Reflections from the ECPA Leadership Summit on AI's impact on publishing. Bob Hutchins' proxy failure framework - how AI undermines trust in writing as a signal of thought and effort - connects to George Akerlof's market for lemons: when quality signals break down, adverse selection can collapse markets. The strategic question for publishers is whether they can credibly signal editorial judgement in ways that are costly for low-quality producers to fake.
Four scenarios for scholarly publishing and AI, exploring what happens when AI changes both how knowledge is produced and how it is discovered—and what the enduring role of a publisher might be.
Slides and a brief summary from a keynote at Parix Audio Day 2026 in Madrid on the impact of AI across the audiobook value chain: authors, publishers, narrators and the competitive landscape.
A follow-up to the September 2024 BookNet Canada presentation: how the industry's questions have shifted from broad AI concerns to practical implementation, copyright and employment.
A short overview of a webinar delivered for the Swedish Publishers Association on recent AI trends, how publishers are approaching them, and practical examples of AI tools in use.
An AI-in-publishing update presented at the EDItEUR International Supply Chain Seminar in Frankfurt, comparing developments since 2023 and revisiting which principles still hold.
Reflections from a Society of Indexers conference presentation on how publishers are using AI, and whether AI-generated content will lower—or diversify—creative standards.
A summary of a BookNet Canada Tech Forum presentation on building a balanced and ethical AI strategy in publishing, covering copyright, accuracy, environmental impact and practical use cases.