Google acknowledged the drop in a meeting with publishers (Bloomberg)
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Quartz has been quietly publishing AI-generated news articles
Quartz, the international business news outlet, has been quietly aggregating reporting from other outlets, including TechCrunch, in order to publish AI-generated articles under the byline “Quartz Intelligence Newsroom.” Quartz started…
Substack rolls out livestreaming for all publishers
After testing live video features in the fall, newsletter platform Substack announced on Tuesday that it is now making livestreaming available to all publishers. This new feature allows creators to…
Study of ChatGPT citations makes dismal reading for publishers
As more publishers cut content licensing deals with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, a study put out this week by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism — looking at how the AI chatbot…
Particle launches an AI news app to help publishers, instead of just stealing their work
The media industry today may not have a very favorable view of AI — a technology that’s already been used to replace reporters with AI-written copy, while other AI companies…
Publishers prevail in lawsuit over Internet Archive’s ’emergency’ ebook lending
A long-running lawsuit over the Internet Archive’s “emergency” ebook lending practices during the COVID-19 pandemic has ended in a loss for the website and a victory for publishers. The lawsuit…