"The SoA said the absence of any government measure to compel tech companies to label AI-generated output meant readers were struggling to distinguish between books written by a human, and machine-generated work based on AI models trained on copyrighted work without permission or payment."
"Malorie Blackman said the scheme seeks to highlight the imagination, commitment, craft and care taken to produce stories and books which can be enjoyed by everyone. Any creative endeavour requires time, effort, a willingness to learn from mistakes and failure, and a determination to persevere lifelong, essential skills which cannot be learned and honed by allowing AI to do all of our creative thinking and production for us."
"Surely part of the pleasure of reading, listening to songs, watching films and dramas, looking at an artwork and, in fact, sharing any creative endeavour is that sense of connection with the content creator, that feeling that they are speaking to you on some deep, emotional level that is entirely absent when the work has been produced by AI."
The Society of Authors introduced the first UK trade association scheme to help readers identify human-authored books amid growing AI-generated content. Authors can register their works and display a Human Authored logo on book covers. The initiative responds to the absence of government regulations requiring tech companies to label AI-generated output. The scheme mirrors a similar program launched by the Authors Guild in the US. High-profile authors including Mary Beard and Malorie Blackman support the initiative, emphasizing the value of human creativity, emotional connection, and the craft involved in writing. The scheme highlights concerns about AI models trained on copyrighted material without permission or compensation.
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