WIRED Exposes Big Five Publishers' Secret Use of AI

A WIRED investigation reveals that at least three of the Big Five US publishers, including HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, have quietly used AI tools like Claude to create marketing copy without disclosure or author consent, sparking internal staff backlash.

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