Writer Ross Barkan is let go from New York Mag for 67 counts of plagiarizing other authors.
New York Magazine has let go of Ross Barkan, a political writer known for his support of Mayor Zoran Mamdani, due to numerous instances of plagiarism—67 to be exact. Before his tenure as mayor, Mamdani was Barkan’s campaign manager during an unsuccessful bid for the state Senate, a detail I’ve noted before on Substack and […]
Rand Paul shares messages revealing authors’ concerns about COVID paper origins
Biden’s FBI Allegedly Stopped Inquiry into Coronavirus Researcher Recent documents indicate that the FBI prevented Customs and Border Protection from questioning Peter Daszak, the former president of EcoHealth Alliance. Daszak, connected to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and involved in gain-of-function research, drew criticism from Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and several other Republican lawmakers regarding […]
Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement of the authors’ AI copyright case is approved
Federal Judge Approves $1.5 Billion Settlement for Anthropic A federal judge in San Francisco has given the green light to a significant $1.5 billion settlement involving Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company. This class-action lawsuit was initiated by a group of authors who accused the company of improperly utilizing their books to train its AI chatbot, […]
100 authors seek over $75M from AI firm that used their work to develop systems: lawsuit
Over 100 authors have filed a lawsuit against Anthropic, an AI firm based in San Francisco, seeking more than $75 million. They allege that the company has unlawfully used their books to enhance its AI systems. The case, initiated on June 17 in Northern California District Court, accuses Anthropic—known for partnerships with big names like […]
Justice Gorsuch authors a children’s book about the principles that founded America
Justice Gorsuch Raises Concerns About Civic Literacy Decline Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has sounded the alarm regarding the serious drop in civic literacy among students across the United States. This alarming trend, he believes, ultimately spurred him to co-author a new children’s book aimed at teaching youngsters about the foundational principles of America. In […]
Authors caution that increasing antisemitism worldwide endangers Western society.
Resurgence of Anti-Semitism: A Call to Action We find ourselves in what feels like one of the most perilous moral landscapes in recent history. An age-old animosity that many thought was buried has resurfaced globally. In the U.S. and various Western nations, anti-Semitism is not merely increasing; it’s evolving into something deeper. History has shown […]
Betrayed: One Author’s Battle with AI Results in $1.5 Billion Copyright Settlement
Andrea Bartz at the Forefront of Major Copyright Settlement with Anthropic Author Andrea Bartz has played a significant role in achieving a historic $1.5 billion settlement against AI company Anthropic, which was accused of illegally using her work to train chatbots. According to reports, Bartz, alongside authors Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson, is part […]
Anthropic, supported by Amazon, will pay authors $1.5B to resolve an AI copyright lawsuit.
Humanity Settles Class Action Lawsuit for $1.5 Billion A federal judge learned on Friday that Humanity has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class action lawsuit brought by a group of authors. They accused the AI company of using their books to train the AI chatbot Claude without obtaining proper permissions. The plaintiffs, […]
Children’s authors from the LGBTQ+ community express anger over the SCOTUS ruling on parental rights.
Controversial Supreme Court Ruling Draws Reactions The authors and illustrators of a contentious LGBTQ+ children’s book, central to a recent Supreme Court ruling, expressed their disappointment, labeling the decision as “discriminatory and harmful” in a collective statement. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in the case of Mahmoud vs. Taylor. This ruling empowers parents in Maryland […]
Meta Achieves Legal Victory Against Authors in AI Copyright Dispute
Meta Wins Copyright Infringement Case Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has triumphed in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by a group of authors who claimed that the company used millions of their copyrighted books to train Llama, its AI language model. This outcome is a win for Meta and other technology firms in the AI space, though […]