According to data gathered in 2023, over 90 percent of surveyed authors in the United States felt that readers should know when AI created all or portions of a work, and that the publishing industry should adopt a code of conduct or ethical approach to AI. Concerns were also raised that publishers may use AI to generate books in their entirety.
Book authors' attitudes to artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States as of May 2023
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*The source noted that 'more than 1,700 authors from diverse backgrounds' participated in the survey.
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Authors Guild. (May 15, 2023). Book authors' attitudes to artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States as of May 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388537/authors-attitudes-to-ai/
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Authors Guild. (2023). Book authors' attitudes to artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States as of May 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388537/authors-attitudes-to-ai/
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