An academic publisher has struck an AI data deal with Microsoft – without their authors’ knowledge

Title
An academic publisher has struck an AI data deal with Microsoft – without their authors’ knowledge
Publication Date
2024-07-23
Author(s)
Potter, Wellett
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3534-4017
Email: wpotter2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:wpotter2
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
The Conversation Media Group Ltd
Place of publication
Australia
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/69778
Abstract

In May, a multibillion-dollar UK-based multinational called Informa announced in a trading update that it had signed a deal with Microsoft involving “access to advanced learning content and data, and a partnership to explore AI expert applications”. Informa is the parent company of Taylor & Francis, which publishes a wide range of academic and technical books and journals, so the data in question may include the content of these books and journals.

According to reports published last week, the authors of the content do not appear to have been asked or even informed about the deal. What’s more, they say they had no opportunity to opt out of the deal, and will not see any money from it.

Link
Citation
The Conversation, p. 1-4
ISSN
2201-5639
Start page
1
End page
4

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