Claude to Add Watermarks, and More AI Publishing News

We’re turning some kind of corner in the ongoing conversation about if, where, and how to deal with the reality that AI-generated text has already made its way into mainstream publishing. Here’s a look at the biggest recent headlines: 🤖 Welcome to the uncanny valley. In the most meta (but not Meta™️) of experiments, Mother Jones‘s David Corn used Claude to generate a novel about a writer who used Claude to generate a novel. It took a couple tries, but the ultimate result was “not so bad.” Though flawed, The Ghost in the Machine (Claude’s got jokes) kept Corn engaged: “I wanted to keep reading. The plot is taut and, though I knew what was coming, the journey to the narrative guideposts I requested is a good ride, with a few surprises along the way.” 🙏 Thanks, EU. The same international body that forced Apple to ditch the lightning port has now compelled AI companies to “add machine-readable marks to enable the detection of AI-generated or manipulated content.” The Book Riot Newsletter Join over 300,000 readers who get the latest book buzz, smart commentary, and must-read picks delivered straight to their inbox. Anthropic was the first tech company to respond publicly, announcing las...