AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAI & Publishing: Google is testing an opt-out that keeps publishers out of AI Overviews/AI Mode while still allowing traditional search results, a big deal as TikTok rolls out AI labeling that turns provenance into a trust signal. Copyright & AI: A federal judge approved Anthropic’s $1.5B settlement in its copyright case over pirated books used to train Claude, with about $3,000 per book for thousands of authors/publishers. Local Books & Authors: Rough Edges Press released John G. Bluck’s thriller “To Die in Livermore,” the latest in his Luke Ryder series. Book Culture: A new memoir/essay spotlight revisits how “theory” shaped American culture, while a separate piece profiles a former spy turned novelist. Community Reading: UCSB Reads won a national library award, and a local author’s children’s series continues to grow.
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