The Future Of Publishing Blog by Thad McIlroy
July 23rd, 2025
This morning, I was a little relieved when I first read “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” (pdf) and saw that there was no mention of copyright. (The closest it comes is a mention of IP: “It is also essential for the U.S. government to effectively address security risks to American AI companies, talent,…
July 11th, 2025
The best presentation about AI and book publishing that I’ve ever “seen” is Keith Riegert’s June presentation to the U.S. Book Show in New York. (The show was a great success!) Slide by slide, 90 slides in all, Keith paints a vivid picture of AI’s applicability to book publishing today, and its plausible future within…
April 28th, 2025
My first thoughts: Have I broken any laws, or abrogated any rights? If I paid my Italian friend to read it to me live in translation, would that be any different from a rights perspective? When Edizioni Tlon sells the English-language rights to a U.S. publisher, could I then be somehow charged with illegal access to the book?
January 26th, 2025
First revision, February 3, 2025Second revision, April 14, 2025 I’ve realized that amidst all of my excitement around what AI can do for authors and publishers (in the midst of a great many AI threats, challenges and concerns), I’ve neglected to be explicit about what publishers can do, from a strategic perspective. Here’s my first…
August 11th, 2024
Generative AI does amazing things with text, but it shines most brightly with images, both 2D and in video. Sometimes it’s short videos that showcase what AI is capable of. There have also been some very funny videos posted that poke fun at AI and its uncertain progress, amidst great hype. I want to share…