Two 80-something journalists tried ChatGPT. Then, they sued to protect the 'written word'
When two octogenarian buddies named Nick discovered that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work, they tapped a son-in-law to sue the companies behind the artificial intelligence chatbot.
News nonprofit sues ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Microsoft for 'exploitative' copyright infringement
Another news organization is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for alleged copyright infringement.
ChatGPT-maker braces for fight with New York Times and authors on 'fair use' of copyrighted works
A barrage of high-profile lawsuits in a New York federal court will test the future of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence products that wouldnโt be so eloquent had they not ingested huge troves of copyrighted human works.
Stephen Rubin, publisher of 'The Da Vinci Code' and other blockbusters, dies at 81
Stephen Rubin, a longtime publishing executive with an eye for bestsellers and a passion for music and public life, has died.
Wunderkind ex-mayor to face jurors in fraud, bribery case
The upcoming trial of a former Massachusetts mayor first elected at the age of 23 will showcase the dramatic rise and fall of the wunderkind accused of stealing from his investors and extorting marijuana companies.
Atwood, Grisham among contributors to pandemic novel
Atwood and Grisham are among several authors participating in a novel about the pandemic. The Authors Guild Foundation announced Thursday that it had reached a deal with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media to publish Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering." (AP Photo)NEW YORK โ One of the first novels about the pandemic will be a collaborative effort, with Margaret Atwood, John Grisham and Celeste Ng among the writers. โHunger Gamesโ author Suzanne Collins made a โmajorโ donation to the Guild foundation to support the project. Atwood is editing โFourteen Daysโ and helped recruit a wide range of contributors, including Dave Eggers, Ishmael Reed, Monique Truong, Hampton Sides, Mary Pope Osborne and Emma Donoghue.
Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny co-writing mystery novel
FILE - Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton attends the premiere of the Hulu documentary "Hillary" in New York on March 4, 2020. Clinton is teaming up with her friend Louise Penny on the novel State of Terror, out Oct. 12, 2021. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ One of the world's better known fans of mystery novels, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is now writing one. โWriting a thriller with Louise is a dream come true," Clinton, who has expressed admiration for Penny and other mystery writers in the past, said in a statement Tuesday. Hillary Clinton, secretary of state during Barack Obama's first term, has written a handful of nonfiction works.
Court rules 'Innocent Man' defendant to remain imprisoned
The Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 that 60-year-old Tommy Ward remain imprisoned while the state appeals the lower court's ruling. (Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP)OKLAHOMA CITY โ A man who has spent 35 years in prison in a murder case featured in the book and television series โThe Innocent Manโ must remain incarcerated even after a judge ordered his release, an appeals court ruled Thursday. The Court of Criminal Appeals ordered Tommy Ward, 60, to remain imprisoned while the state appeals the lower courtโs ruling that he be released. Fontenot, Ward's co-defendant, was ordered released by a federal judge in 2019, and the state is also appealing that order. After the details of both menโs confessions were proven untrue โ Harawayโs body was discovered years later in a different location and had been shot to death not stabbed as the pair had said โ a state appeals court ordered new trials.
Wilford Brimley, 'Cocoon' and 'Natural' actor, dies at 85
FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 14, 2009 file photo, Actor Wilford Brimley attends the premiere of 'Did You Hear About The Morgans' at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York. Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from stunt performer to star of film such as Cocoon and The Natural, has died. Brimleys manager Lynda Bensky said the actor died Saturday morning, Aug. 1, 2020 in a Utah hospital. Brimleys manager Lynda Bensky said the actor died Saturday morning in a Utah hospital. Wilford Brimley was a man you could trust, Bensky said in a statement.