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28 August 2026 · Newsletter

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This week’s AI news include developments in Hollywood, the news media, and professional publishing—all of which pose questions for publis...

21 August 2026 · Newsletter

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Welcome back. Some of this week’s news reads like a continuation of the trends we’ve seen over the summer: how books are used for trainin...

14 August 2026 · Post

After the Flood: AI and Fact-Checking

This article was originally posted on the morning of 14 August and linked to in my newsletter at lunchtime, UK time that day. Since that ...

14 August 2026 · Newsletter

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Happy Friday. Thanks to Robin Sloan for mentioning the newsletter this week, and welcome to everyone who subscribed as a result. In recen...

12 August 2026 · Post

The UK Publishing Industry in 2026

Last August, I published a piece of research on the size and scope of the UK book and journal publishing industry. It was quite popular o...

7 August 2026 · Newsletter

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It’s been a quiet week for AI in publishing, though the authenticity questions I wrote about last week are rumbling on. Thanks to Thad Mc...

5 August 2026 · Post

How I Use AI

With a book coming out later this year and (at the time of writing) nearly 100,000 words of posts and newsletters on this website, I am g...

31 July 2026 · Newsletter

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Provenance and authenticity are the story this week: hyped books facing questions about authorship, alongside new research and regulation...