In our newest “how can we help you?” thread, a reader asks:
To what extent can I expect that my writing will not be fed into AI at any point in the publication process? I understand that many journals now have AI policies that ask reviewers to not upload papers to LLMs, but what about after being accepted for publication? Are there efforts to renegotiate copyright transfer to include clauses banning our work from being AI training material? Or, in the case of open access journals, are concrete measures being taken to discourage “crawlers” &c. from lifting text from journal websites? I’m only asking because of the significant anti-AI sentiment voiced here and elsewhere (rightly so, I think)–I fear I may have missed announcements of actions being taken based on this shared sentiment to safeguard our collective work.
One reader submitted a reply suggesting that sadly, this is very difficult to avoid. Indeed, I’m not sure what is being done or could be done, above and beyond copyright cases that are making or have made their way through various courts. And, or so I’ve heard, some (many?) publishers are now explicitly including provisions to the effect of “your work may be fed into AI”) into publishing contracts. So, I’m not sure what authors can do (other than not publishing?).
Do any readers have any helpful insights to share?
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