Books of the Year 2024
(Originally posted on LinkedIn): Every December since 2020, I’ve posted my favourite books of the year here. It’s the biggest month of th...
2024
Context Window 7
This edition covers the UK government’s consultation on copyright and AI, an Amazon job listing that hints at deeper AI use inside the Ki...
Context Window 6
This edition rounds up a packed week of tech news—OpenAI’s Sora rollout, Google’s Gemini 2 and Deep Research, and Reddit’s new AI search ...
Context Window 5
This edition examines the ALCS report on authors and AI training, Pleias’s openly-licensed and energy-efficient LLMs, new content deals f...
Context Window 4
This edition looks at Steven Johnson’s Long Context project, the Activate 2025 outlook on AI search and disintermediation risks for publi...
Context Window 3
This edition unpacks the HarperCollins–Microsoft AI licensing deal and its wider implications for trade publishing, OpenAI’s o1 models re...
Context Window 2
This edition covers Google’s new AI video tool for Workspace customers, a US federal ruling dismissing a copyright suit against OpenAI, f...
Context Window 1
This edition covers the dispute over an AI-generated cover for Jodi Picoult’s new book, Anthropic’s new CSV analysis feature in Claude, t...
EDItEUR International Supply Chain Seminar
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.
Society of Indexers Conference and Content Quality
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.
AI Presentation for BookNet Canada
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.
New Office
(Originally posted on LinkedIn): I’m coming up on four years of working as an independent consultant, and I’ve hit the limit on working f...