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Authors sue Claude AI chatbot creator Anthropic for copyright infringement

A group of authors is suing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, alleging it committed “large-scale theft” in training its popular chatbot…

3 months ago

Chasing James Baldwin’s Shadow in the South of France

2024-08-03 14:05:02 Since James Baldwin’s death nearly 40 years ago, the literary lion’s final home, in the South of France,…

4 months ago

US authors make up almost half the 13 semifinalists for the Booker Prize for fiction

LONDON -- Six American writers including Rachel Kushner, Percival Everett and Tommy Orange are among 13 semifinalists announced Tuesday for…

4 months ago

Salman Rushdie’s alleged assailant won’t see author’s private notes before trial

MAYVILLE, N.Y. -- Author Salman Rushdie does not have to turn over private notes about his stabbing to the man…

4 months ago

Alice Munro’s daughter alleges sexual abuse by late author’s husband

2024-07-09 19:55:02 TORONTO (AP) — The daughter of the late Nobel laureate Alice Munro has accused the author’s second husband,…

5 months ago