AI & Publishing

Last checked December 2025 by Doris Fiedrich.

The Basics

• Andreev, Alexander. “The Role of AI in the Publishing Industry.” State of Digital Publishing, Nov. 9, 2023. Provides an overview of AI and its role in publishing along with its benefits and drawbacks. Read Article
• Gregory, Peter. “Seven Ways AI Will Impact Authors and the Publishing Industry.” Forbes, Jul. 6, 2023. Share forecast of how AI is set to impact the publishing industry. Read Article
• Mcllroy, Thad. “AI is About to Turn Book Publishing Upside-Down.” Publishers Weekly, Jun. 2, 2023. GPT-4 and other AI technologies are set to revolutionize publishing, automating tasks from copyediting to marketing. While concerns about AI persist, embracing its opportunities is vital for the industry’s growth. This shift may render traditional publishing models obsolete but offers new paths for creativity and revenue. Read Article
• Stryker, Cole. “What are large language models (LLMs)?” IBM. An introduction to the technology behind large language models and how they work. Read Article
• Zewe, Adam. “Explained: Generative AI.” MIT News, Nov. 9, 2023. A general explanation of what generative AI is, how it works, and the potential benefits and risks that it introduces to the world. Read Article

A Deeper Dive

• Amditis, Joe. “Let AI Do the Boring Stuff So You Can Focus More on Serving Your Community.” Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University. Apr 3, 2024. Shows how to use AI to bridge the apps we use day to day, and take care of the boring work so we can focus on the good stuff. Watch video
• “Artificial Intelligence.” Advocacy statement of The Writer’s Union of Canada, 2024. How TWUC is advocating for authors’ intellectual property in terms of A.I. training models. Read Article
• “Ethical Issues in AI.” Carleton College, 2023. Examines ethical issues in AI usage including copyright, equity, privacy and biases. Focuses on academic applications; however, many concerns are relevant to publishing and general writing. Read Article
• “Exploring the impact of AI on the future of magazine publishing.” Professional Publishers Association, 2023. AI is revolutionizing magazine publishing by improving efficiency in content creation and data analysis, but it also raises challenges around intellectual property, misinformation, and regulation. Read Article
• Faubert, Emily “AI for Editors: Beyond Spellcheck.” Boldface, Mar. 9, 2023. From the Toronto branch of Editors Canada. A quick look at how AI tools can help the editing process. Read Article
• Getahun, Hannah. “ChatGPT could be used for good, but like many other AI models, it’s rife with racist and discriminatory bias.” Business Insider, Jan. 16, 2023. Highlights how ChatGPT and similar AI models are prone to biases, reflecting societal inequalities due to the data they are trained on, which raises ethical concerns about fairness and accountability in their applications. Read Article
• “Global Principles on Artificial Intelligence (AI).” News Media Alliance, Sep. 6, 2023.  Outlines guidelines to ensure that AI technologies are developed and utilized in ways that uphold human rights, promote transparency, and maintain the integrity of journalism. Read Article
• “How AI is Changing the Book Publishing Industry.” Writerful Books, Feb. 25, 2023. AI is transforming book publishing by enhancing editing efficiency, detecting plagiarism, and analyzing reader preferences, but it raises concerns about creativity loss, automation risks, and intellectual property protection Read Article
• Marr, Bernard. “5+ Generative AI Writing Tools Everyone Should Know About.” Forbes, Mar. 6, 2024. A comprehensive list of AI tools that can be used for writing and editing purposes. Some require a subscription. Read Article
• Metrock, Bradley, executive producer. “Publisher Nation (Season 3).” Publisher Nation, 2023. Season 3 of Publisher Nation features five episodes on the impact of AI on publishing, with guests and experts weighing in with their opinions and analysis. Listen Here
• Sato, Mia. “AI-Generated fiction is flooding literary magazines – but not fooling anyone.” The Verge, Feb. 25, 2023. Details the struggles that literary magazines have faced with recent floods of AI-generated submissions. Read Article
• “What are AI hallucinations?” IBM. Explains the phenomenon of AI “hallucinations” and how to avoid them when using AI tools. Read Article
• “White Paper: How the Pervasive Copying of Expressive Works to Train and Fuel Generative Artificial Intelligence Systems Is Copyright Infringement and Not a Fair Use.” News Media Alliance, Oct. 31, 2023. Read Article and Paper