be considered creative theft. However, Boucher insists that he is transparently using AI and that this technology helps him achieve his artistic goals.

Amazon's Audible has announced an innovative plan to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to train the voices of professional narrators in order to produce high-quality audiobooks. Starting this week, selected audiobook narrators from the U.S. will participate in the AI training process, ensuring that the AI-generated voices can compete with those of professionals. Narrators will have the opportunity to review the AI-generated voices to ensure they align with the style and tone of the work, and to fine-tune the AI's pronunciation and pacing. Audible has committed to compensating participating narrators based on book titles and royalty sharing.

Amazon has launched the AI Cloning Narrator project aimed at accelerating audiobook production. The project invites narrators to submit recordings to train AI for 'voice cloning'. Narrators can choose to participate in the project voluntarily, including live performances or AI-generated recordings. Audiobooks using AI cloning will be labeled on the product detail page, and narrators will be compensated through a royalty-sharing model, requiring narrator consent for AI cloning use. After beta testing in the U.S., this feature will expand to rights holders, aiming to provide narrators with more creative opportunities and enhance the audiobook market.

Amazon's audiobook service Audible is introducing AI voice training technology to generate new audiobook recordings, with plans to invite professional audiobook narrators in the U.S. to participate starting this week. The trained AI will be used for recordings, with narrators having the right to approve the use of their synthetic voice for specific works and the ability to edit pronunciation and pacing. Narrators participating in the program will be compensated for audiobooks created using their AI voice based on book titles and royalty splits.

On the occasion of its 16th anniversary, Zhangyue Technology has launched an upgraded version of the Zhangyue APP to provide a better reading experience. The new version of the APP optimizes the visuals and adjusts functionalities, offering an ad-free pure reading space that allows users to focus solely on reading.

Audible, the audiobook platform owned by Amazon, is testing an AI assistant named 'Maven' to provide personalized audiobook recommendations. Users can simply describe their needs in natural language, such as 'I'm looking for an inspirational novel with a female protagonist,' and Maven will recommend suitable content from nearly a million titles. This feature is currently available to some iOS and Android users in the U.S., covering about half of the audiobook library, though the specific details of the AI model have not been disclosed. Audible is also exploring the application of AI in generating book lists, summarizing reviews, and providing AI voiceovers.

The AliTongyi Lab recently opened sourced a large-scale audio generation model project called FunAudioLLM, aiming to enhance the natural voice interaction experience between humans and Large Language Models (LLMs). The project consists of two core models: SenseVoice and CosyVoice. CosyVoice focuses on natural voice generation, featuring multi-language support, voice and emotion control functions, and excels in multi-language voice generation, zero-shot voice generation, cross-language voice synt

Amazon has announced a limit for self-publishers to a maximum of 3 books per day due to concerns over the misuse of artificial intelligence. This measure aims to prevent potential abuse issues related to AI, despite the fact that the number of publications has not significantly increased. Amazon has released guidelines regarding content types and has required creators to notify them about AI-generated content. The way artificial intelligence learns has raised significant concerns, prompting Amazon to take preventive measures to address potential issues. Amazon emphasizes its commitment to protecting the interests of authors, publishers, and readers.

Microsoft has collaborated with Project Gutenberg to create 5000 free audiobooks using AI technology. This project utilizes machine learning and natural voice synthesis to automatically convert eBooks into high-quality speech. The audiobooks cover a wide range of classic literature, drama, biographies, and more, and are freely available in an open-source manner. This project enriches the content of audiobooks and provides convenience for visually impaired individuals. This collaboration will greatly expand the number of free audiobooks offered by Project Gutenberg.

The anti-piracy organization successfully demanded the takedown of the AI training dataset 'Books3' from the online piracy book repository The Eye. The 'Books3' dataset consists of 37GB of text, which has been used to train artificial intelligence models by multiple companies. The anti-piracy organization stated that AI poses new challenges to copyright and plans to continue combating other websites hosting this dataset.

AI creation allows people to quickly write and publish books, but there are still commercialization challenges. AI tools can assist in picture book creation, but the coherence and style adjustments of AI-generated illustrations still require human intervention. Currently, AI-generated literary works lack originality and often replicate or resemble human creations.

Journalist Jane Friedman reports that Amazon has refused to remove fraudulent books sold under her name, raising concerns about author verification. Amazon's refusal to delete these AI-written fake books poses serious issues for the publishing industry.